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Started by local philanthropists Norman
Here is a closer look at some other
and Marietta Mawby, it awards grants and
education and leadership programs in
assists students with education expenses
Chester County.
at the West Chester University Department
of Social Work. The Mawbys’ foundation
CHESTER COUNTY
also supports programming at Penn
COMMUNITY
State Brandywine and the University of
FOUNDATION: Connecting
Pennsylvania. Believe, Play & Have Fun
Donors with Causes
awarded $23,000 in the 2024 fiscal year.
The Zwaan family
The Chester County Community
Another education-centric fund is the Brian
Foundation connects people who care
C. Zwaan Legacy Fund. The family awarded
with causes that matter. Specifically,
$17,000 in fiscal year 2024 to organizations
the organization focuses on legacy
including the Archbishop John Carroll High
philanthropy. “We help individuals,
School, the Hope Partnership for Education,
families and nonprofits start legacy funds,
Independence Mission Schools, St.
so they can give to causes that matter
Norbert’s School and Villa Maria Academy.
to them in perpetuity,” said Beth Krallis,
Supporting nonprofits is another important
the Community Foundation’s Marketing,
component of the Community Foundation’s
Analytics and IT Director. Altogether, the
work. “We help nonprofits strengthen their
Community Foundation oversees more
organizations through capacity building
than 425 funds.
and other resources,” Krallis explained.
Many of these funds are centered around
“We’re trying to make sure they’ll be
education and libraries, such as the
around a long time by helping donors find
Norman and Marietta Mawby
Believe, Play & Have Fun Foundation.
these organizations and support them.”
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