United Way of Southern Chester County
United Way of Southern Chester County is a public charity based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. It funds nonprofit programs serving human needs in Southern Chester County and describes its role as mobilizing community support and collaborating with local organizations.
United Way of Southern Chester County at a glance
In short: United Way of Southern Chester County gave $648K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $648,327
- -17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,469
- -17.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,290
- Total assets
- $1,349,547
- -7.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (1 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Southern Chester County
- How to Apply
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The website says the grant application period is closed for this cycle. The supplied information does not describe the application process or materials.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 362, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: (610) 444-4357
Website: https://unitedwayscc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Southern Chester County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kennett Area Community Service ($117K). Together the top 10 received $519K.
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 73 grants of 98 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The eligibility policy defines the service area as the school districts of Avon Grove, Kennett Consolidated, Oxford Area, and Unionville/Chadds Ford. The 2025 filing reports that 99% of grant dollars went to Pennsylvania recipients and 1% to recipients listed with an unspecified state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Way of Southern Chester County open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 22 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $648K (2025) to $861K (2021). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $648K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kennett Area Community Service Kennett Square, PA | Distribution to Agen | $117,200 |
| LCH Kennett Square, PA | Distribution to Agen | $76,180 |
| Garage Community and Youth Center Kennett Square, PA | Distribution to Agen | $68,360 |
| Tick Tock Early Learning Center Avondale, PA | Distribution to Agen | $63,500 |
| Oxford Neighborhood Services Center Oxford, PA | Distribution to Agen | $51,760 |
| Adult Literacy Program-Kennett Libr Kennett Square, PA | Distribution to Agen | $34,180 |
| Domestic Violence Center of Chester West Chester, PA | Distribution to Agen | $29,300 |
| Oxford Silo Oxford, PA | Distribution to Agen | $29,300 |
| Youngmoms Kennett Square, PA | Distribution to Agen | $29,300 |
| Crime Victims' Center of Chester CO West Chester, PA | Distribution to Agen | $19,880 |
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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 | $1,349,547 | $991,624 | $995,551 | $648,327 | 22 | $105,794 |
| 2024 | $1,465,836 | $1,038,946 | $1,123,363 | $782,177 | 22 | $38,463 |
| 2023 | $1,367,145 | $1,026,561 | $1,111,069 | $738,280 | 19 | $31,603 |
| 2022 | $1,422,634 | $1,214,148 | $1,189,855 | $748,680 | 17 | $22,646 |
| 2021 | $1,599,562 | $1,226,982 | $1,136,171 | $861,078 | 18 | $20,190 |
| 2020 | $1,358,385 | $1,251,331 | $1,173,816 | $819,160 | 16 | $17,579 |
| 2019 | $1,260,718 | $1,061,716 | $1,084,474 | $806,362 | 15 | $18,000 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s website states its mission is “to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community through neighbors helping neighbors.” Its 2026–2029 strategic plan identifies Healthy Community and Youth Opportunity as impact areas and highlights housing affordability, food security, access to health services, affordable childcare, and transportation as issues its grantmaking, advocacy, and leadership are intended to address.
Its 2024 filing describes annual grants to nonprofits serving Southern Chester County residents, donor-directed designations, and in-house work including community impact, nonprofit mentoring, volunteerism, and information and referral services.
The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Kennett Area Community Service says it works on food, housing, crisis services, and education; YoungMoms describes academic, vocational, relational, and parenting support for pregnant and parenting young women; and Family Promise of Southern Chester County says it addresses family homelessness. Other 2025 grantees describe work in counseling, senior independence, writing education, mental health services, and meals for homebound adults.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing reports 22 grants totaling $648,327. Grants ranged from $5,380 to $117,200, with a median grant of $19,290. The largest awards included Kennett Area Community Service ($117,200), LCH ($76,180), The Garage Community and Youth Center ($68,360), Tick Tock Early Learning Center ($63,500), and Oxford Neighborhood Services Center ($51,760).
