Grant Distribution Guidelines

Requests for funding support generally far exceed the funds available. For this reason, criteria have been established to assist the Directors and staff in deciding where the funds may be most effectively employed for the betterment of the community.

For its grant making program, the Foundation has adopted the same geographical area as served by the Phoenixville Hospital. This area is defined as follows:

 

CHESTER COUNTY

Charlestown Township  

Phoenixville

Borough

East Coventry Township  

Schuylkill

Township

East Nantmeal Township   Spring City Borough
East Vincent Township   South Coventry Township
East Pikeland Township   West Vincent Township
North Coventry Township   West Pikeland Township

 

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Collegeville Borough   Royersford Borough
Limerick Township   Trappe Borough
Lower Pottsgrove Township   Upper Providence Township
Lower Providence Township    

 

The impact of the Foundation’s grant making will be judged not only by the financial resources given to the community organizations, but also by the innovative and collaborative relationships the Foundation has with its grant recipients and the impact that the grants have had on the community-at-large.



Funding Priorities

In an effort to deal efficiently and effectively with the large volume of requests presented to the Foundation, the Directors have established funding priorities. Consequently, grants generally are made within the following categories:

 

Level 1 - 55%
Direct Access to Healthcare

 

Level 2 - 35%
Access to Health & Human Services

 

Level 3 - 10%
Civic/Social/Economic/Technical Assistance