Delaware Community Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 22-2804785. Reported 1,495 grants totalling $116.6M to 683 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
683organizations funded
$21,109median reported grant
$116.6Mgranted, 2020-2023
61%of grantees funded again the next year
9%of dollars to its largest recipient
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. 683 distinct organizations, with 9% 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. 61% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $21,109. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $57,050; 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.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 683 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 money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| 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 |
| Sustainable Energy Utility Inc | Dover, DE | $4,263,019 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $3,432,763 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Department of State and Historical & Cultural Affairs | Lewes, DE | $3,380,203 | 31 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Medical Education Foundation Ltd | Middletown, DE | $2,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | $1,631,631 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Inc | St Johnsbury, VT | $1,615,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | $1,560,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Find-M Friends | Crystal River, FL | $1,550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Francis Hospital Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,470,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beebe Medical Foundation | Lewes, DE | $1,202,306 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,127,131 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College Educational Foundation 866 | Dover, DE | $1,096,395 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,023,897 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $1,017,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $999,515 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tidalhealth Foundation Inc | Salisbury, MD | $987,891 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | $891,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Symphony Association | Wilmington, DE | $834,315 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delmarva Christian Schools Inc | Georgetown, DE | $789,479 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $765,195 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | $728,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Education Building Corp | Wilmington, DE | $724,779 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Services of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $708,741 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighborgood Partners Inc | Dover, DE | $702,996 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gaudenzia Inc | Norristown, PA | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Esperanza Inc | Georgetown, DE | $678,992 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Hospice Inc | Newark, DE | $667,634 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts | Wilmington, DE | $660,986 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Wilmington, DE | $615,212 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Be Ready Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $600,395 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Teen Warehouse Inc | Wilmington, DE | $593,650 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Proximity Project | Townsend, DE | $587,837 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Springboard Collaborative Inc | Wilmington, DE | $555,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture Inc | Wilmington, DE | $549,157 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First State Community Action Agency Inc | Georgetown, DE | $541,442 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware State University | Dover, DE | $535,594 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West End Neighborhood House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $533,118 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YWCA Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $523,161 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Institute Free Library | Wilmington, DE | $514,711 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Health Equity Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Latin American Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $470,060 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $450,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Humane Association | Wilmington, DE | $449,997 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Georgetown, DE | $446,614 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $432,346 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Music School of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $413,856 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Central Baptist Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $413,779 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $411,929 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Theatre Company | Wilmington, DE | $404,560 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children and Families First Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $402,905 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Central Delaware Hfh | Dover, DE | $384,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southbridge Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $382,264 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Counseling Center of St Pauls Inc | Wilmington, DE | $360,550 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Faithful Friends Inc | New Castle, DE | $357,764 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Legal Aid Society Inc | Wilmington, DE | $350,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sussex Montessori School Inc | Seaford, DE | $340,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Christiana Care Health Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $337,237 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Westside Family Healthcare Inc | Wilmington, DE | $322,307 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $320,463 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Opera House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $318,464 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kennett Library | Kennett Sq, PA | $317,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| International Literacy Association | Jacksonville, FL | $311,633 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sunday Breakfast Mission Inc | Wilmington, DE | $307,831 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friendship House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $301,804 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Inc | Wilmington, DE | $301,359 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville, PA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bayhealth Foundation | Dover, DE | $299,711 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Exceptional Care for Children Inc | Newark, DE | $297,963 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Choir School of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $296,970 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $295,522 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tower Hill School | Wilmington, DE | $281,459 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First State Squash Inc | Wilmington, DE | $277,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delware & Sus Valley | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $277,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La Red Health Center Inc | Georgetown, DE | $276,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $271,135 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council Inc | Wilmington, DE | $269,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc | Millville, DE | $264,715 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delaware State University Foundation Inc | Dover, DE | $264,578 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Parish Federated Church | South Berwick, ME | $263,440 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Education Health and Research International Inc | Brick, NJ | $262,502 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Renaissance Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $262,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ministry of Caring Inc | Wilmington, DE | $257,042 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Laurel Fire Department Inc | Laurel, DE | $255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Newark Senior Center Inc | Newark, DE | $241,283 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leading Youth Through Empowerment Inc | Wilmington, DE | $240,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $232,118 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $231,400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Route 9 Community Development Corporation | New Castle, DE | $229,190 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teensharp | Wilmington, DE | $227,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Seaford District Library | Seaford, DE | $224,891 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Owls Nest Fund for Historic Designated Facilities | Wilmington, DE | $224,622 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Greater Lewes Foundation | Lewes, DE | $223,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Autism Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $218,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore Inc | New Castle, DE | $214,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Do Care Doula Foundation Inc | Dover, DE | $214,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Limen House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $214,526 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Endless Possibilities in the Community Inc | Newark, DE | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $208,515 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Diocese of Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $207,216 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spotlight Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $205,033 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kennett Area Community Service | Kennett Sq, PA | $201,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $198,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rehoboth Art League Inc | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $198,488 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Humane Animal Partners Inc | Wilmington, DE | $194,570 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Riverside Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $194,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Woodlawn Library | Wilmington, DE | $192,460 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Northern New Castle County Inc | Wilmington, DE | $189,015 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Read-Aloud Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $187,916 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware College Scholars Inc | Wilmington, DE | $185,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc | Newark, DE | $178,096 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carlisle Fire Company Inc | Milford, DE | $176,825 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Native Roots Farm Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $175,415 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hoppys Hope to End Huntingtons Disease | Newtown Square, PA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jefferson Street Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $174,236 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids Inc | Wilmington, DE | $172,654 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Community Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $172,437 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cendel Foundation | Dover, DE | $171,883 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Arms Townhomes Inc | Ellendale, DE | $169,055 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Harry K Foundation | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $164,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Wilmington, DE | $159,950 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pressley Ridge | Pittsburgh, PA | $158,050 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Delaware Wild Lands Inc 350 | Townsend, DE | $157,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Partners for Justice | New York, NY | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Fusion Foundation | Hockessin, DE | $154,210 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village Education Tutors Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $152,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 50CAN Inc | Washington, DC | $151,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stop Soldier Suicide | Durham, NC | $150,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,185 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Delmar Public Library | Delmar, DE | $146,241 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Meet Me at the Well Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $146,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $145,505 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Michaels School and Nursery Inc | Wilmington, DE | $143,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Delaware | Middletown, DE | $141,667 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Literacy Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $141,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Reading Is Fundamental Inc | Washington, DC | $141,327 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association in Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $137,628 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for the Inland Bays Inc | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $137,259 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Green Beret Project | Dover, DE | $135,090 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| La Plaza Delaware Inc | Georgetown, DE | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Rosa Health Center Inc | Lewes, DE | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Volunteer Legal Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $133,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Health Sciences Alliance LLC | Newark, DE | $132,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children Inc | Wilmington, DE | $131,081 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Collaborate Northeast | Wilmington, DE | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milton Community Food Pantry | Milton, DE | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nativity Preparatory School | Wilmington, DE | $128,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $126,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kind to Kids Foundation | Newark, DE | $125,134 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mid Sussex Rescue Squad Inc | Millsboro, DE | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Library Association | Dover, DE | $124,630 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milford Housing Development Corperation | Milford, DE | $121,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Code Purple Kent County | Dover, DE | $119,333 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $117,889 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $117,637 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rodney Street Tennis Association | Wilmington, DE | $115,305 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reading Assist Institute | Wilmington, DE | $114,927 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware Pharmacists Educational Center Inc | Smyrna, DE | $113,926 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sojourners Place Inc | Wilmington, DE | $113,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Serviam Girls Academy Inc | Wilmington, DE | $110,815 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Art for Life- Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $110,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pilot School Inc | Wilmington, DE | $110,339 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Inc | Roanoke, VA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| International Literacy Association | Newark, DE | $108,579 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services Inc | Newark, DE | $105,871 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing Inc | Dover, DE | $104,850 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $104,625 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jusst Sooup Ministries Inc | Milton, DE | $102,958 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Edge for Tomorrow | Wilmington, DE | $102,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | $102,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Childrens Beach House Inc | Lewes, DE | $101,950 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Castle County Hope Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $101,392 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Meals-on-Wheels Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,527 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaboom Inc | Bethesda, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tech Impact | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unite for Her | Malvern, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cheer Inc | Georgetown, DE | $98,726 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| DDX3X Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $96,832 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milton Cemetery Corporation | Milton, DE | $96,328 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donate Delaware Inc | Hockessin, DE | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sussex Land Foundation Inc | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tomaros Change | Claymont, DE | $94,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $93,930 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum Inc | Winterthur, DE | $93,726 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $92,725 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Survivors of Abuse in Recovery Inc | Wilmington, DE | $92,667 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Childrens Chorus Inc | Wilmington, DE | $92,642 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Delaware Adolescent Program Inc | Bear, DE | $91,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester County Community Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $90,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Great Oaks Charter School - Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, DE | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Network Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Lutheran Church of Our Savior | Rehoboth Bch, DE | $89,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nuestras Raices | Newport, DE | $88,175 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cancer Support Community Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $88,031 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trinity Community Cemetery Perpetual Care | Laurel, DE | $87,613 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Progress With Practice Inc | Wilmington, DE | $86,725 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Inc | Newark, DE | $86,375 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Delaware Special Olympics Inc | Newark, DE | $86,264 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| For All Seasons Inc | Easton, MD | $86,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Public Allies Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $84,547 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Love Inc of Mid Delmarva Inc | Seaford, DE | $82,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Londonderry, NH | $81,848 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roofs From the Heart | Wilmington, DE | $81,669 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts | Wilmington, DE | $81,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkesbarre, PA | $81,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arts Consortium of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $80,680 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Village Pledge Inc | Wilmington, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hispanic American Association of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $79,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Community Center | Bridgeville, DE | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
378 of 683 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 4 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
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 - University of Delaware
4-H STEM EDUCATION; ATHLETIC FUND; EDWARD J BENNETT LACROSSE SCHOLARSHIP FUND; ELIASON EDUCATION AND GREENING FUND FOR EARLY LEARNING CENTER - OUTSIDE LIBRARY; FOOTBALL EXCELLENCE FUND; HEALTH FOR ALL (2 YEAR PROGRAM); RESTRICTED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT A NEEDY/WORTHY INDIVIDUAL FROM DELAWARE; RESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE SCHOOL; RESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR THE KENT/SUSSEX OLLI PROGRAM; RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS; RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/SPEC.ED; RESTRICTED TO THE STUDY ABROAD OFFICE; RESTRICTED TO THE UD CREAMERY; SCHOLARSHIPS; SUPPORT FOR THE UD CHORALE PROGRAM TRAVEL; SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS IN PROFESSOR MATT OLIVER'S GROUP; SUPPORT TO THE DELAWARE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE AGING RESEARCH FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH; SUPPORT TO THE PAUL JONES COLLECTION; UD SUPPORT FOR THE CHRISTIANA ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP; UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 528 of 683 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- 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 |
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
63% 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.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $21,109 -- 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.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 367 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 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.
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