FundersDelaware

Wsfs Cares Foundation

Wilmington, DE · EIN 13-4229063. Reported 987 grants totalling $9,655,473 to 557 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$9,655,473granted, 2021-2024
557organizations funded
29%of grantees funded again the next year
$13.5Massets, latest filing

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. Wsfs Cares Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $6,500; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $2,719,328. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
450 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
331 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
142 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
47 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
12 grants
$100,000 and Up
5 grants

Every organization it funded

All 557 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
See Attached StatementWilmington, DE$2,719,328112023
Teensharp - Wilmington DeWilmington, DE$300,000332024
Delaware Prosperity Partnership IncWilmington, DE$150,000322024
The Teen Warehouse IncHockessin, DE$150,000222022
United Way of DelawareWilmington, DE$143,250432024
United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NjPhiladelphia, PA$128,500532024
Philadelphia AcademiesPhiladelphia, PA$110,000332024
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$108,000332024
Be Ready Community Development CorporationWilmington, DE$100,000112024
Pathways to SuccessGeorgetown, DE$84,500432024
Jewish Relief AgencyBala Cynwyd, PA$80,800332024
Sunday Breakfast MissionWilmington, DE$75,000332024
Food Bank of DelawareNewark, DE$71,500432024
Distance Learning Center IncPhiladelphia, PA$60,500222024
Proximate NetworkMilton, DE$60,000222024
Delaware Business Roundtable Education CommitteeWilmington, DE$58,333222024
The Food Bank of South JerseyPennsauken, NJ$55,000332024
Brighter Horizon FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$50,000222024
CinnaireWilmington, DE$50,000112022
Delaware College ScholarsWilmington, DE$50,000222024
Drueding Centerproject RainbowPhiladelphia, PA$50,000432024
Ertz Family FoundationLong Beach, CA$50,000112021
The Springboard CollaborativeGeorgetown, DE$50,000112022
Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PA$50,000222024
Sharing ExcessPhiladelphia, PA$48,000222024
Cathedral KitchenCamden, NJ$46,250332024
Lisa's ArmyLafayette Hill, PA$45,000332024
Mercy Career & Technical High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$45,000332024
Sisters of Saint JosephPhiladelphia, PA$45,000332024
Camden Shipyard and Maritime MuseumCamden, NJ$40,000212024
Horizons Greater PhiladelphiaWayne, PA$40,000222024
Teach for America-DelawareWilmington, DE$40,000112022
YMCA of DelawareWilmington, DE$39,000632024
Minding Your Mind FoundationArdmore, PA$37,500332024
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PA$35,000222024
Little Sisters of the Poor - Holy Family HomePhiladelphia, PA$34,325332024
Chester County Economic Development CouncilExton, PA$33,334112024
Freire Charter School WilmingtonWilmington, DE$33,333112024
Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land BankWilmington, DE$33,333112024
Urbanpromise Ministries Inc - NjCamden, NJ$33,000222024
Ronald Mcdonald House of DelawareWilmington, DE$31,500222024
Chosen 300 MinistriesPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Entrepreneur WorksPhiladelphia, PA$30,000222024
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle CountyWilmington, DE$30,000332024
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Homeland CenterHarrisburg, PA$30,000222024
Peter's PlaceRadnor, PA$30,000332024
Philadelphia Police FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$30,000632024
Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of MaryMalvern, PA$30,000332024
St Ignatius Nursing & Rehab CenterPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
YMCA of the PinesMedford, NJ$30,000332024
Latin American Community Center (lacc)Wilmington, DE$28,000632024
Habitat for Humanity Sussex CountyGeorgetown, DE$27,500332024
Finserv FoundationVillanova, PA$26,000112024
Family Counseling Center of St Paul's Dba Amanecer Counseling & Resource CeWilmington, DE$25,264222024
American Red Cross of the Delmarva PeninsulaWilmington, DE$25,000212022
Community Education BuildingWilmington, DE$25,000112024
Community Loan Fund of New Jersey Inc Dba New Jersey Community CapitalNew Brunswick, NJ$25,000112024
Kennett LibraryKennett Square, PA$25,000532024
