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


How can we stop kids from losing learning over the summer? (opinion)
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Stuart Comstock-Gay is president and CEO of the Delaware Community Foundation. Summer is a happy time of year – for family gatherings...more

Delaware Community Foundation doles out $55K in discretionary grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Various beneficiaries are getting grants from the Delaware Community ... The Foundation doled out a total of 55 thousand dollars in discretionary...more

Delaware Community Foundation awards specific interest grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation recently awarded $55,344 in specific interest grants to 11 nonprofit organizations around the state....more

Grants available from African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Delaware nonprofits are encouraged to apply for grants from the African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware, a giving circle of the...more

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition honors CenDel, Delaware Community Foundations
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The CenDel Foundation, in partnership with the Delaware Community Foundation, is committed to helping people transform the community...more

DNREC allocates $158728 to community environmental projects through state's Community ...
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation will receive a $10,000 pollution mitigation grant on behalf of the Plastic Free Delaware, Plastic Pollution...more

Fund for Women presents $168595 in grants to nonprofits
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $168,595 this year to 12 Delaware nonprofit...more

Fund for Women presents $168595 in grants to nonprofits
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $168,595 this year to 12 Delaware nonprofit...more

Youth Philanthropy Board awards grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

High school students participating in the Youth Philanthropy Boards of the Delaware Community Foundation have awarded $50,000 to 19...more

Youth Philanthropy Board awards grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Using that knowledge and experience, the students awarded grants to ... affected by substance abuse, sex trafficking and/or mental health...more



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