The Chester County Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Fund for ChesCo Capacity Building Grants.
Donor Name: Chester County Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal of capacity building grants is to strengthen the effectiveness of NPO’s serving the region.
Capacity building helps bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, in order to more effectively & efficiently fulfill its mission.
Capacity building may include (but is not limited to) projects which address:
- Mission, Vision & Strategy
- Organizational Assessment – Strategic Planning – Financial Planning
- Governance & Leadership
- Board Development – Executive Transition/Succession Planning – Leadership Development – Staff Training & Professional Development
- Partnerships & Collaborations
- Coalition Building – Collaboration – Mergers & Acquisitions – Strategic Restructuring
- Resource Development & Marketing
- Major Gift Donor Identification, Cultivation, Development & Stewardship – Development Campaigns (Annual, Capital, Planned Giving) – Earned Income Development – Social Enterprise Feasibility & Development – Marketing, Branding & Communications
- Technology & Operations
- Business Continuity Planning – Financial Management – Human Resources – Volunteer Management – Industry Certification – Risk Management – Technology Improvements.
Funding Information
Grant awards typically range from $1,000-$5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits must be located in and serve only Chester County
- Nonprofit budgets must be $500,000 or less
For more information, visit CCCF.