Lucy OutreachCamden, NJ$25,000112022
Philadelphia Youth NetworkPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112022
Pidc Community CapitalPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Philly RegionPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112021
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Philadelphia RegionPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112022
St Michael's School and Nursery IncWilmington, DE$25,000112022
Sussex Montessori School IncSeaford, DE$25,000112021
Trust for Public LandPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112024
Virtua Health FoundationMarlton, NJ$25,000112022
Wilmington Renaissance Corporation (wrc) - Wilmington AllianceWilmington, DE$25,000332024
Urban Affairs CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA$24,500532024
March of Dimes (chester County)Wayne, PA$24,000222022
Milford Housing Development CorporationMilford, DE$24,000332024
Foundations IncMount Laurel, NJ$22,500332024
Rolling Harvest Food RescueLumberville, PA$22,500332024
Tech Impact - Wilmington DeWilmington, DE$22,500432024
American Cancer Society - PaBlue Bell, PA$22,000222024
Delaware Center for HorticultureWilmington, DE$21,500432024
Police Athletic League of Philadelphia - MainPhiladelphia, PA$20,750222024
Affordable Housing Centers of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$20,000332024
Alex's Lemonade Stand FoundationBala Cynwyd, PA$20,000222022
Bayhealth Medical FoundationDover, DE$20,000222024
Blocs (business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools)King of Prussia, PA$20,000222024
Chester Community Improvement Project IncChester, PA$20,000222024
Christiana Care Health SystemNew Castle, DE$20,000222024
Community Legal Aid Society IncWilmington, DE$20,000222024
Gift of Life Family HousePhiladelphia, PA$20,000222022
Guadalupe Family ServicesCamden, NJ$20,000332024
Housing Partnership of Chester County IncDowningtown, PA$20,000222024
Inn DwellingPhiladelphia, PA$20,000322024
Lasalle AcademyPhiladelphia, PA$20,000222024
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA$20,000332024
New Leash on LifeNarberth, PA$20,000222024
Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia, PA$20,000332024
Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA$20,000112021
Saint Francis HospitalWilmington, DE$20,000222024
Speak UpDevon, PA$20,000222022
Urban League of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$20,000332024
West End Neighborhood HouseWilmington, DE$20,000332024
Year Up WilmingtonNew Castle, DE$20,000112022
YWCA Tri-County AreaPottstown, PA$20,000432024
Central Delaware Habitat for HumanityDover, DE$19,500332024
Anti-Defamation Leagueeastern Pa Regional OfficePhiladelphia, PA$18,000332024
American Heart Association (new Castle County)Newark, DE$17,500112022
Philadelphia Chinatown Development CorpPhiladelphia, PA$17,000332024
First State Community Action Agency IncGeorgetown, DE$16,000222022
Good Neighbors Home RepairKennett Square, PA$16,000222024
A Love for LifeNewtown, PA$15,000222022
Beat the Streets PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112022
CASA Youth Advocates Delco & ChesterMedia, PA$15,000212024
Children's Scholarship Fund PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
Christina Cultural Arts Center IncWilmington, DE$15,000332024
Commonwealth YouthchoirsPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112022
Comprehensive Learning CenterWarminster, PA$15,000332024
Cradles to CrayonsPhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council IncWilmington, DE$15,000332024
Hbcu Week Foundation IncWilmington, DE$15,000112024
Headstrong FoundationWoodlyn, PA$15,000332024
Hope Partnership for EducationPhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater PhiladelphiaBala Cynwyd, PA$15,000112024
Joseph's House of CamdenCamden, NJ$15,000222024
Kimmel Center IncPhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
Latin American Economic Development Association IncCamden, NJ$15,000332024
Ministry of CaringWilmington, DE$15,000332024
Nazareth Academy High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
Pacdc - Pennsylvania Association of Community Development CorporationsPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222024
Project HomePhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
Special Olympics PennsylvaniaNorristown, PA$15,000332024
The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$15,000332024
