Private Foundation

THE CHESTER FOUNDATION

THE CHESTER FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHESTER, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $837K revenue, $827K expenses, $12.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 192 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $6.2M.

EIN: 576056810 CHESTER, SC Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$837K

Total Expenses$827K

Total Assets$12.1M

Grants Given192

Grant Total$6.2M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

THE ACADEMY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNI

CHESTER, SC · 2025

PUBLIC EDUCATION

$440,560

CLEMSON UNIV FOUNDATION

CLEMSON, SC · 2025

PUBLIC EDUCATION

$120,000

EDGEMOOR COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOC

EDGEMOOR, SC · 2025

PUBLIC CHARITY

$39,000

CHESTER AREA UNITED WAY

CHESTER, SC · 2025

PUBLIC CHARITY

$25,000

CHRIST CENTRAL CENTER OF HOPE

CHESTER, SC · 2025

PUBLIC CHARITY

$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 192 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Ann M Mccrorey

TRUSTEE Dwight W Pearson

TRUSTEE Janice T Dahnke

TRUSTEE J Brian Singleton

TRUSTEE Joseph M Mcelwee Jr

TRUSTEE Ladson F Stringfellow

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Top Grant Purposes

Education

$4,120,810 39 grants

General Support

$1,572,940 95 grants

Human & Social Services

$80,000 5 grants

Food Assistance & Nutrition

$65,000 9 grants

Unspecified

$344,100 44 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$837K	$827K	$12.1M
2024	$949K	$837K	$12.1M
2023	$500K	$806K	$12.0M
2022	$927K	$867K	$12.3M
2021	$439K	$744K	$12.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $439K to $837K (+91%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MO, NC, SC.

MONCSC

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