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


Highmark grants 100K to Catholic Charities
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

BluePrints for the Community, housed by the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed more than $19 million to the community since...more

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition is awarded BluePrints for the Community grant
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

BluePrints for the Community, housed by the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed over $17 million to the community since its...more

Giving back: Community Foundation sees giving surge; GOLO, DuPont Pettinaro, Calagione ...
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

In 2020, the Delaware Community Foundation awarded $31.2 million in community grants and scholarships, primarily from charitable...more

Delaware nonprofits overcame COVID challenges in 2020
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Meanwhile, the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF), which manages contributions from more than 1,000 charitable funds established...more

Next Gen South awards grants to Zoë Ministries and Love Inc.
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Next Generation of Southern Delaware, a giving circle of the Delaware Community Foundation, announced it was able to grant $15,000 in...more

Delaware Community Foundation's Journalism Internship Program accepting applications
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation announced the DCF Journalism Internship Program to increase media coverage of the impact of COVID-19...more

Habitat for Humanity receives $200000 from BluePrints for the community
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

BluePrints for the Community, housed by the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed more than $17 million to the community since...more

DANA says nonprofits coping with employee burnout, funding needs
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

She says DANA is continuing to work with the Delaware Community Foundation, Philanthropy Delaware and United Way of Delaware to raise...more

Lack of funding, employee burnout concern nonprofit leaders
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

Delaware's philanthropic community continues to work toward keeping the nonprofit sector afloat. While the collaborative made up of DANA, Delaware Community Foundation, Philanthropy Delaware and...more

Delaware Community Foundation reports significant increase in giving in 2020
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) is touting its 2020 giving efforts, answering the hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic....more



Social Enterprise Network Sites



Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight



Students, Skateboarding and Social Enterprise


To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



Edited by: Michael Saunders

© 2008-2024 Copyright Michael Saunders