Crestlea Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-6015638. Reported 178 grants totalling $3,415,076 to 161 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Crestlea Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $12,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $4,250 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Ministries Inc | Wilmington, DE | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Centreville Layton School | Wilmington, DE | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meet Me at the Well Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All 4 Paws Rescue | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kennett Library | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Beret Project | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Services of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upland Country Day School | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faithful Friends | Wilmington, DE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Independence School | Wilmington, DE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Museum of Natural History | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mark Bader JR Legacy Fund | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Assist Institute | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sojourners' Place | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Wild Lands Inc | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Care for Children | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hagley Museum | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hagley Museum and Library | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 1 in 7B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Academia Antonia Alonso Charter School | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Beach House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Zoological Society Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Community Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kingswood Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spur Impact Association | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Michael's School and Nursery Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunday Breakfast Mission | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sussex Montessori School | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Summer Learning Collaborative Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware College Scholars | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fame Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Service of Chester County | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latin American Community Center | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lch Health & Community Services | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Limen Recovery Wellness | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of the American Revolution | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newark Day Nursery and Children's Center | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newark Senior Center | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Patrick's Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sussex County Habitat for Humanity | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Precision Institute | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Springboard Collaborative | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West End Neighborhood House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lori's Hands Inc | Wilmington, DE | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Church Episcopal Preschool | Wilmington, DE | $23,454 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Snac Garden Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Better Chance for Our Children Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Delmarva Chapter | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aspira of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandywine Valley SPCA | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for the Creative Arts | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecting Generations Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downtown Visions | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edge for Tomorrow | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Hill Environmental Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First State Ballet Theatre | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First State Squash Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freire Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends Home in Kennett | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Opera House | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Love Inc of Mid Delmarva Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborgood Partners | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Padua Academy | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plastic Free Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Children's Chorus | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ursuline Academy | Wilmington, DE | $18,173 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kalmar Nyckel Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Senior Services of Dover | Wilmington, DE | $15,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amanecer Counseling & Resource Center | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bringing Hope Home Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chester County Futures Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Education Building Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts (elevate Vocal Arts) | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Children's Museum | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Historical Society | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Youth Mountain Biking League | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detv Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fameinc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Life | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jefferson Street Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leading Youth Through Empowerment | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| More Than Fitness | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mosaic | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Center Inc (dba Servicesource) | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach Riverside Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reel Families for Change | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shoes That Fit | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strive | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tech Impact | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tender Hearts Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Andrew Mcdonough B Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Garage Community & Youth Center | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Life Health Center | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Music School of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Oaks Ministry | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Village Tree Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urbanpromise Ministries Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Alliance | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Institute Free Library | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Senior Center | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dover Art League | Wilmington, DE | $14,979 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endless Possibilities in the Community Inc (epic) | Wilmington, DE | $13,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education | Wilmington, DE | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howard J Weston Community & Senior Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Wilmington, DE | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multiplying Good | Wilmington, DE | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gamers Outreach | Wilmington, DE | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewes Historical Society | Wilmington, DE | $10,495 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| AIDS Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boardwalk Buddy Walk Fund | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colonial Chapter-Paralyzed Veterans of America | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware HIV Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Southern Chester County | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grass Roots Rescue | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harper's Heart | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I Can Do 26 Point 2 Kids Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imperial Dynasty Arts Program | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ingleside Homes Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennett After-School Association | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kind to Kids Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Local Journalism Initiative | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Church of Our Savior | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native Roots Farm Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Church of the Covenant | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tether Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upendo United Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Challenge Program | Wilmington, DE | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Embrace Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Legal Aid Society Inc | Wilmington, DE | $7,985 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Shakespeare Festival Inc | Wilmington, DE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frederica Senior Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc | Wilmington, DE | $7,345 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Museum of Nature & Science | Wilmington, DE | $7,195 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware College of Art and Design | Wilmington, DE | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bancroft - B Well Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Buddies Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Market Street Music | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stehm Inc | Wilmington, DE | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
17 of 161 (11%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 0%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Meet Me at the Well Foundation
SAFE HOUSING-VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING - Zoe Ministries
ONGOING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - Centreville Layton School
SCHOOL-WIDE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE - Hagley Museum and Library
HAGLEY MACHINE SHOP RENOVATIONS - Delaware Wild Lands Inc
PROTECTION OF ROBERTS FARM BIODIVERSITY - Hagley Museum
MONUMENT RESTORATION-DU PONT CO FOUNDING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 57 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $731,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 16 | $377,454 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $1,264,292 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $1,042,330 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Crestlea Foundation Inc has 11 of them, worth $223,046. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Upland Country Day School | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 |
| Camp Arrowhead | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 |
| Milford Housing Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 |
| Sussex Montessori School | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 |
| Chabad at University of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 |
| Pilot School Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,246 |
| Delaware Youth Mountain Biking League | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 |
| Greater Lewes Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 |
| Literacy Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 |
| Best Buddies Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 |
| Camp Possibilities Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $2,800 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Delaware.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Crestlea Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 W 10TH St Suite 1109, Wilmington, DE, 19801. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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