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Private foundation (trust)EIN 576056810Est. 1973-04

THE CHESTER FOUNDATION

CHESTER, SC 297060832

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$77K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$729K

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$375K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$949K

Total Expenses

$837K

Qualifying Distributions

$729K

Distributable Amount

$747K

Min. Investment Return

$754K

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $13K to maximum $375K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $793K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

109 grants

USC SCHOLARSHIP
$900K
3 grants
CLEMSON UNIV FOUNDATION
$600K
5 grants
THE ACADEMY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNI
$375K
1 grant
YORK TECH CHESTER CENTER
$198K
1 grant
CHESTER CO PUBLIC ED FDTN
$171K
5 grants
CHESTER AREA UNITED WAY
$145K
5 grants
CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$103K
4 grants
CHRIST CENTRAL CENTER OF HOPE
$100K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants

<$10K
49
grants
$10–50K
49
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

South Carolina
$3.4M
96% of total
North Carolina
$85K
2% of total
Missouri
$68K
2% of total

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