What’s Our Mission?
The Tinicum Civic Association is a volunteer non-profit organization that encourages
artistic talent, supports community well-being, and preserves the historic Stover Mill in
Erwinna, PA.
A Bit of History . . . and What We Do!
The Tinicum Civic Association (TCA) was founded in 1946 for the purposes of “promoting the general welfare of the residents of Tinicum Township and preserving a healthy environment.” The TCA received the Stover Mill in 1957 as a gift from township resident John J. Stover. It was incorporated in 1957 and received federal tax-exempt 501(c)(4) nonprofit status in 1958. All Tinicum Township residents and property owners who are of legal age are members of the Tinicum Civic Association. There are no membership dues. All activities of the organization are run by volunteers.
When John J. Stover deeded the Stover Mill to the Tinicum Civic Association, he also donated his 126-acre farm to Bucks County. That farm, now Tinicum Park, was the first property in the Bucks County park system. Tinicum Park is the site of the Tinicum Arts Festival, the TCA’s primary fundraiser.
The primary activities of the Tinicum Civic Association are
- Overseeing the use and maintenance of the Stover Mill.
- Operating the Stover Mill Gallery.
- Fundraising by means of the Stover Mill Gallery and the Tinicum Arts Festival, with well over 150 volunteers from the community involved with the gallery and in the planning and execution of the Arts Festival each year.
- Making annual monetary donations to nonprofit emergency service, educational and cultural organizations that serve Tinicum Township and neighboring communities.