True Access CapitalWilmington, DE$15,000332024
Westside Family HealthcareWilmington, DE$15,000332024
Habitat for Humanity PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$14,500432024
Veterans Watchmaker InitiativeOdessa, DE$14,500212022
Clarifi - Powered By Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware ValleyPhiladelphia, PA$14,000222024
Community Resource CenterRehoboth Beach, DE$14,000332024
Meals on Wheels DelawareWilmington, DE$13,500322024
Boys and Girls Club of ChesterChester, PA$13,000222024
Family Promise of Northern New Castle County IncWilmington, DE$13,000222022
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$13,000222024
Programs Employing PeoplePhiladelphia, PA$13,000322024
Alicia Rose Victorious FoundationVoorhees, NJ$12,500222024
Books in HomesPhiladelphia, PA$12,500332024
Broad Street MinistryPhiladelphia, PA$12,500332024
Cancer Support Community Greater PhiladelphiaWarminster, PA$12,500332024
Del Mar Va Council Boy Scouts of AmericaDover, DE$12,500332024
Fresh Start Scholarship FoundationNewark, DE$12,500432024
Liguori AcademyPhiladelphia, PA$12,500532024
Girl Scouts of Eastern PennsylvaniaMiquon, PA$12,000222024
Say It With ClayCollingswood, NJ$12,000332024
Wdbid Management Company Dba Downtown Visions IncWilmington, DE$12,000332024
Philadelphia Housing Development CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$11,500212024
Jewish Family Services of DelawareWilmington, DE$11,100332024
Catholic Social Services PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$11,000322024
Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, DE$11,000332024
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (manna)Philadelphia, PA$11,000432024
American Cancer Society - PaWilmington, DE$10,500112021
American Catholic Historical SocietyPhiladelphia, PA$10,500332024
Ryan's Case for SmilesWayne, PA$10,500332024
Academia Antonia Alonso Charter SchoolNewark, DE$10,000112024
Andrew L Hicks JR FoundationChester, PA$10,000222022
Back on My FeetPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$10,000432024
Blocs (business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools)Wilmington, DE$10,000112021
Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty CouncilWayne, PA$10,000222024
Bringing Hope Home IncMalvern, PA$10,000532024
CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington CountiesEwing, NJ$10,000222024
Catholic Leadership InstituteWayne, PA$10,000222024
Ceiba - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Chester County Chamber FoundationMalvern, PA$10,000222024
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$10,000222024
Covenant House of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Delaware Council on Economic Education IncNewark, DE$10,000222024
Delaware Financial Education AllianceDover, DE$10,000222024
Delaware FuturesWilmington, DE$10,000222024
Delaware Restaurant Association Educational FoundationDover, DE$10,000222024
Depaul USA - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Entrepreneur Works FundPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112021
Financial Wellness InstituteWestville, NJ$10,000332024
Frankford Community Development CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Girls Inc of DelawareWilmington, DE$10,000222024
Grand Opera HouseWilmington, DE$10,000112021
Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of CommercePhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware CountiesUpper Darby, PA$10,000222022
Haven Women (helping Achieve Veteran Empowerment Now)Philadelphia, PA$10,000222022
Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJ$10,000112024
HopephlPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main LineNorristown, PA$10,000222022
Lasalle AcademyWilmington, DE$10,000112021
Leading Youth Through Empowerment IncWilmington, DE$10,000112024
Main Line Chamber FoundationWayne, PA$10,000222024
Metropolitan Wilmington Urban LeagueWilmington, DE$10,000222024
Milton Community Food PantryMilton, DE$10,000222024
Mt Airy USA Community Development CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Museum of the American RevolutionPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Nationalities Service CenterPhiladelphia, PA$10,000332024
Ncall (national Council Agriculture Labor Research)Dover, DE$10,000112021
Neighborhood House Community CenterWilmington, DE$10,000222022
Nemours Fund for Children's HealthWilmington, DE$10,000222022
Opera DelawareWilmington, DE$10,000222022
