Chester County Bar Association
To provide services to the legal community of Chester county
Chester County Bar Association at a glance
In short: Chester County Bar Association gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $55,000
- -26.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $55,000
- -26.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $55,000
- Total assets
- $3,389,978
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Chester County Bar Association
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Chester County Bar Association
Who Chester County Bar Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chester County Bar Foundation ($55K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Chester County Bar Association gives
- Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2025) to $120K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $55K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chester County Bar Foundation West Chester, PA | To Promote Education | $55,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,389,978 | $1,240,021 | $1,237,900 | $55,000 | 1 | $166,364 |
| 2024 | $3,283,798 | $1,151,968 | $1,249,814 | $75,000 | 1 | $106,991 |
| 2023 | $3,233,980 | $1,157,076 | $1,213,090 | $75,000 | 1 | $59,214 |
| 2022 | $3,080,702 | $1,208,720 | $1,177,804 | $120,000 | 2 | $34,579 |
| 2021 | $3,407,433 | $1,247,047 | $1,035,990 | $90,000 | 2 | $275,457 |
| 2020 | $3,192,893 | $981,061 | $1,015,305 | $87,000 | 2 | $54,017 |
About Chester County Bar Association
Based on IRS filings
Chester County Bar Association is a public charity, based in West Chester, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $55K. Net investment income was $166K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chester County Bar Association is led by James Doyle Esq., President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Doyle Esq.
President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick McKenna
Pas President
Immediate Past P → Pas President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Nehra
Yld Chair
Yld Chair-El → Yld Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Asha Steele-Chartier
Yld Chair-El
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Basil Joy
Director
Yld Immediate Pa → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wes Legg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Max O'Keefe
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pj Gallo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Cardamone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosana Chiple
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Ryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lou Mincarelli
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Nardi
Executive Di
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$143K (2023) → $169K (2025)
Maria Janoski Esq.
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Jennings
Yld Immediate Pa
Yld Chair-El → Yld Chair, 2024
Yld Chair → Yld Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Lynn Esq.
Immediate Past P
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past P, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curt Norcini Esq.
Vice President
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Burke Esq.
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Brian Nagle (2020–2024) — Immediate Past P
- Former: Amanda Grant (2022–2024) — Yld Immediate Pa
- Former: Analisa Sondergaard (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Fink (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelly Jurs (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bob Burke (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Michelle Bernardo-Rudy (2020–2023) — Immediate Past P
- Former: Blaine Feinauer (2021–2023) — Yld Immediate Pa
- Former: Jon Long (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Cathie Voit (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Aj Ober (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Fiorillo (2020–2022) — Immediate Past P
- Former: Matthew Holliday (2020–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Michelle Barone (2020–2022) — Yld Immediate Pa
- Former: Helen Mountain (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Allison B. Royer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Christin Kubacke (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sam Cortes (2020–2021) — Immediate Past P
- Former: Ashley Beach (2020) — Director
- Former: Chuck Gaza (2020) — Director
- Former: Wendy Leeper (2020) — Chief Executive O
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $169K, to Gregory Nardi (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Chester County Bar Association
How much does Chester County Bar Association give each year?
Chester County Bar Association gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.
How large is Chester County Bar Association?
Chester County Bar Association reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
Where does Chester County Bar Association operate?
Chester County Bar Association has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Chester County Bar Association's EIN?
Chester County Bar Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1291287. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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