COVID-19 Response Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Rapid response fund launched to deploy resources to community-based organizations offering crucial support to families and individuals in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total Funding: $814,553.30 total dollars contributed by 314 individuals, corporations and foundations
Grant Distribution (As of 10/31/2020):
- 132 grants distributed to 91 organizations
- $319,500 granted towards food insecurity
- $214,000 granted towards continuing services
- $137,000 granted towards homeless prevention
- $89,295 granted towards medical needs
- $54,758 granted towards mental health services
In-Kind Donations:
- In partnership with Kimberly-Clark: 2,500 bottles of body wash, 5,000 toothbrushes, and 10,000 rolls of toilet paper
- 3 pallets of Banana Republic clothing valued at approximately $10,000
Contact Information:
- Chester County United Way
- 150 John Robert Thomas Drive
- Exton, PA 19341
- Phone: 610-429-9400
What United Way of Chester County Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 25
- Total given
- $548K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $7,500–$70K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 100%. Top recipient cities: West Chester, PA; Coatesville, PA; Phoenixville, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Open Hearth Inc · Spring City, PA
Organization support
$70K
Life Transforming Ministries · Coatesville, PA
Organization support
$53K
Brandywine Valley Active Aging · Coatesville, PA
Organization support
$45K
Family Service of Chester County · West Chester, PA
Organization support
$35K
Phoenixville Area Senior Center · Phoenixville, PA
Organization support
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Hardship
- Hunger
- Homeless
- Mental health
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