Public Charity

Chester County Historical Society

Chester County Historical Society is a Public Charity headquartered in West Chester, PA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.2M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $10.2M total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $974K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231371942 West Chester, PA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$10.2M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$974K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO INSPIRE, INFORM AND BUILD COMMUNITY IDENTITY BY PRESERVING AND SHARING THE REMARKABLE STORY OF CHESTER COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE IDEAS, ISSUES AND PROCESSES OF THE PAST THAT HAVE SHAPED THE PRESENT. ITS EXHIBITION, RESEARCH, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SHARE THIS ACCESS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND OUR SHARED HERITAGE.

Sample Grants Received

2024
CULTURE & ARTS
$98,815
2024
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$74,602
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$61,550
$50,500
2023
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$77,079

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE (TERM 01/24) Andrew Dinniman
TRUSTEE/VP Andrew Gordon
TRUSTEE/SEC Anne Skillman
TRUSTEE (TERM 06/24) Charles H White
PRESIDENT Conor Hepp
TRUSTEE Cuyler Walker

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$468,410 6 grants
Save Historic Places
$160,000 1 grant
CULTURE & ARTS
$98,815 1 grant
ARTS & CULTURE
$86,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$61,550 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.2M $1.4M $10.2M
2023 $991K $1.6M $10.1M
2022 $1.1M $1.7M $10.1M
2020 $991K $1.4M $11.3M
2019 $1.3M $1.5M $11.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.3M to $1.2M (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.2M.

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