MISSION
Over 100 years ago, Charles C. Hadley created a gift that keeps on giving.
In his will, Charles directed that earnings from the Theodore D. & Elizabeth A. Hadley Fund be used for the civic betterment, social welfare & education of the people of Kennett Square, PA and the surrounding country or whoever may care to avail themselves of an opportunity to learn and be entertained by a course of lectures and lighter attraction.
Hadley Fund supports interactive cultural and social enrichment programs which bring together disparate groups of people to promote understanding, justice, social equity, and a vibrant, healthy Kennett community.
HADLEY FUNDING PRIORITIES
* Progressive values including diversity, inclusion, civil rights & social justice
* Arts, culture & history, to broaden horizons, honor creativity & provide context
* Environmental health & sustainability
HADLEY – FUNDED PAST PROGRAMS
* For Hadley’s first funded program on October 23, 1962, Hal Holbrook presented A Night with Mark Twain at Kennett HS
* Martin Luther King Jr spoke at Unionville High School May 2, 1967
* Alex Haley, author of Roots, spoke about writing a book about his family history and culture.
* Entertainers/Speakers: Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Julius Erving, Linus Pauling, Gloria Steinem
* Politicians: Edmund Muskie, William Proxmire, Shirley Chisholm
* Authors: John Ciardi, Norman Cousins, T.H. White, Art Buchwald, Ogden Nash, Richard Lederer,
Christopher Largent, Mark Bowden
* Musicians: Marian Anderson, Andres Segovia, Curtis Institute students, Jake Armerding, Low Down Brass Band
RECENT GRANTEES
Arts Holding Hands & Hearts
Cab Calloway Foundation
Casa Guanajuato
Chester County Art Association
Chester County Food Bank
Cooperative Development Fund of CDS – Kennett Community Grocer
Friends Home in Kennett
Hedgerow Theatre
Historic Kennett Square
Kennett After School Association-After the Bell
Kennett Area Community Service
Kennett Area Park Authority for Anson Nixon Park
Kennett Consolidated School District – Greenwood Elementary’s Second Step Program
Kennett Flash
Kennett Friends Meeting
Kennett Heritage Center
Kennett Library
Kennett Underground Railroad Center
LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County
Mighty Writers
MLKCommUNITY of Greater Kennett Area
Mushroom Festival
PA State Association of County Fairs
People’s Light
Stroud Water Research Center
Tick Tock Early Learning Center
TriCounty Community Network
YMCA of Greater Brandywine
Donate
Mail a check made payable to:
Hadley c/o CCCF
28 West Market Street
West Chester, PA 19382