Chester County Community Foundation

  Let Your Legacy Make a Difference

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tag lines/quick descriptions of CCCF's mission:
Grow philanthropy
For Good.  For Ever.
Helping today…Shaping tomorrow.
Connect people who care with causes that matter, so their legacy makes a difference.
Catalyst for philanthropy
Leave your legacy
Are you ready to give back? 
Have you ever had a desire to pay your dues?
Philanthropy isn’t just for the very, very wealthy
Be a community contributor

The Community Foundation helps people establish endowed legacy funds and make effective grants for perpetuity.

-CCCF is one of 650 Community Foundations across the nation.

-CCCF was founded in 1994.  The oldest community foundation in the U.S. is almost 100 years old, so CCCF is relatively young and growing.

-CCCF is entrusted with 275 funds, representing $25 million in assets.  Over the past few years, CCCF’s assets held in trust have doubled.  The average fund size is $100,000.  Investments are professionally managed by a chief investment officer firm, overseen by the Board’s Investment Committee.

-CCCF has 20 Board members, 7 professional staff, and 75+ Committee volunteers.

-CCCF annually awards @400 grants and scholarships totaling $1.5 million.  Grants are made to charities in Chester County and across the U.S.

-CCCF makes grant and scholarship awards primarily from its endowed Donor Advised Funds, Field of Interest Funds, and Nonprofit Endowment funds.  Most of CCCF’s grants are made via donor advised funds—donor families recommend grants to the Board for approval.

-CCCF encourages and inspires philanthropy by working with:  Families and Individuals interested in legacy giving; Teenage youths interested in philanthropy; Private foundations; Professional advisors, especially estate planners and financial planners; and Nonprofits.

If you want to help improve the community forever, get involved with the Community Foundation. Start your own donor advised fund, make a donation to any fund that already exists, and/or donate to the Community Foundation’s core programs and services via the annual fund.

Upcoming Fund Activities and Events

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