Nonprofit · EIN 23-2773822
CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · WEST CHESTER, PA 19382
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $21,125,233 | $8,863,509 | $12,261,724 | $136,202,115 | $9,034,741 | $127,167,374 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,532,199 | $6,843,480 | $7,688,719 | $118,449,078 | $8,139,122 | $110,309,956 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $20,699,529 | $8,621,620 | $12,077,909 | $103,228,321 | $7,027,411 | $96,200,910 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,125,802
- Program service revenue
- $77,983
- Investment income
- $7,921,448
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,413,711
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,591,868
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $398,012
- Other salaries and wages
- $559,115
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,076,017
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $19,572
- Occupancy
- $21,106
- Travel
- $1,271
- Depreciation
- $24,794
- Program services (functional)
- $8,449,250
- Management and general (functional)
- $352,158
- Fundraising (functional)
- $62,101
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $118,449,078
- Total assets, end of year
- $136,202,115
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,034,741
- Net assets, end of year
- $127,167,374
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $240,939
- Publicly traded securities
- $100,739,347
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $125,467,374
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,700,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,070
- Gross receipts
- $36,299,921
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SIMMONS | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 55 | $219,138 | $31,947 |
| BOB FERGUSON | EXEC VP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $127,908 | $7,422 |
| ZEBULUN DAVENPORT EDD | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.12 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK GUDMUNDSON | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.35 | $0 | $0 |
| WINIFRED MORAN SEBASTIAN ESQ | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.48 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY TEMPLE ABELS ESQ | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.08 | $0 | $0 |
| LES BEAR | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.96 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE PAHIDES KALOGREDIS ESQ | BOARD VICE CHAIR; COMM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB NECARSULMER | CORP SEC/TRES; COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.94 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCCARRON | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.98 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ZWANN MILNE ESQ | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.94 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ALLEGRETTO ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE ANTONELLI ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB BOOKMAN | COMMITTEE MEMBER (TERM 10/24) Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR RICHELLE FOREMAN GUNTER | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS HOFFMAN CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.81 | $0 |
| BRONWYN MARTIN PHD | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| NATALIE ORTEGA MORAN EDD | COMMITTEE MEMBER (TERM 11/24) Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| DONNA URIAN CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| DAVID VERMEIL | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CINDY RAY CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SIMMONS | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 55 | $211,938 | $30,441 |
| BOB FERGUSON | EXEC VP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $123,708 | $7,302 |
| WINIFRED MORAN SEBASTIAN ESQ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.42 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEBULUN DAVENPORT EDD | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.46 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB NECARSULMER | CORP SEC/TRES; COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A DEHAVEN CPA | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR TIL 7/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC GUDMUNDSON | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCCARRON | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE PAHIDES KALOGREDIS ESQ | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY TEMPLE ABELS ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ALLEGRETTO ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE ANTONELLI ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| LES BEAR | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS HOFFMAN | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB BOOKMAN | COMMITTEE MEMBER EFF 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR RICHELLE FOREMAN GUNTER | COMMITTEE MEMBER EFF 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| BRONWYN MARTIN | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY KRICUN | COMMITTEE MEMBER EFF 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ZWANN MILNE ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE ORTEGA MORAN EDD | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA URIAN CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VERMEIL | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY WILECZEK CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HOLLERAN | COMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN F MCKENNA ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE MOYTL ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP C WAGNER CFA | COMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HOLLIDAY | COMMITTEE MEMBER TIL 7/23 Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SIMMONS | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 55 | $197,686 | $27,715 |
| BOB FERGUSON | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $121,700 | $6,505 |
| WINIFRED MORAN SEBASTIAN ESQ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.42 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEBULUN DAVENPORT EDD | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.46 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB NECARSULMER | CORP SEC/TREASURER; COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A DEHAVEN CPA | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC GUDMUNDSON | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MCCARRON | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE PAHIDES KALOGREDIS ESQ | COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.88 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY TEMPLE ABELS ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ALLEGRETTO ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE ANTONELLI ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| LES BEAR | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.83 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS HOFFMAN | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HOLLERAN | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HOLLIDAY | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| BRONWYN MARTIN | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN F MCKENNA ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ZWANN MILNE ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIE ORTEGA MORAN EDD | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE MOYTL ESQ | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA URIAN CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VERMEIL | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP C WAGNER CFA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY WILECZEK CPA | COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 28 W MARKET ST, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382-3020
- In care of
- % KAREN SIMMONS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN SIMMONS, 28 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382
- Signed the 990
- KAREN SIMMONS, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (610) 696-8211
- Website
- WWW.CHESCOCF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
THE CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH THE CAUSES THAT MATTER, SO THEIR PHILANTHROPY MAKES A DIFFERENCE NOW AND FOREVER.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE PRINCIPALLY IN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE FOUNDATION COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES FUNDS TO ASSIST A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT INCLUDE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. REVENUES ARE PRINCIPALLY DERIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DISCRETIONARY RESOURCES AND ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FUTURE OF THE CHESTER COUNTY REGION, NONPROFIT AGENCY ENDOWMENTS AND GIVING PROGRAMS FROM MAJOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL FUNDERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN THE CHESTER COUNTY REGION. THE FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, MAINTAINS ENDOWMENTS, BUILDS CITIZEN LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO CHESTER COUNTY. IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S INTENT TO INVEST IN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HELP THE CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY ANTICIPATE AND AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS SEEK SOLUTIONS TO EXISTING NEEDS.Expenses $8,449,250 · grants $6,591,868 · revenue $77,983
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-2773822
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $136,202,115
- Income (IRS master file)
- $36,299,921
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $21,125,233 | $8,863,509 | $136,202,115 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,532,199 | $6,843,480 | $118,449,078 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $20,699,529 | $8,621,620 | $103,228,321 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $21,195,715 | $8,001,365 | $86,163,241 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-2773822).
Questions about CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is 23-2773822.
- Is CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN SIMMONS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $219,138 (KAREN SIMMONS, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does CHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,125,233, expenses of $8,863,509 and total assets of $136,202,115 at year end.
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