Chester County Community Foundation
West Chester, PA · EIN 23-2773822. Reported 428 grants totalling $13.8M to 242 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
242organizations funded
$13,481median reported grant
$13.8Mgranted, 2021-2023
60%of grantees funded again the next year
8%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Chester County Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 242 distinct organizations, with 8% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 60% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $13,481. Half of what it reported fell between $8,485 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,062 and the largest $1,010,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett Sq, PA | $1,093,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jps Bikini Bottom Animal Sanctuary | Coatesville, PA | $995,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kennett Library | Kennett Sq, PA | $897,147 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennett Area Community Service | Kennett Sq, PA | $573,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Wharton Esherick Museum | Paoli, PA | $356,251 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Industries of Delaware & Delaware County Inc | Wilmington, DE | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Haven | Exton, PA | $316,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine Inc | West Chester, PA | $308,095 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Office of Catholic Education | Philadelphia, PA | $264,824 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sanford School Inc | Hockessin, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chester County Hospital | West Chester, PA | $240,366 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Brandywine | West Chester, PA | $232,353 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| County of Chester | West Chester, PA | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Chester Area Senior Center | West Chester, PA | $226,520 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Fund for Women and Girls | West Chester, PA | $200,751 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Garage Community and Youth Center | Kennett Sq, PA | $195,793 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $188,348 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Chester University Foundation | West Chester, PA | $169,108 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Presbyterian Church | Forest, VA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | $140,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $139,962 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Neighbors Inc | Kennett Sq, PA | $138,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester County Futures Inc | Coatsville, PA | $130,489 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paoli Memorial Hospital Foundation | Paoli, PA | $107,140 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aclamo | Norristown, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Endowment Foundation | Hudson, OH | $95,508 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Southern Chester County | Kennett Sq, PA | $91,211 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Marshall Square Park | West Chester, PA | $88,115 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Petra Community Housing | Spring City, PA | $83,076 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts Holding Hands and Hearts Inc | Kennett Sq, PA | $82,717 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester County 2020 | Malvern, PA | $81,386 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | $80,428 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Easttown Library Foundation | Berwyn, PA | $75,615 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maloto Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Valley Active Aging | Coatesville, PA | $73,941 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lundale Farm Inc | Kimberton, PA | $73,679 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| M28 Ministry | Mechanicsburg, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Chester Downtown Foundation | West Chester, PA | $69,518 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Chester Food Cupboard | West Chester, PA | $67,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for the Horse | Lexington, KY | $66,389 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Works Inc | Coatesville, PA | $65,026 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Harbor of Chester County Inc | West Chester, PA | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barn at Spring Brook Farm Inc | West Chester, PA | $62,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Sugartown Incorporated | Malvern, PA | $60,851 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Napa Valley College Foundation | Napa, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Willowdale Chapel | Kennett Sq, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phoenixville Community Education | Phoenixville, PA | $55,028 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $54,303 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kennett Area Senior Center | Kennett Sq, PA | $51,540 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Riddle Healthcare Foundation | Media, PA | $50,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Warehouse Project of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conshohocken Free Library | Conshohocken, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Telford, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Council of Norristown Inc | Norristown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quaker School at Horsham | Horsham, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Patrick | Malvern, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Akilah Inc | Tampa, FL | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bournelyf Special Camp | West Chester, PA | $47,720 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Chester County Day Care Association | Avondale, PA | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Barclay Friends | West Chester, PA | $45,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Public Library of Phoenixville | Phoenixville, PA | $45,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rsvp Volunteers | King of Prussia, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kennett Area Park Authority | Kennett Square, PA | $43,840 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennett After-School Association | Kennett Sq, PA | $42,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cool Cars for Kids Inc | Manhasset, NY | $42,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $41,660 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Marys Fransican Shelter for Homeless Families | Phoenixville, PA | $40,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Belmont Child Care Association Inc | Elmont, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Horse Foundation Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Operation Breakthrough Inc | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $38,483 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Baptist Church | Chadds Ford, PA | $38,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kendal-Crosslands Communities | Kennett Sq, PA | $38,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends | Newtown Sq, PA | $38,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wilson College | W Chester, PA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Alliance for Health Equity | Coatesville, PA | $35,875 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jobs for Life Inc | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Chester County | Exton, PA | $33,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Media, PA | $33,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Westside Community Center | West Chester, PA | $32,816 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kennett Symphony of Chester County | Kennett Sq, PA | $32,730 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phoenixville Womens Outreach | Phoenixville, PA | $31,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester County Library Trust | Exton, PA | $31,181 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whyy Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Lands Trust Incorporated | Media, PA | $30,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delaware Riverkeeper Network | Bristol, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Settlement Music School of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennett Area Community Services | Kennett Square, PA | $28,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Association for Cancer Research | Philadelphia, PA | $27,615 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends Boarding Home of Concord Quarterly Meeting | West Chester, PA | $27,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc | Calais, ME | $27,093 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Childs Light | Malvern, PA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Retired Racehorse Project Ltd | Edgewater, MD | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salesianum High School | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spartan Foundation Inc | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Chester Business Improvement District | W Chester, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Chadds Ford, PA | $24,548 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Land Conservancy of Chester County | Paoli, PA | $24,259 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteer English Program in Chester County | West Chester, PA | $24,181 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation | Saratoga Spgs, NY | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society | Philadelphia, PA | $23,886 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area | Phoenixville, PA | $23,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Coatesville, PA | $23,579 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $23,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc | Newark, DE | $22,956 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters Inc | Virginia Bch, VA | $21,856 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stroud Water Research