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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

humanserviceseducationlibraryenvironmentanimalsartsculture

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$5.4M
2021
$5.1M
2022
$3.3M
2023
$5.2M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.