Foundation for Delaware County
Media, PA · EIN 22-2540853. Reported 205 grants totalling $5,411,236 to 100 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, 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 Foundation for Delaware County, by its IRS classification it exists to support one specific institution in health care -- typically its own parent hospital, university or school (NTEE E110).
- How spread out its giving is. 100 distinct organizations, with 6% 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. 64% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 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 $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $33,200; the smallest was $5,810 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club of Chester | Chester, PA | $327,622 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Share Food Program Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $303,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ccsa Foundation | Chester, PA | $165,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cityteam Ministries | San Jose, CA | $160,813 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Senior Community Services Inc | Folsom, PA | $157,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation | Media, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $142,951 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester Housing Initiatives Inc | Chester, PA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Surrey Services for Seniors Inc | Devon, PA | $121,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Making a Change Group | Chester, PA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $113,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester Community Improvement Project Inc | Chester, PA | $103,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc | Media, PA | $103,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids Smiles Inc | Norwood, PA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation | Lansdowne, PA | $84,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester Upland Youth Soccer | Media, PA | $83,402 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Lands Trust Incorporated | Media, PA | $80,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ymic Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Health Care Solutions of Delaware Valley | Media, PA | $77,937 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delaware County Society for the Prev of Cruelty to Animals | Media, PA | $77,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Line Senior Services Inc | Wayne, PA | $72,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Guidance Resource Centers Inc | Havertown, PA | $70,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Law Center - Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $70,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Economic Development Inc | Chester, PA | $70,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| J Lewis Crozer Library | Chester, PA | $68,848 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens Resource Center | Wayne, PA | $64,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA Youth Advocates Inc | Media, PA | $63,640 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester Cultural Arts and Technology Center | Chester, PA | $62,940 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children | Harrisburg, PA | $61,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chespenn Health Services | Eddystone, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Lansdale, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Darby Library Co | Darby, PA | $58,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Be Proud Foundation | Media, PA | $56,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greener Partners | Fairview Vlg, PA | $56,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $56,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation Inc | Drexel Hill, PA | $56,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester Pike Corridor Improvement Partners | Norwood, PA | $54,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Foundation for Delaware County | Media, PA | $52,850 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Josephs Family Hope Center | Swarthmore, PA | $51,280 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation | Lansdowne, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Line Health Homecare & Hospice | Radnor, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Radnor, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Media Arts Council | Media, PA | $49,696 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Community Development Corp Inc | Sharon Hill, PA | $46,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Delaware County | Lansdowne, PA | $45,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family and Community Service of Delaware County | Springfield, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| John J Tyler Arboretum | Media, PA | $43,460 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bringing Hope Home Inc | Malvern, PA | $42,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester Eastside Inc | Chester, PA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Sq, PA | $40,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teachers Teammates | Havertown, PA | $36,990 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chester Education Foundation | Chester, PA | $35,690 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children First Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $33,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Up | Philadelphia, PA | $33,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elwyn Foundation | Elwyn, PA | $31,680 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birth Center | Bryn Mawr, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | University Pk, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Today Is a Good Day | Flourtown, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whyy Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Arts Center | Wallingford, PA | $29,182 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garrett Williamson | Newtown Square, PA | $28,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keith Dawson Foundation | Darby, PA | $27,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware County Historical Society Pennsylvania | Media, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Landmark College Inc | Putney, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Line Health Homecare & Hospice | Radnor, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pettaway Pursuit Foundation | Drexel Hill, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Headstrong Foundation | Woodlyn, PA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Drexel Neumann Academy | Chester, PA | $20,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Youth Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riddle Healthcare Foundation | Media, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| School of Parent Education Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The New Horizons Foundation Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Catholic Conference | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upper Chichester Library | Upper Chichester, PA | $19,810 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Affairs Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $18,260 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $16,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Support Line of Delaware County Inc | Media, PA | $16,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Youth Cycling | Wayne, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | Philadelphia, PA | $12,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First United Methodist Church Media | Media, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters of St Francis Foundation | Aston, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayne Art Center | Wayne, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Educated Inc | Media, PA | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Murphys Giving Market | Upper Darby, PA | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $8,185 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Chester, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association | Newtown Sq, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Service to School | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware County Libraries | Media, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library | Upper Darby, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
50 of 100 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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.
- Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER - Share Food Program
INCREASING FOOD ACCESS IN DELAWARE COUNTY - Ccsa Foundation
NUMBER SENSE: CHANGING THE MATH MINDSET - Chester Housing Initiative Inc
RUTH BENNETT COMMUNITY FARM - Boys and Girls Club of Chester
DESIGNATED FUND CONTRIBUTION - The Chester Children's Chorus
CHESTER CHILDREN'S CHORUS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 79 of 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | $1,798,756 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 59 | $1,971,088 | $20,210 |
| 2023 | 72 | $1,641,392 | $16,600 |
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
94% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 $20,000 -- 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Foundation for Delaware County's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 200 East State Street 304, Media, PA, 19063.
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