The Chester Foundation Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Joseph M McElwee Jr

Address

P O BOX 832 CHESTER, SC, 297060832

Phone

(803) 581-9198

Deadlines

Requests will be considered when received. There are no deadlines.

Application materials

The organization accepts requests for assistance from 501 (c)3 organizations, governmental organizations and churches located in or for the benefit of chester county, sc. The organization will also accept requests from educational organizations qualifying as 501(c)3 organizations, primarily higher educations, where the organizations benefit needy individulas residing in chester county, sc, with financial requirements of attending the organization. No assistance can be provided, however, for any family members of any officers or trustees of the foundation. The trustees review requests and determine which organizations will be suppoted and at what level.

Restrictions

None, except geographic parameters shown in the applications format.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where The Chester Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (33 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Chester Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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