Delaware Community Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 22-2804785. Reported 1,818 grants totalling $137.0M to 754 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Delaware Community Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T310).
- How spread out its giving is. 754 distinct organizations, with 8% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 62% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $21,114. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $10.8M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
All 754 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received a reported grant.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | $10.8M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Blood Center Inc | New York, NY | $6,037,517 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $5,033,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Department of State and Historical & Cultural Affairs | Lewes, DE | $4,549,567 | 32 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Energy Utility Inc | Dover, DE | $4,263,019 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $3,804,595 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Medical Education Foundation Ltd | Middletown, DE | $3,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Find-M Friends | Crystal River, FL | $2,924,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | $1,814,808 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Inc | St Johnsbury, VT | $1,615,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | $1,560,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tidalhealth Foundation Inc | Salisbury, MD | $1,512,891 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Francis Hospital Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,470,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,376,081 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $1,310,079 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Beebe Medical Foundation | Lewes, DE | $1,270,286 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,155,682 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | $1,141,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College Educational Foundation 866 | Dover, DE | $1,109,885 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Natural Lands Trust Incorporated | Media, PA | $1,050,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $1,017,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighborgood Partners Inc | Dover, DE | $1,005,392 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Delaware Symphony Association | Wilmington, DE | $950,015 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $925,858 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| West End Neighborhood House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $903,188 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Esperanza Inc | Georgetown, DE | $863,592 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Hospice Inc | Newark, DE | $861,042 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Proximity Project | Townsend, DE | $818,088 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Wilmington, DE | $790,962 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delmarva Christian Schools Inc | Georgetown, DE | $789,479 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $743,692 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $738,241 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | $728,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Education Building Corp | Wilmington, DE | $724,779 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Be Ready Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $716,641 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture Inc | Wilmington, DE | $701,628 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gaudenzia Inc | Norristown, PA | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts | Wilmington, DE | $660,986 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Springboard Collaborative Inc | Wilmington, DE | $655,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $649,442 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Teen Warehouse Inc | Wilmington, DE | $631,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Institute Free Library | Wilmington, DE | $629,946 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Christiana Care Health Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $622,782 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southbridge Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $580,064 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Opera House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $571,565 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| First State Community Action Agency Inc | Georgetown, DE | $568,442 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Latin American Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $566,712 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Central Delaware Hfh | Dover, DE | $554,663 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware State University | Dover, DE | $545,218 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children and Families First Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $516,442 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Health Equity Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Central Baptist Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $491,029 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $481,706 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Georgetown, DE | $470,614 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sussex Montessori School Inc | Seaford, DE | $470,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Music School of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $452,913 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Humane Association | Wilmington, DE | $449,997 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Delaware Theatre Company | Wilmington, DE | $448,772 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $436,140 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $432,346 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spotlight Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $417,184 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cendel Foundation | Dover, DE | $416,893 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tower Hill School | Wilmington, DE | $409,292 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Faithful Friends Inc | New Castle, DE | $409,073 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Route 9 Community Development Corporation | New Castle, DE | $381,590 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sunday Breakfast Mission Inc | Wilmington, DE | $380,411 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Renaissance Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $377,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Red Health Center Inc | Georgetown, DE | $376,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Humane Animal Partners Inc | Wilmington, DE | $375,471 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Counseling Center of St Pauls Inc | Wilmington, DE | $360,550 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Legal Aid Society Inc | Wilmington, DE | $350,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friendship House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $349,138 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bayhealth Foundation | Dover, DE | $339,501 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Limen House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $339,083 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Street Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $338,920 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Choir School of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $333,022 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delware & Sus Valley | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $329,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| First Parish Federated Church | South Berwick, ME | $323,283 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kennett Library | Kennett Sq, PA | $323,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Westside Family Healthcare Inc | Wilmington, DE | $322,307 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Lewes Foundation | Lewes, DE | $322,266 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $320,463 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Literacy Association | Jacksonville, FL | $311,633 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ministry of Caring Inc | Wilmington, DE | $304,781 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| AIDS Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $302,482 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Inc | Wilmington, DE | $301,359 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville, PA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exceptional