Chester Foundation
Private foundation · Chester, SC · EIN 57-6056810 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Chester Foundation
55grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 55 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $30K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 832
Chester, SC 29706-0832
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Academy for Teaching and Learni PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $440,560 |
| The Academy for Teaching and Learni PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $375,000 |
| York Tech Chester Center PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $197,500 |
| Clemson Univ Foundation PUBLIC EDUCATION | Clemson, SC | $120,000 |
| Clemson Univ Foundation PUBLIC EDUCATION | Clemson, SC | $120,000 |
| Clemson Univ Foundation PUBLIC EDUCATION | Clemson, SC | $120,000 |
| I58 Inc Housing Intiative | Chester, SC | $90,000 |
| Edgemoor Community Action Assoc | Edgemoor, SC | $39,000 |
| Chester Area United Way | Chester, SC | $35,000 |
| Chester Co Public ED Fdtn PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $35,000 |
| Chester Co Public ED Fdtn PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $30,750 |
| Chester Area United Way | Chester, SC | $25,000 |
| Samaritans Purse STORM RELIEF | Boone, NC | $25,000 |
| Chester Area United Way | Chester, SC | $25,000 |
| Chester County Historical Society | Chester, SC | $22,000 |
| Christ Central Center of Hope | Chester, SC | $20,000 |
| Grasp PUBLIC CHARTY | Great Falls, SC | $20,000 |
| Christ Central Center of Hope | Chester, SC | $20,000 |
| Grasp PUBLIC CHARTY | Great Falls, SC | $20,000 |
| Hospice Community Care | Rock Hill, SC | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army | Rock Hill, SC | $20,000 |
| The Turning Point of Chester | Chester, SC | $20,000 |
| Fort Lawn Community Center | Fort Lawn, SC | $20,000 |
| Christ Central Center of Hope | Chester, SC | $20,000 |
| Grasp PUBLIC CHARTY | Great Falls, SC | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army | Rock Hill, SC | $20,000 |
| The Turning Point of Chester | Chester, SC | $20,000 |
| Hospice Community Care | Rock Hill, SC | $15,000 |
| Chester County Dss MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Chester, SC | $15,000 |
| Fllwshp of Chrstn Athlts | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| Chester County Dss MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Chester, SC | $15,000 |
| Chester County Historical Society | Chester, SC | $15,000 |
| Chester County Historical Society | Chester, SC | $13,440 |
| Chester County Dss MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Chester, SC | $10,000 |
| Fort Lawn Community Center | Fort Lawn, SC | $10,000 |
| Purity Presbyterian CH CHURCH - FOOD PANTRY | Chester S, SC | $10,000 |
| Chester County Red Cross | Chester, SC | $10,000 |
| Chester County Rescue Squad MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Chester, SC | $10,000 |
| Purity Presbyterian CH CHURCH - FOOD PANTRY | Chester S, SC | $10,000 |
| Chester County Rescue Squad MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Chester, SC | $10,000 |
| Hospice Community Care | Rock Hill, SC | $10,000 |
| Purity Presbyterian CH CHURCH - FOOD PANTRY | Chester S, SC | $10,000 |
| Fort Lawn Community Center | Fort Lawn, SC | $10,000 |
| Fllwshp of Chrstn Athlts | Kansas City, MO | $7,500 |
| Clemson Extension Chester County 4h PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $6,000 |
| Clemson Extension Chester County 4h PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $6,000 |
| Palmetto Council | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 |
| Palmetto Council | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 |
| Palmetto Council | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 |
| Chester County Libarary PUBLIC EDUCATION | Chester, SC | $5,000 |
| Great Falls Rescue Sqd MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Great Falls, SC | $2,500 |
| Great Falls Rescue Sqd MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Great Falls, SC | $2,500 |
| Great Falls Dwntwn Assoc MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Great Falls, SC | $2,000 |
| Great Falls Dwntwn Assoc MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Great Falls, SC | $2,000 |
| Great Falls Dwntwn Assoc MUNICIPAL ENTITY | Great Falls, SC | $2,000 |
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