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The Community's Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Ridley Park, PA EIN: 23-2354770 Website

To connect volunteeers and donors to support grants, programs, and scholarships that change lives in the Delaware County, Pennsylvania region.

Key facts about The Community's Foundation

EIN
23-2354770
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$164,283
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$9,664
Median grant
$7,500
New grantees (estimate)
65% first-time grantees (11 of 17, 2025)
Total assets
$16,423,609
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Community's Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Community's Foundation's 17 itemized 2025 grants were Pennsylvania (100%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chester, PA (5 grants), Media, PA (4 grants), Philadelphia, PA (2 grants) and Lansdowne, PA (2 grants). 12% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is The Community's Foundation open to new grantees?

65%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 11 of 17 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $6K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 24% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$16.4M

+4.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$164K

-7.8% YoY

Grant Count

17

+21.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-24.0% YoY

About The Community's Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Community's Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Ridley Park, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $164K. Net investment income was $448K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

MediaChesterPhiladelphiaFolsomUpper DarbyLansdowneBoothwynDowningtownMarcus HookRidley ParkUplandWayneAstonBryn MawrDevonHavertownJenkintownNorristown

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$582K$1M$2M$2M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$16,423,609$15,655,589$14,863,209
Revenue$1,482,172$1,385,531$1,040,482
Expenses$1,602,161$1,365,618$1,381,755
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$447,738$341,765$179,131
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$45K$91K$136K$181K13 grants202015 grants202110 grants202213 grants202314 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Casa Youth Advocates: $35KCasa Youth Advocates$35KSenior Community Services: $19KSenior Community Services$19KChester Eastside: $12KChester Eastside$12KDel County Literacy Council: $11KDel County Literacy Council$11KComm Action Agency of Delco: $9KComm Action Agency of Delco$9KChester Upland Youth Soccer: $9KChester Upland Youth Soccer$9KCaring for Friends: $8KCaring for Friends$8KOpen Door Abuse Awareness: $8KOpen Door Abuse Awareness$8KSt Katherine Drexel Parish: $8KSt Katherine Drexel Parish$8KMusicopia: $7KMusicopia$7K

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

69<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

8 open opportunities from The Community's Foundation

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Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Casa Youth Advocates ($35,000), Senior Community Services ($19,100), Chester Eastside ($12,167).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Casa Youth Advocates Media, PASafer schoolneighborhood$35,000
Senior Community Services Folsom, PAGen operating$19,100
Chester Eastside Chester, PAGen operatin$12,167
Del County Literacy Council Chester, PALiterary prog seniors$10,500
Comm Action Agency of Delco Marcus Hook, PAShelter client supplies$9,000
Chester Upland Youth Soccer Media, PAAfter school soccer program$8,650
Caring for Friends Philadelphia, PAHomebound meals$8,250
Open Door Abuse Awareness Lansdowne, PAIntentionally caring and United Membership$8,000
St Katherine Drexel Parish Chester, PATuition assistance$7,500
Musicopia Philadelphia, PAMusic/dance program$6,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Heather Finnegan — President: $139KHeather FinneganPresident$139KThomas Southmayd — Controller: $82KThomas SouthmaydController$82KLauren Sustersic — Interim President: $43KLauren SustersicInterim President$43K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MElizabeth Naughton-BeckChairperson/Director2—
Christina CostanzoVice Chair/Director1—
Anthony MitchellTreasurer/Director2—
Mary PowellSecretary/Director1—
Dia Williams AdamsDirector1—
Michael DejosDirector1—
Henry EberleDirector1—
Jeffrey MacIntyreDirector2—
Jamee Nowell-SmithDirector1—
Katie PeisochenskeDirector1—
Richard RaupDirector2—
Kurt SlennDirector2—
Anandah StephensDirector1—
Michael StewartChair Emeritus/Director2—
Heather FinneganPresident40$138,512
Thomas SouthmaydController40$81,972
Dierdre Konar hired 4725President40—
Lauren SustersicInterim President30$43,146

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Community's Foundation?

The Community's Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Ridley Park, PA. It holds $16.4M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is The Community's Foundation?

As of 2025, The Community's Foundation holds $16.4M in total assets with $1.5M in annual revenue. It awarded 17 grants totaling $164K in 2025.

Where does The Community's Foundation operate?

The Community's Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What size grants does The Community's Foundation award?

In 2025, The Community's Foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $164K — an average of about $10K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Community's Foundation's EIN?

The Community's Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2354770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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