Care for Children Inc | Newark, DE | $297,963 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Dover, DE | $288,306 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lewes Public Library Inc | Lewes, DE | $284,969 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First State Squash Inc | Wilmington, DE | $283,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council Inc | Wilmington, DE | $279,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leading Youth Through Empowerment Inc | Wilmington, DE | $277,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware State University Foundation Inc | Dover, DE | $271,943 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc | Millville, DE | $271,943 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $271,135 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $267,494 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Castle County | Wilmington, DE | $266,844 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Education Health and Research International Inc | Brick, NJ | $262,502 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $260,400 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Laurel Fire Department Inc | Laurel, DE | $255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newark Senior Center Inc | Newark, DE | $254,725 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Teensharp | Wilmington, DE | $252,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Legion | Georgetown, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blades Volunteer Fire Company | Blades, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company | Bridgeville, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Dagsboro, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delmar Fire Dept Inc - Del Corp Delmar Fire Co Inc - Maryland Corp | Delmar, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frankford Volunteer Fire Co | Frankford, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Greenwood Delaware | Greenwood, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co | Millsboro, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kent County - Levy Court | Dover, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewes Fire Department Incorporated | Lewes, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Memorial Volunteer Fire Co | Milford, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid Sussex Rescue Squad Inc | Millsboro, DE | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Millsboro Fire Company Inc | Millsboro, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Castle County Office of Economic Development | New Castle, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co Inc | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roxana Volunteer Fire Company Station 90 | Frankford, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Seaford, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co Inc | Selbyville, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everylibrary Institute Nfp | Berwyn, IL | $249,260 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Diocese of Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $247,435 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seaford District Library | Seaford, DE | $245,610 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $239,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Autism Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $233,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Do Care Doula Foundation Inc | Dover, DE | $232,415 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rehoboth Art League Inc | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $230,670 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Native Roots Farm Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $230,415 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hoppys Hope to End Huntingtons Disease | Newtown Square, PA | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore Inc | New Castle, DE | $229,600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Owls Nest Fund for Historic Designated Facilities | Wilmington, DE | $224,622 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Collaborate Northeast | Wilmington, DE | $216,458 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids Inc | Wilmington, DE | $213,495 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meet Me at the Well Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $211,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Endless Possibilities in the Community Inc | Newark, DE | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $208,515 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Legal Services Corporation of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $207,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Literacy Association | Newark, DE | $205,481 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Read-Aloud Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $204,465 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kennett Area Community Service | Kennett Sq, PA | $201,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harry K Foundation | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $200,900 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Reach Riverside Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $200,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kendal-Crosslands Communities | Kennett Sq, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc | Newark, DE | $194,694 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carlisle Fire Company Inc | Milford, DE | $194,656 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Arms Townhomes Inc | Ellendale, DE | $191,945 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Green Beret Project | Dover, DE | $190,590 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware College Scholars Inc | Wilmington, DE | $190,400 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Northern New Castle County Inc | Wilmington, DE | $189,015 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for the Inland Bays Inc | Rehoboth, DE | $188,759 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Delaware Performing Arts Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $186,576 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children Inc | Wilmington, DE | $186,529 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delmar Public Library | Delmar, DE | $185,071 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Wild Lands Inc 350 | Townsend, DE | $184,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Michaels School and Nursery Inc | Wilmington, DE | $179,234 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Community Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $177,911 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Delaware | Middletown, DE | $173,167 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| 50CAN Inc | Washington, DC | $171,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $169,395 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Wilmington, DE | $168,950 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reading Is Fundamental Inc | Washington, DC | $167,087 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Plaza Delaware Inc | Georgetown, DE | $162,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kind to Kids Foundation | Newark, DE | $158,697 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pressley Ridge | Pittsburgh, PA | $158,050 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $156,550 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jusst Sooup Ministries Inc | Milton, DE | $155,194 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Partners for Justice | New York, NY | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spur Impact Association | Wilmington, DE | $154,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Fusion Foundation | Hockessin, DE | $154,210 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opera Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $153,498 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village Education Tutors Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $152,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nativity Preparatory School | Wilmington, DE | $152,149 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northeast Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $150,857 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stop Soldier Suicide | Durham, NC | $150,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Falmouth Academy Incorporated | Falmouth, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Impact Life | Newark, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Supporting Kidds Inc | Hockessin, DE | $149,427 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services Inc | Newark, DE | $149,378 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Childrens Beach House Inc | Lewes, DE | $145,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Literacy Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $141,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Special Olympics Inc | Newark, DE | $140,511 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Milford Housing Development Corperation | Milford, DE | $139,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Library Association | Dover, DE | $137,704 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Association in Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $137,628 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Rosa Health Center Inc | Lewes, DE | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sojourners Place Inc | Wilmington, DE | $134,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $133,577 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Volunteer Legal Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $133,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Health Sciences Alliance LLC | Newark, DE | $132,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Milton Historical Society | Milton, DE | $132,370 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum Inc | Winterthur, DE | $131,973 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals-on-Wheels Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $131,774 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Milton Community Food Pantry | Milton, DE | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rodney Street Tennis Association | Wilmington, DE | $127,305 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Reading Assist Institute | Wilmington, DE | $125,903 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chester County Community Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $125,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Anson B Nixon Park Inc | Kennett Sq, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Senior Stewards Acting for the Environment | Villa Park, IL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Childrens Chorus Inc | Wilmington, DE | $124,742 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cheer Inc | Georgetown, DE | $124,726 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Serviam Girls Academy Inc | Wilmington, DE | $121,815 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sussex Land Foundation Inc | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Code Purple Kent County | Dover, DE | $119,333 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $118,807 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $118,115 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $117,889 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $115,002 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church | Kent, WA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Lutheran Church of Our Savior | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Pharmacists Educational Center Inc | Smyrna, DE | $113,926 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Londonderry, NH | $113,095 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Love Inc of Mid Delmarva Inc | Seaford, DE | $112,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art for Life- Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $110,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pilot School Inc | Wilmington, DE | $110,339 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Network Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Inc | Roanoke, VA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Carson Scholars Fund Inc | Towson, MD | $109,982 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delmarva Aces Baseball and Softball Inc | Bishopville, MD | $109,326 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $108,928 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $108,875 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Survivors of Abuse in Recovery Inc | Wilmington, DE | $106,667 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Delaware Futures Inc | Wilmington, DE | $106,028 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $105,174 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $105,174 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Newark Free Library | Newark, DE | $105,173 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $105,173 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing Inc | Dover, DE | $104,850 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| For All Seasons Inc | Easton, MD | $104,700 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $104,625 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nuestras Raices | Newport, DE | $104,275 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cancer Support Community Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $103,505 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Christ for All Nations | Orlando, FL | $103,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edge for Tomorrow | Wilmington, DE | $102,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | $102,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $101,754 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Castle County Hope Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $101,392 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arts Consortium of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,850 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Education Health and Research International Inc | Milford, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church | Naples, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Neighbors Inc | Kennett Sq, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harbor Bank of Maryland Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
413 of 754 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation
GRANOGUE ESTATE PROJECT TO CONSERVE THE OPEN SPACE AND THE VITAL HABITATS SUPPORTED ON THE PROPERTY - Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
RESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR WXPN; SUPPORT FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AT THE PENN INSTITUTE ON AGING; SCHOLARSHIPS - New York Blood Center Inc
FIT-OUT FOR BBD BIOTECH PLANS AT BLOOD BANK OF DELMARVA NEWARK LOCATION - Sustainable Energy Utility Inc
SUPPORT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS IN THE DELMARVA POWER SERVICE TERRITORY, THE HEALTH AND HOME: ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL ACCESS FOR DELAWARE AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Washington College
CAPITAL ACQUISITION OF TWO(2) PARCEL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 141 ROUND TOP CREEK LAND CHESTERTOWN, MD; TO SUPPORT THE CINCINNATUS SCHOLARSHIP - Find-M Friends
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT , BARNDOMINIUM CAPITAL PROJECT , PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 581 of 754 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 416 | $23.1M | $17,356 |
| 2021 | 387 | $24.4M | $21,069 |
| 2022 | 369 | $27.2M | $23,500 |
| 2023 | 323 | $41.9M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 323 | $20.4M | $21,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
64% of its giving went to organizations in Delaware. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
Down to the city
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
15 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 40 grants totalling $5,451,218 to Delaware Community Foundation Inc. That is 34% of the 44 funders we can see giving to it. Those 15 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a community foundation.
9 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Atlantis Foundation | New Jersey | $2,314,700 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Potter Benjamin Fbo Potter Charit-Tr | Pennsylvania | $1,477,327 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The 1916 Foundation | Delaware | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | Virginia | $749,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Margaret F Moore Charitable | Pennsylvania | $61,368 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Red Wagon Calagione Family Foundation | Delaware | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable Trust | Delaware | $23,147 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wakefield Family Fund Inc | Delaware | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zeldin Family Foundation | Pennsylvania | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nor' Easter Foundation Inc | Delaware | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
The 10 largest by reported dollars, of 15.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $21,114 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Delaware.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Delaware Community Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 350 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 355 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1636, Wilmington, DE, 19899.
EIN 22-2804785 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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