Center Inc | Avondale, PA | $21,420 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sow Good Now | Devon, PA | $21,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Working Dogs | Oxford, ME | $21,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upland Country Day School | Kennett Sq, PA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport, PA | $20,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkesburg Free Library | Parkesburg, PA | $20,459 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $20,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earlham College | Richmond, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Conference | Valley Forge, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grandview Church | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary Campbell Center | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Cmmd Foundation | Exton, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $19,820 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parish Hall Kitchen | West Chester, PA | $19,499 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canine Partners for Life | Cochranville, PA | $19,338 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Buck Hill Conservation Foundation | Buck Hill Fls, PA | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Hearth Inc | Phoenixville, PA | $18,391 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Guanajuato | Kennett Sq, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | West Chester, PA | $16,482 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester County Historical Society | West Chester, PA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downingtown Main Street Association | Downingtown, PA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chester County Department of Community Development | W Chester, PA | $15,747 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coatesville Public Library Association | Coatesville, PA | $15,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities | Pottstown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $14,959 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Care Access | Phoenixville, PA | $14,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lord S Pantry of Downingtown | Downingtown, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aidans Heart Foundation | Downingtown, PA | $13,577 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barnstone Art for Kids | Phoenixville, PA | $13,462 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archbishop Carroll Fund Forcatholic Education | Radnor, PA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Star of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $12,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Desert Botanical Garden | Phoenix, AZ | $12,704 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fertility Dreams Foundation | Downingtown, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silo Works | Nottingham, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Coalition | Phoenixville, PA | $12,221 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Path to Hope | Exton, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cars 4 Cause Pa | Berlin, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confederation of Meningitis Organisations - the Americas Regio | Austin, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sonder House | Chester Sprgs, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Mentoring Partnership | Exton, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $11,683 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | $11,612 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Yellow Springs Inc | Chester Sprgs, PA | $11,542 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners in Outreach | Chester Sprgs, PA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester County Parnership to End Homelessness | West Chester, PA | $11,083 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Dreamcatcher | Kennett Sq, PA | $11,040 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connect Thru Cancer | West Chester, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downingtown Community Education Foundation | Downingtown, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Valley Community Organization | Malvern, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mosaic Place | Downingtown, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkesburg Point | Parkesburg, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rhys Above Inc | Downingtown, PA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $10,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy Inc | Chester Sprgs, PA | $10,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Lafayette | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Andrew L Hicks JR Foundation | Downingtown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities That Care of Greater Downingtown | Uwchland, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Miner Collaborative Community Development Corporation | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster Well Inc | Landenberg, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legacy Connections | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Littleton Academy Inc | Jupiter, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Presbyterian Church | Green Valley, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zoe Ministries Inc | Greenwood, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tredyffrin Township | Newark, PA | $9,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peoples Light & Theatre Co | Malvern, PA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $9,213 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Taconic State Park | Copake Falls, NY | $9,213 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life Community Church | Huntingdon Valley, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Redeem | Huntingdon Vy, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | West Chester, PA | $8,016 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midatlantic Horse Rescue Inc | Chesapeake Cy, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Villa Maria Academy High School | Malvern, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $7,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bringing Hope Home Inc | Malvern, PA | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery & Delaware Counties Inc | West Norriton, PA | $7,642 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oxford Arts Alliance Inc | Oxford, PA | $7,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amoris Christi Inc | Delray Beach, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amplify Horse Racing | Lexington, KY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assisting the Community Together | West Chester, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avon Grove Education Foundation | West Grove, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dignity in Asylum Inc | Concord, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association | Kempton, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope for Kids Inc | Schwenksville, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thorncroft Equestrian Center | Malvern, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ymic Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue Inc | Reinholds, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fcnl Education Fund | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Otho Davis Scholarship Foundation Inc | Woodbury, NJ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center Inc | Oxford, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Tin Whistles Scholarship Foundation | Pinehurst, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Animal Rescue | Chester Sprgs, PA | $6,940 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester County Art Association | West Chester, PA | $6,599 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Service of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $6,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Brandywine Township | Downingtown, PA | $6,098 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martin Luther King JR Community of Greater Kennett Area | Kennett Sq, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New London Counseling Center | Lincoln Univ, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outcast Rescue | Catasauqua, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Agnes School | W Chester, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rescue Express | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visioncorps | Lancaster, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Agnes Day Room | West Chester, PA | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daemion Counseling Center | Berwyn, PA | $5,687 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Abilities Foundation of Greater Philadlephia | Devon, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Partnership for Education | Philadelphia, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Youth Ministries Inc | Oxford, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unite for Her | Malvern, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $5,482 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coatesville Center for Community Health | Coatesville, PA | $5,369 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adopt a Boxer Rescue | Dickson City, PA | $5,138 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whimsicalitea | Long Beach, CA | $5,079 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,077 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
108 of 242 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 3 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 188 of 242 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | $5,362,742 | $14,959 |
| 2022 | 141 | $5,108,148 | $12,000 |
| 2023 | 140 | $3,326,548 | $11,937 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
85% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Chester County Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 140 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 28 West Market Street, West Chester, PA, 19382.
EIN 23-2773822 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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