Downingtown Community Education Foundati
Downingtown Community Education Foundati at a glance
In short: Downingtown Community Education Foundati gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $87,046
- -73.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $87,046
- -73.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $87,046
- Total assets
- $614,322
- +0.4% 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.
Who Downingtown Community Education Foundati funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Downingtown Area School District ($87K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
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 Downingtown Community Education Foundati gives
- Giving grew 81% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2021) to $324K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Downingtown Area School District Downingtown, PA | Purposefull play equipment for all day kindergarten, a pilot mental health program, and a pilot ai program | $87,046 |
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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 | $614,322 | $381,033 | $382,432 | $87,046 | 1 | $16,403 |
| 2024 | $611,985 | $523,197 | $646,557 | $324,483 | 1 | $18,463 |
| 2023 | $726,902 | $506,895 | $537,636 | $263,697 | 1 | $8,667 |
| 2022 | $764,867 | $376,309 | $228,502 | $48,100 | 1 | $1,061 |
| 2021 | $612,612 | $239,494 | $154,399 | $19,673 | 1 | $1,474 |
| 2020 | $502,508 | $357,821 | $238,379 | $45,428 | 1 | $4,361 |
| 2019 | $406,222 | $395,332 | $501,708 | $273,994 | 1 | $3,612 |
About Downingtown Community Education Foundati
Based on IRS filings
Downingtown Community Education Foundati is a public charity focused on Education, based in Downingtown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $614K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $16K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Downingtown Community Education Foundati is led by Jacquelyn Fenn, Executive Director on filings since 2019; 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacquelyn Fenn
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
18 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $32K (2025)
Brian Stocker
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronda Hamilton
Associate Executive Director
Member → Associate Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$45K (2022) → $55K (2025)
Dan Jauch
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Digiacomo
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gino Bradica
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hank Hamilton
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacquelyn McCalla
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Collier
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Ernest
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neal Fisher
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Simonelli
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Winter
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashton Simmons
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassie Woleschok
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Spaventa
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Dirocco
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Withowski
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Mulvey
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vince Gillen
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Vicent Gillen (2024) — Member
- Former: Jacqueline Fenn (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Jack Ellis (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Jeff Singleton (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Christopher Philips (2022–2023) — Member Starting April
- Former: Colleen Cranney (2022–2023) — Member Starting December
- Former: Rachel Gibson (2022–2023) — Member Starting January
- Former: Carol Harper (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Jaime Mehler (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Tara Armstrong (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Brian Courtney (2021) — Member
- Former: Laura Melfi (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Kathi Cozzone (2019) — Member
- Former: Matt Friedman (2019) — Member
- Former: Sara Armstrong (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $55K, to Ronda Hamilton (Associate Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Downingtown Community Education Foundati
How much does Downingtown Community Education Foundati give each year?
Downingtown Community Education Foundati gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $324K across 1 grant.
How large is Downingtown Community Education Foundati?
Downingtown Community Education Foundati reported $614K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $381K.
What is Downingtown Community Education Foundati?
Downingtown Community Education Foundati is a public charity focused on Education, based in Downingtown, PA. It holds $614K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Downingtown Community Education Foundati operate?
Downingtown Community Education Foundati has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Downingtown Community Education Foundati's EIN?
Downingtown Community Education Foundati's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1759996. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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