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Press Releases
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The Flagship Donor
Gerry Lenfest has rescued the SS United States.
October 1, 2010
She was once the fastest ship in the world, the pride of the United States. She held the trans-Atlantic speed record, re-taking it from a British vessel. "She's the first, first lady of the sea," went the song composed before her maiden voyage. And there she sat, barnacling in Philadelphia's harbor. Her paint peeling and faded, her name lined with rust: United States.
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My Blue Heaven
Inside Chase Lenfest’s record-breaking penthouse pad
October 2010
Local Philadelphia media entrepreneur and philanthropist
Chase Lenfest is known for being a pioneer and pushing the
envelope when it comes to business and charity. So it shouldn’t come as a
surprise that his new, swank Center City apartment has already broken all
kinds of records. Located in The Residences at Two Liberty Place, the 5,850-
square-foot condominium sits on the 46th floor in the luxe contemporary
high-rise crafted out of former insurance offices.
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Highest-priced Condo in Philadelphia
March 20, 2009
While a spokesperson of Residences at Two Liberty Place indicated that company policy is to not divulge the names of any of its affluent residents, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer article, the buyer of the 5,850-square-foot condo is media magnate H. Chase Lenfest, chairman and CEO of Lenfest Enterprises and son of renowned philanthropist H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest.
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The Greatest Place to Play Squash?
September 30, 2008
Chase Lenfest played for Yale and graduated in 1986, same year as my brother in law Ming Tsai. [This is the famous PBS chef, a former Yale number one player, who is married to Dave’s sister Polly.] He played varsity all four years and still plays. He was a second team all American in college. Chase is also the man behind Squash Smarts in Philadelphia and is the major benefactor in their $10 million center which was built in downtown Philly.
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Using Squash To Get On The Ball
April 13, 2008
Until last fall, SquashSmarts used courts at Drexel University. But in October, it expanded its program into a new, two-story, 57,000-square-foot facility in Hunting Park. The $9 million center was funded by Ana Maria and H. Chase Lenfest. The same Chase Lenfest who played squash at Yale and showed up at the McMichael School in the bombed-out sneaks.
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Philadelphia Gets Urban Squash Home
August 26, 2006
The facility, which will be known as the H. Chase and Ana Marie Lenfest Community Center, is named after the long time SquashSmarts Board member Chase Lenfest who has been a steadfast supporter of SquashSmarts since its inception.
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Players Celebrate Urban Programs
July 1 , 2004
One of the standouts on the board is Chase Lenfest who gives much of his time and resources and goes out of his way on Saturdays to volunteer with the kids, while simultaneously donating resources to sustain the program well beyond the call of duty.
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