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


Free AC units available for Delawareans in need
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Needy Delawareans can receive free air conditioners through Delaware Community Foundation's Operation Cool Air emergency funds. A team of local businessmen, ...See all stories on this topic...more

ENVIRONMENT: Center for the Inland Bays to host annual deck party
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Center's endowment fund at the Delaware Community Foundation. The evening will feature dessert tastings and ...See all stories on this topic...more

DE Community Foundation awards grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Over the years, the foundation has given 437 capital grants totaling $4547585, funded mainly through the State of Delaware Fund. Field-of-interest funds ...See all stories on this topic...more

DE Community Foundation awards grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Delaware Community Foundation President and CEO Fred Sears II recently announced that the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $309273 in capital ...See all stories on this topic...more

What he gives goes beyond money
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

"Wayne has got his fingers in a lot of pies," notes Fred Sears, president and CEO of the Delaware Community Foundation. "He's a doer. ... See all stories on this...more

Arsht-Cannon Fund Brings Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative ...
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Arsht-Cannon Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation has announced a gift of $300000 over three years to bring the innovative Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative to Delaware. By far the...more

27 High School Students Join Delaware Community Foundations Youth Initiative | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Twenty-seven enthusiastic New Castle County students representing area high schools have been selected to serve on the Delaware Community Foundation 's ... See all stories on this...more

More than 250 Scholarships Available for Delaware Students | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Last year the Delaware Community Foundation supported local students by awarding over 250 scholarships ranging from $300 to $3500 for a total of more than ... See all stories on this...more

Eva Verplanck to Receive Major Philanthropy Award from Fund For Women October 14 | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal
Foundation: Chester County Community Foundation, Delaware Community Foundation

She serves as an emeritus board member of the Chester County Community Foundation. She is a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient of the Brandywine Valley ... See all stories on this...more

Goodwill Receives Delaware Community Foundation Grant To Create New Training Classroom | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc. will use a recently received $10000 grant from the Delaware Community Foundation to create a new classroom at ... See all stories on this...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”




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