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


Community foundation awards $300K in scholarships
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation awarded $306,800 in scholarships for the 2020-21 school year, helping 165 students throughout the...more

Arsht-Cannon Fund supports Delaware's Latino families with $582248 in grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Arsht-Cannon Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation awarded $582,248 in grants to Delaware's nonprofit organizations that are...more

Arsht-Cannon Fund supports Delaware's Latino families with $582248 in grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Arsht-Cannon Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation awarded $582,248 in grants to Delaware's nonprofit organizations that are...more

Business people: Community Foundation, Beebe Foundation, Cigna, Studio/JAED, Emergency ...
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) welcomed Chanta Howard-Wilkinson, Nick Lambrow and Louisa Phillips to its Board of Directors. The...more

Arsht-Cannon Fund supports Delaware's Latino families
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Arsht-Cannon Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $582,248 in grants to Delaware's nonprofit organizations that...more

Fulton Bank Announces Creation of New Fulton Forward® Foundation to Advance Economic ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of Washington County, Delaware Community Foundation

Washington County COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund (United Way of Washington County/Community Foundation of Washington...more

Delaware Community Foundation names new board members
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

The Delaware Community Foundation welcomes Chanta Howard-Wilkinson, Nick Lambrow and Louisa Phillips to its board of...more

For Delaware, critical work on race equity remains
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

And while we believe that philanthropy has done much good, we also know that the philanthropic sector — including the Delaware...more

Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund awards grants to 24 nonprofits
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation

In its 10th round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation awarded $335,202 to...more

COVID-19 fund awards $287000 in grants
Foundation: Delaware Community Foundation, Longwood Foundation

Warriors Helping Warriors – $10,000 to provide case management to veterans ... To date, the fund has awarded $987,000 to 36 Delaware...more



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