Chester County Community Foundation

WEST CHESTER, PA EIN: 23-2773822 Website

THE CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH THE CAUSES THAT MATTER, SO THEIR PHILANTHROPY MAKES A DIFFERENCE NOW AND FOREVER.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$118.4M

+14.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.3M

-34.9% YoY

Grant Count

140

-0.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

-34.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$17M$23M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$118,449,078$103,228,321$86,163,241
Revenue$14,532,199$20,699,529$21,195,715
Expenses$6,843,480$8,621,620$8,001,365
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,458,829$1,657,373$6,706,382
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$5M$7M107 grants2020195 grants2021147 grants2022141 grants2023140 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Bishop Shanahan High Sch…$215KKennett Library$149KWharton Esherick Museum$142KCounty of Chester$110KACLAMO$100KMontgomery County Commun…$95KCommunity Volunteers in …$83KArts Holding Hands and H…$83KChester County Hospital …$71KWest Chester Area Senior…$67K

Grant Size Distribution

730 grants across all recorded years

626<$50K74$50–100K19$100–250K6$250–500K3$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KAREN SIMMONSPRESIDENT/CEO$212KBOB FERGUSONEXEC VP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS$124K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KAREN SIMMONSPRESIDENT/CEO55$211,938
BOB FERGUSONEXEC VP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS40$123,708
WINIFRED MORAN SEBASTIAN ESQBOARD CHAIR2.42
ZEBULUN DAVENPORT EDDBOARD VICE CHAIR1.46
ROB NECARSULMERCORP SEC/TRES; COMMITTEE CHAIR1
MICHAEL A DEHAVEN CPAIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR TIL 7/230.6
ERIC GUDMUNDSONCOMMITTEE CHAIR0.88
MARK MCCARRONCOMMITTEE CHAIR0.88
STEPHANIE PAHIDES KALOGREDIS ESQCOMMITTEE CHAIR0.88
EMILY TEMPLE ABELS ESQCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
JOHN ALLEGRETTO ESQCOMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/230.75
DENISE ANTONELLI ESQCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
LES BEARCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.9
NICHOLAS HOFFMANCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
DEB BOOKMANCOMMITTEE MEMBER EFF 7/230.75
REV DR RICHELLE FOREMAN GUNTERCOMMITTEE MEMBER EFF 7/230.75
BRONWYN MARTINCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
GINNY KRICUNCOMMITTEE MEMBER EFF 7/230.75
ELIZABETH ZWANN MILNE ESQCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
NATALIE ORTEGA MORAN EDDCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
DONNA URIAN CPACOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
DAVID VERMEILCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
KATHY WILECZEK CPACOMMITTEE MEMBER0.75
MARY HOLLERANCOMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/230.75
JOHN F MCKENNA ESQCOMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/230.75
JACQUELINE MOYTL ESQCOMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/230.75
PHILLIP C WAGNER CFACOMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/230.75
MATTHEW HOLLIDAYCOMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/230.75

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

23states
+15 more states

Cities

Ann ArborAshburnAustinAvondaleBala CynwydBerwynBirchrunvilleBlue BellBristolBuck Hill FallsCalaisCamp HillCarlisleCatasauquaChadds FordChambersburgChesapeake CityChesterChester SprgsChester Springs

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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