Funding search · EIN 232773822 · West Chester, PA
Chester County Community Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 598
- grants reported
- $19.0M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $13,363
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lch Health & Community Services2 grants · $1.1M
- American Endowment Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
- Jps Bikini Bottom Animal Sanctuary1 grant · $995,000
- Kennett Library2 grants · $748,447
- Sanford School2 grants · $600,000
- Kennett Area Community Service1 grant · $519,100
- A Haven1 grant · $301,000
- Wharton Esherick Museum2 grants · $293,847
- Community Volunteers in Medicine2 grants · $238,729
- Community Volunteers in Medicine2 grants · $225,214
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 598 grants.
- $1.0M
American Endowment Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2024
Human Services
- $1.0M
Lch Health & Community Services · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Human services
- $995,000
Jps Bikini Bottom Animal Sanctuary · Coatesville, PA · 2021
Environment & animals
- $519,100
Kennett Area Community Service · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Human services
- $483,447
Kennett Library · Kennett Square, PA · 2021
Education & library
- $350,000
Sanford School · Hockessin, DE · 2022
Education & library
- $301,000
A Haven · Exton, PA · 2021
Human services
- $265,000
Kennett Library · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Education & library
- $250,000
Sanford School · Hockessin, DE · 2021
Education & library
- $214,570
Bishop Shanahan High School · Downingtown, PA · 2023
Education & Library
- $168,995
Arts Holding Hands & Hearts · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Arts & Culture
- $160,000
Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2021
Scholarship
- $155,848
Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2024
Health
- $151,455
Wharton Esherick Museum · Paoli, PA · 2024
Arts & Culture
- $148,700
Kennett Library · Kennett Sq, PA · 2023
Arts & Culture
- $142,392
Wharton Esherick Museum · Long Beach, PA · 2023
Arts & Culture
- $126,765
Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2021
Health
- $120,000
County of Chester · West Chester, PA · 2022
Human services
- $119,411
Wharton Esherick Museum · Paoli, PA · 2021
Arts & culture
- $110,964
Ymca of Greater Brandywine · West Chester, PA · 2021
Human services
- $110,000
County of Chester · W Chester, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $105,579
Chester County Hospital Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2024
Health
- $100,100
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2021
Human services
- $100,000
Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $100,000
North Wales Area Library · North Wales, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $100,000
Wissahickon Valley Public Library · Blue Bell, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $100,000
Aclamo · Norristown, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $100,000
Mercy Presbyterian Church · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
Religion
- $99,192
Chester County Hospital Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2021
Health
- $98,449
Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2022
Health
- $95,508
American Endowment Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2022
Human services
- $95,000
Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA · 2023
Education & Library
- $94,448
Wharton Esherick Museum · Paoli, PA · 2022
Arts, culture & heritage
- $90,769
West Chester Area Senior Center · West Chester, PA · 2022
Human services
- $89,514
Fund for Women and Girls · West Chester, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $88,295
Fund for Women and Girls · West Chester, PA · 2021
Human services
- $86,380
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $82,881
Community Volunteers in Medicine · W Chester, PA · 2023
Health
- $82,717
Arts Holding Hands and Hearts · Kennett Sq, PA · 2023
Arts & Culture
- $80,500
Good Neighbors Home Repair · Kennett Square, PA · 2021
Human services
- $77,789
Ymca of Greater Brandywine · West Chester, PA · 2022
Human services
- $75,000
Rsvp · King of Prussia, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $75,000
Paoli Hospital Foundation · Paoli, PA · 2021
Health
- $73,000
Lch Health & Community Services · Kennett Square, PA · 2021
Health
- $71,425
Chester County Hospital Foundation · W Chester, PA · 2023
Health
- $71,345
West Chester Area Senior Center · West Chester, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $70,184
West Chester University Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2022
Education & library
- $69,749
Chester County Hospital Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2022
Health
- $69,743
Garage Community & Youth Center of Kennett Square · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Human services
- $69,500
Kennett Area Community Service · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $68,817
West Chester Area Senior Center · West Chester, PA · 2021
Human services
- $68,811
Safe Harbor of Chester County · West Chester, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $66,934
West Chester Area Senior Center · W Chester, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $64,680
Quarryville Library · Quarryville, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $63,000
Safe Harbor · West Chester, PA · 2021
Human services
- $62,840
Historic Sugartown · Malvern, PA · 2024
Arts & Culture
- $60,851
Historic Sugartown · Malvern, PA · 2023
Arts & Culture
- $59,400
Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow · Exton, PA · 2021
Human services
- $59,024
Fund for Women and Girls · West Chester, PA · 2022
Human services
- $59,000
Manna On Main Street · Lansdale, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $58,679
Lundale Farm · Kimberton, PA · 2022
Environment & animals
- $58,348
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $58,153
West Chester University Foundation · W Chester, PA · 2023
Education & Library
- $55,800
Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children · West Chester, PA · 2021
Human services
- $54,700
Kennett Area Community Service · Kennett Sq, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $54,250
Garage Community & Youth Center of Kennett Square · Kennett Square, PA · 2021
Human services
- $53,432
The Fund for Women and Girls · W Chester, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $53,260
Chester County Futures · Coateville, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $52,763
Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow · Exton, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $52,621
West Chester University Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $52,389
Foundation for the Horseassoc of Equine Practitioners Aaep · Lexington, KY · 2022
Environment & animals
- $52,076
Ymca of Greater Brandywine · West Chester, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $51,472
Chester County Futures · Coateville, PA · 2022
Education & library
- $50,600
Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children · West Chester, PA · 2022
Human services
- $50,500
Chester County History Center · West Chester, PA · 2024
Arts & Culture
- $50,500
Lundale Farm · Kimberton, PA · 2024
Environment & Animals
- $50,000
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association · Kempton, PA · 2024
Environment & Animals
- $50,000
Patrician Society · Norristown, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $50,000
Conshohocken Free Library · Conshohocken, PA · 2023
Education & Library
- $50,000
Indian Valley Public Library · Telford, PA · 2023
Education & Library
- $50,000
Mercy Presbyterian Church · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Religion
- $50,000
The Quaker School at Horsham · Horsham, PA · 2023
Education & Library
- $50,000
Literacy Council of Norristown · Norristown, PA · 2022
Education & library
- $50,000
St Patrick · Malvern, PA · 2021
Religion
- $49,096
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $47,150
Barn at Spring Brook Farm · West Chester, PA · 2022
Human services
- $47,015
Foundation for the Horseassoc of Equine Practitio · Lexington, KY · 2024
Environment & Animals
- $45,300
Phoenixville Public Library · Phoenixville, PA · 2022
Education & library
- $45,000
Willowdale Chapel · Kennett Sq, PA · 2024
Religion
- $45,000
Rsvp · King of Prussia, PA · 2022
Education & library
- $44,376
Petra Community Housing · Spring City, PA · 2021
Human services
- $44,365
West Chester Food Cupboard · West Chester, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $43,600
Ymca of Greater Brandywine · W Chester, PA · 2023
Human Services
- $43,000
Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center · Oxford, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $42,771
Chester County Futures · Coateville, PA · 2024
Education & Library
- $42,600
Care Center Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $42,401
Pottstown Regional Community Foundation · Pottstown, PA · 2024
Health
- $42,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Health
- $41,725
Petra Community Housing · Spring City, PA · 2024
Human Services
- $40,771
West Chester University Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2021
Education & library
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