Corporate Sponsorships
KenCrest hosts events throughout the year for those we serve, our staff, and the public in the greater Philadelphia region. Sponsorships are available that allow your business to align with KenCrest’s mission and work in the community. Benefits typically include listings on our event materials, our website, and social media platforms, in addition to event-specific opportunities. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Barbara Kochard, Director of Development Operations at 610-825-9360 x 1129 or via email at barbara.kochard@kencrest.org.
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)
For business owners seeking a cost-effective and impactful partnership, Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC) is ideal.
Mutually beneficial for both donor and recipient, EITC provides tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to one of the following programs: a scholarship organization, an educational improvement organization, and/or a pre-kindergarten scholarship organization (PKSO), such as KenCrest. Participation is free and YOU determine what charity gets your tax dollars.
Contributions made to KenCrest through this program go directly to fund tuition assistance and scholarships for families who are unable to afford the cost of a high-quality early learning center in their community and would like to attend one of our seven Philadelphia-based Early Learning Centers.
Individuals and retirees are also eligible to take advantage of this tax credit vehicle through a Special Purpose Entity (SPE).
Click here for more information about EITC and SPE giving opportunities.
To learn more about the EITC program at KenCrest, please contact Dawn Warden, Grants Manager, at 610-825-9360 ext. 1123 or at dawn.warden@kencrest.org.
KenCrest Employer Partners
For more than 25 years, KenCrest has been a proponent and champion of employment for people with disabilities in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. With support from KenCrest job coaches and staff, individuals can successfully fulfill a company’s staffing needs. KenCrest offers a variety of engagement opportunities for businesses interested in working with
individuals with disabilities including employment, apprenticeships/internships, job shadowing, and on-the-job assessments.
Over the years, we’ve developed strong employer partnerships with companies like Phoenixville Hospital, Shire Pharmaceutical, Giant Food Stores, WAWA, GlaxoSmithKline, WalMart, and Pottstown Memorial Medical Center to name just a few.
Any company that wishes to know more about becoming an employer partner with KenCrest should contact Sharon Skirkie at sharon.skirkie@kencrest.org.
Corporate Volunteer Groups
***Thank you for your interest in volunteering at KenCrest! Due to pandemic related restrictions, KenCrest is not accepting in-person volunteers at this time at our program sites. Please visit the Help During COVID-19 page to see how you can support us during this time. We appreciate your understanding as we endeavor to keep our communities safe. This page will be updated when we are able to welcome you to our locations again.***
Partner with KenCrest for a Team Volunteer Day! You’ll strengthen team spirit as employees from all levels of your business communicate, cooperate, and work together on a meaningful project at one of our many sites. To learn more, please contact Barbara Kochard, Director of Development, at 610-825-9360 ext. 1129 or barbara.kochard@kencrest.org.
Workplace Giving
Does your company have a Workplace Giving Campaign? Your company may work with the United Way or another agency to offer employees the opportunity to make charitable contributions directly from their paychecks. If so, consider supporting KenCrest by designating us to receive your payroll deduction. (KenCrest’s United Way Donor Choice Number is #00839.)
For more information about how your business can partner with KenCrest, please contact Barbara Kochard, Director of Development, at 610-825-9360 ext. 1129 or barbara.kochard@kencrest.org.