The website’s 2026–2027 fiscal-year priorities list program allocations including $52,860 for The Garage Community & Youth Center’s after-school and summer programs, $43,560 for Tick Tock Early Learning Center’s early childhood education and care, and $40,780 for Kennett Area Community Service’s social services program. These are distinct from the 2025 filing-year grant amounts.
The organization’s eligibility policy says agencies must serve residents of the Avon Grove, Kennett Consolidated, Oxford Area, or Unionville/Chadds Ford school districts and provide human health or social services addressing a documented local need. The stated requirements also include at least two years of operation (or two years as a UWSCC-funded program through a current partner agency), 501(c)(3) status, Pennsylvania charitable registration or a waiver, and a volunteer governing body meeting specified governance requirements.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Darcie Martin as CEO; Craig Blecher as President; Lorraine McClain, Tina Kravetz, Sailaja Mokkapati, Jerry Poe, Kathy Willard, and Tom Akana as vice presidents; Jon Mieritz as Treasurer; and Mary Crowley as Director.
United Way of Southern Chester County is led by Darcie Martin, CEO on the 2025 filing; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darcie Martin
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Blecher
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Fischer
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Olson
Director
Vice President - Board Development → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dede Cimini
Director
Vice President - Communications → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Manis
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Henley
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rukmini Lobo
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Sauder
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Franklin Silva
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Crowley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Wise
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willa Hightower
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Belinda Harvey
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Soyica White
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anabel Pichler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Grant
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Mieritz
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Willard
Vice President - Marketi
Director → Vice President - Marketi, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Akana
Vice President - Policy
Director → Vice President - Policy, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine McClain
Vice President - Allocat
Director → Vice President - Allocat, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sailaja Mokkapati
Vice President - Campaig
Director → Vice President - Campaig, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Poe
Vice President - Communications
Director → Vice President - Communications, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Kravetz
Vice President - Board D
Director → Vice President - Board D, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: David Halm (2019–2024) — Vice President - Allocat
- Former: Karen Greig (2019–2024) — Vice President - Board D
- Former: Matt Decker (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Terry Vodery (2023–2024) — CEO & Secretary
- Former: Carrie Freeman (2019–2023) — CEO & Secretary
- Former: Sunil Panda (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jesse Noa (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Kay Gaver (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Abhijit Singh (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alaina Kinsey (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Trojanowski (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Keefer (2019–2021) — Vice President - Marketi
- Former: Joyce Devoe (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Yolanda Franklin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Hall (2021) — Director
- Former: Adrienne Fornoff (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Allison Brunovszky (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Friedman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jay Bass (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Joelynn Berger (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Moriarty (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rachel Roberts (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rick Bond (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Vince Cwietniewicz (2019–2020) — Vice President - Campaign
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.
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Southern Chester County
How much does United Way of Southern Chester County give each year?
United Way of Southern Chester County gave $648K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $782K across 22 grants.
What is United Way of Southern Chester County's typical grant size?
United Way of Southern Chester County's median grant in 2025 was $19,290, and its average grant was $29,469, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Southern Chester County that year got $8K on average.
Where does United Way of Southern Chester County give grants?
United Way of Southern Chester County gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kennett Square, PA (7 grants), West Chester, PA (5 grants) and Oxford, PA (3 grants).
Does United Way of Southern Chester County give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Southern Chester County's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Distribution to Agen" (21 grants).
Who are United Way of Southern Chester County's largest grantees?
United Way of Southern Chester County's largest 2025 grantees include Kennett Area Community Service ($117,200), LCH ($76,180) and Garage Community and Youth Center ($68,360), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Southern Chester County?
United Way of Southern Chester County reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $992K.
What does United Way of Southern Chester County fund?
The organization’s website states its mission is “to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community through neighbors helping neighbors.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Southern Chester County?
The website says the grant application period is closed for this cycle. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of Southern Chester County's EIN?
United Way of Southern Chester County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1260899. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). United Way of Southern Chester County funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-of-southern-chester-county-morg_5e822061190b4cf59043be4c4a105cc6
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