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Downingtown Community Education Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Downingtown, Pennsylvania · EIN 26-1759996

Total giving
$130KTax year 2025
Total assets
$610KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE FOUNDATION WILL HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN FUNDING DOWNINGTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BASIC EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND FUNDING THE DISTRICT'S INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT MEET THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF ENGAGING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THROUGH RELEVANT, HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT PREPARE THEM TO BE ACTIVE 21ST CENTURY CITIZENS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY. WITH AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS, THE DOWNINGTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN A CHANGING WORLD. TO DO THIS, THE DISTRICT MUST CONTINUE TO PUT FORWARD THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND FACILITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO HELP OUR STUDENTS MEET TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES. TODAY'S STUDENTS MUST BE INQUIRERS, KNOWLEDGEABLE, THINKERS, COMMUNICATORS, PRINCIPLED, OPEN-MINDED, CARING, RISKTAKERS, BALANCED, AND REFLECTIVE. ALL OF THIS REQUIRES CAPITAL AND ONGOING SUPPORT, SOMETHING THE DOWNINGTOWN COMMUNITY EDUCAT

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$61K2020
$32K2021
$68K2022
$300K2023
$410K2024
$130K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Downingtown Area School District$320K2023

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.