Crestlea Foundation Grant

The Crestlea Foundation Grant supports nonprofit organizations in Delaware and Southeastern Chester County, PA, focusing on social services, education, healthcare, and more. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations located in the specified areas. A meeting is required for first-time applicants or those requesting over $15,000. Organizations can reapply after one year if not funded, while grants are not provided for political or religious activities, special events, or scholarships.

NOTE: a meeting is required with the following circumstances:

• · You have never applied to Crestlea previously,
• · You have applied, but never previously been funded by Crestlea,
• · You last received funding from Crestlea more than 5 years ago,
• · You plan on requesting more than $15,000, or
• · You have new leadership or have had a change of organizational strategic direction.
• About Us

Crestlea Foundation was formed in 1955 as a private 501c3 private foundation dedicated to serving the people of Delaware and Southeastern Chester County, PA through its financial support of nonprofit organizations in the social services, education, health care, cultural/arts, environmental, housing, and civic sectors.

Eligibility

Geographic eligibility: Is your non-profit located in or benefitting the residents, environment, or culture of the state of Delaware and/or southeastern Pennsylvania within a four-mile radius of Longwood Gardens?To be eligible for grant consideration, applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization located in Crestlea's geographic areas of interest (noted above).If fund are granted, the Foundation requires grant recipients to wait at least one year from the time of receiving funding before applying for another grant.Organizations that do not receive funding in a given year are welcome to reapply as early as the next year.

Ineligibility

Crestlea Foundation does not make grants for political or religious activities, nor does it fund special events or scholarships.