Phoenixville Community Health Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation funds health, mental health, housing and food security, and its mini grants also cover organisational development and IT equipment, for work in the nineteen townships and boroughs surrounding the Borough of Phoenixville, such as Charlestown Township, East Coventry Township and East Nantmeal Township.
- The stated maximums are up to $5,000 for organisational development and IT and up to $2,500 for Ride for Health, and no grant range is stated, so a request should stay within the limit of the programme it targets.
- Mini-grant applicants must contact staff to discuss their idea and get an access code before applying, so approaching staff first matters, while annual applications open on 23 April and are due by midnight on 22 May through the online portal, where new applicants must create a profile first.
- The foundation excludes IT security equipment, outdoor cameras and alarm systems, and excludes existing or recurring costs such as software subscriptions unless the organisation is testing a solution.
- Annual applicants that do not provide services in its area, lack 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal sponsor, have no directors' and officers' insurance, or have an operating budget of $10 million or more should not apply.
Overview
Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is a US private foundation based in Phoenixville, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation partners with organisations and communities to ensure that Greater Phoenixville residents have equitable access to the conditions and resources needed to live healthy, thriving lives. Its grants support partners working towards equitable, culturally responsive and trauma-informed health services, including mental health and substance abuse recovery; housing strategies that prevent instability and displacement; and food access, affordability and availability, with attention to culturally appropriate, community-identified initiatives. It funds partners and coalitions, direct services and systems-level strategies. Annual applicants must provide services in its area, hold current 501(c)(3) status or use a fiscal sponsor, carry directors’ and officers’ insurance, and have an operating budget below $10 million. Mini grants also support organisational development, IT equipment and transport to healthcare and social service appointments.
Themes
- Healthcare
- Mental Health Services
- Housing
- Food Security
- Organisational Development
- IT Equipment
Geographic Focus
Nineteen townships and boroughs surrounding the Borough of Phoenixville: Charlestown Township, East Coventry Township, East Nantmeal Township and 16 more cities in Pennsylvania.
What They Don't Fund
- PCHF Mini Grant program only: projects/programs that have already been funded or paid for by the applying organizations
- Organizational Development only: Existing and/or recurring costs
- IT only: Security equipment, outdoor cameras, and alarm systems; Requests for existing and recurring costs, such as software subscriptions, are not allowed unless the organization is testing the usefulness of the solution
How to apply
Annual-grant applicants use the online grant portal; new applicants create a profile first. Mini-grant applicants must contact staff to discuss their idea and obtain an access code before applying.
Deadlines: Annual applications open on 23 April and are due by midnight on 22 May.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- Mini-grant applicants must discuss their idea with staff before receiving an access code.
- Grantees complete a final report, choosing an online written report, an in-person interview or a Zoom interview.
Officers and directors
- Allison Houlihan Turner — Director
- Michael Polin — Director
- Alexander Jankowski — Director
- Keith Burress — Director
- Tamela Luce — CEO
- Maria Schwab — Director
- Chelsea Perugini — Director
- Rev Lee Paczulla — Director
- Barbara O'Connor — Director
- Jonathan Ewald — Director
- Nicholas Bucci — Director
- Julian Mccracken — Secretary
- Brooke Ginty — Vice Chair
- Jessica Capistrant — Chair
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,588,071 | $1,879,201 | $57,212,852 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,789,786 | $2,072,609 | $61,713,121 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,604,067 | $2,345,871 | $65,554,040 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Phoenixville Community Health Foundation?
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Contact
- (610) 917-9890
- santhony@pchf.net
- Phoenixville, PA
- pchf.net
Applying to Phoenixville Community Health Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (610) 917-9890
- santhony@pchf.net
- Phoenixville, PA
- pchf.net