Pathways PaFolsom, PA$10,000112021
Pathways to Housing PaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA$10,000112021
People Advancing Reintegration IncPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222024
Philadelphia Accelerator FundPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Police Athletic League of Philadelphia - 24TH PalPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112021
Project New Start IncWilmington, DE$10,000222022
Reading Terminal Market Preservation TrustPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Saint Josephs UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
Special Olympics of DelawareNewark, DE$10,000222024
Spring Garden Community Development CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
St Patrick's CenterWilmington, DE$10,000222024
Strawberry Mansion Learning CenterPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222022
Surrey Services for SeniorsDevon, PA$10,000112024
The Academy of Music PhildelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
The Central Baptist Community Development CorporationWilmington, DE$10,000222022
The Fund for Women and GirlsWest Chester, PA$10,000112022
The Garage Community & Youth CenterKennett Square, PA$10,000222024
The Gift of Life Howie's HousePhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
The Philly PopsPhiladelphia, PA$10,000222022
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
United Way of Bucks CountyFairless Hills, PA$10,000222024
Urban Resources Development CorporationWilmington, DE$10,000112021
Urban Resources Development ProgramPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
Valley Forge Educational ServicesMalvern, PA$10,000332024
West Chester Area Senior CenterWest Chester, PA$10,000332024
Woodland Community Development CorporationCamden, NJ$10,000332024
Youth Services IncPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112022
YWCA Delaware IncWilmington, DE$10,000222022
Greater Philadelphia YMCAMedia, PA$9,500422022
Sunrise of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$9,500332024
Delaware State University Foundation IncDover, DE$9,000212021
Camden Coalition of Healthcare ProvidersCamden, NJ$8,500222024
Chester Charter Scholars Academy FoundationChester, PA$8,333112022
Chester Charter Scholars Academy FoundationWilmington, DE$8,333112021
Boys & Girls Club Chester PaChester, PA$8,000112021
Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance ProjectPhiladelphia, PA$8,000332024
Crohn's and Colitis FoundationBala Cynwyd, PA$8,000222024
Delaware Children's MuseumWilmington, DE$8,000332024
Habitat for Humanity of Chester CountyCoatesville, PA$8,000222022
Housing Alliance DelawareWilmington, DE$8,000112021
People's PlaceMilford, DE$8,000222022
Southwest Community Development CorporationPhiladelphia, PA$8,000112021
Burlington Township Food PantryBurlington Township, NJ$7,500222022
Caring for FriendsPhiladelphia, PA$7,500222024
Cheer Inc (de)Georgetown, DE$7,500222024
Children's Beach House IncWilmington, DE$7,500332024
Delaware Center for Justice IncWilmington, DE$7,500332024
Face to Face IncPhiladelphia, PA$7,500332024
HelpusadoptorgNew York, NY$7,500332024
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA$7,500332024

263 of 557 (47%) 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 29%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 554 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
135 grants
Education
102 grants
Arts & Culture
47 grants
Housing & Shelter
38 grants
Community Improvement
37 grants
Health Care
27 grants
Crime & Legal
25 grants
Food & Nutrition
25 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021315$1,774,967$3,000
2022348$2,449,270$5,000
20231$2,719,328$2,719,328
2024323$2,711,908$5,000

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.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 58% of this one's giving went to organizations in Delaware. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Delaware
$5.6M
Pennsylvania
$3.5M
New Jersey
$530K
California
$54K
New York
$10K
Illinois
$6K
Maryland
$6K
District of Columbia
$1K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Delaware.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Wsfs Cares Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 500 Delaware Avenue, 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.

EIN 13-4229063 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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