United Way of Southern Chester

KENNETT SQUARE, PA EIN: 23-1260899 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER AND RESOURCES OF OUR COMMUNITY; TO PROVIDE LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES WITH NEEDED FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT;AND TO ENSURE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS FUND PROGRAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY MOVE PEOPLE FROM CRISIS TO INDEPENDENCE. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY ALLOCATING FUNDS RAISED TO PROGRAMS REVIEWED AND SELECTED BY VOLUNTEER PANELS FOR THEIR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE AND MEASURABLE RESULTS. OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS ARE IDENTIFYING UNMET NEEDS AND CREATING PILOT PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, MENTORING NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AND COORDINATING VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. WE DO ALL THIS WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN ETHICS AND INTEGRITY TO ENSURE SUCCESS.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.3M

-7.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$648K

-17.1% YoY

Grant Count

22

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$29K

-17.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$344K$688K$1M$1M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,349,547$1,465,836$1,367,145
Revenue$991,624$1,038,946$1,026,561
Expenses$995,551$1,123,363$1,111,069
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$105,794$38,463$31,603
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$215K$431K$646K$861K16 grants202018 grants202117 grants202219 grants202322 grants202422 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

KENNETT AREA COMMUNITY S…$117KLCH$76KGARAGE COMMUNITY AND YOU…$68KTICK TOCK EARLY LEARNING…$64KOXFORD NEIGHBORHOOD SERV…$52KADULT LITERACY PROGRAM-K…$34KDOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER…$29KOXFORD SILO$29KYOUNGMOMS$29KCRIME VICTIMS' CENTER OF…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

114 grants across all recorded years

84<$50K17$50–100K13$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DARCIE MARTINCEO40
CRAIG BLECHERPRESIDENT2
LORRAINE MCCLAINVP - ALLOCAT1
TINA KRAVETZVP - BOARD D1
SAILAJA MOKKAPATIVP - CAMPAIG1
JERRY POEVP - COMMUNI1
KATHY WILLARDVP - MARKETI1
TOM AKANAVP - POLICY1
JON MIERITZTREASURER1.5
MARY CROWLEYDIRECTOR1
KATHY FISCHERDIRECTOR1
WILLA HIGHTOWERDIRECTOR1
RICK OLSONDIRECTOR1
ANDREW SAUDERDIRECTOR1
FRANKLIN SILVADIRECTOR1
TRACY WISEDIRECTOR1
DEDE CIMINIDIRECTOR1
BELINDA HARVEYDIRECTOR1
RUKMINI LOBODIRECTOR1
KATIE MANISDIRECTOR1
SOYICA WHITEDIRECTOR1
JIM GRANTDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL HENLEYDIRECTOR1
ANABEL PICHLERDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AvondaleDowningtownFrazerKennett SquareKing Of PrussiaLandenbergLincoln UniversityOxfordPhiladelphiaToughkenamonWest ChesterWest Grove

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

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