Delaware Community Foundation



The Delaware Community Foundation manages charitable funds for individuals, families, businesses and organizations, and distributes income from the funds as grants to humanitarian, educational, health and cultural entities throughout the First State.

With nearly 900 funds, more than $230 million in assets and annual grants of over $15 million, the Foundation provides a lasting source of charitable funding to benefit Delawareans now and for generations to come. For more than 20 years, the Foundation has been connecting people who care with causes they care about, helping to make Delaware a better place to live.

Assets and Giving for Delaware Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 260,631,720
2018 - 251,174,065
Domestic Grants

2019 - 13,135,252


    

Recent News from Delaware Community Foundation


2023 Delaware Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Boards grant ... - Bay to Bay News
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Each board of high school students is allotted a pool of money to give as charitable grants. Youth Philanthropy Board members are tasked with...more

Donna Dorzback Stone Obituary - The News Journal - Delaware Online
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Donna continued contributing through her work with TD Bank, Delaware Community Foundation, and in her retirement years through her involvement...more

People on the Move: Jan. 20
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The University of Delaware has a new director of student health services, and he's no stranger to emergency room visits. Dr. Rick Hong, who has worked in the Delaware Division of Public Health...more

Community Briefs 12/28/22 | Cape Gazette
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Delaware nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants from the Delaware Community Foundation Sussex County Youth Philanthropy...more

Healthy Housing Needs Assessment | | wdel.com
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

7th, Habitat for Humanity chapters in Del. outlined a study conducted by the University of Delaware and funded by the Delaware Community...more

Community Briefs 8/3/22 | Cape Gazette
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

... are thriving,” said Stuart Comstock-Gay, Delaware Community Foundation president and CEO, and Healthy Communities Delaware managing...more

New mural honors legacy of historic African American community of West Rehoboth Beach
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Funded in part by several community partners and a $25,000 BIPOC Leaders and Communities grant from the Delaware Community Foundation, the...more

Community Briefs 6/22/22 | Cape Gazette
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Arsht-Cannon Fund grants $25K to local ESL program The English as a Second Language Program at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Rehoboth...more

Fund for Women to honor Debra Quinton May 25 with Driving Force Award | Cape Gazette
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

It was established in 1993 as an endowment at the Delaware Community Foundation and since then, the FFW has issued more than $3.2 million in grants...more

DCF awards grants to 17 nonprofits serving BIPOC communities statewide - Delaware Public Media
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) has partnered with the African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware (AAEFD) to distribute $287,200...more



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