How are we funded?
MOWCC depends on a variety of sources for funding. This makes our organization very sustainable.
Department of Aging Services
Our Chester County Department of Aging (CCDAS) provides 18% of our organizations funding. They also have many services and information for residents age 60 and over including Apprise Medicare Counseling, Domiciliary Care, Family Caregiver Support, PACE, Ombudsman Program, Waiver Programs, Protective Services, and more.
Visit their website to access links to other information regarding Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Adult Vaccines, Community Resources, Events, etc.
Caring for Chester County Seniors
Chester County Commissioners
Thank You to Our Commissioners
We are very thankful to our local government for their support! Each year our Chester County commissioners: Eric Roe, Josh Maxwell, and Marian Moskowit provide Meals on Wheels of Chester County with a contract to help us cover our expenses. This funding covers approximately 18% of our administrative budget.
The rest of the funding comes from foundations, grants and generous individuals around the county.
Commissioners: Eric Roe, Josh Maxwell and Marian Moskowitz
client payments for meals
Meals are not free.
Chester County is very large and very rural. To make sure our homebound neighbors receive meals within 1-2 hours after leaving a kitchen's oven, we partner with 13 different food providers around the county.
Each provider charges something different. We pay between $3.00 - $7.20 per day just for the meal. We do ask clients to contribute toward this cost if they are financially able. We never charge for overhead or delivery.
If a client is struggling financially, we work with them and accept whatever they can comfortably afford for meals. It's still a very reasonable cost compared to the high cost of groceries.
Foundations and Grants
Meals on Wheels of Chester County submits grant requests annually to a variety of local foundations. We depend on our generous partners who share our mission of fighting hunger and food insecurity in the county.
Community Support
We mail an annual fundraising letter to individuals and businesses in the community who have expressed an interest in supporting those less fortunate and in need of food.
According to the 2025 Census, there are 557,116 Chester County residents and 19.8% are 65 years and older. MOW anticipates that this statistic will continue to rise. MOWCC is looking for ways to respond to the expected increase in the client base and how to meet the increasing financial needs.
In-Kind
In-kind refers to services provided other than money. In our case, this refers to the many hours our volunteers give in delivering meals to our clients. If it were not for our volunteers, we would have to hire someone to deliver meals. That cost is our "in-kind" expense.