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- EIN 22-2804785
- (302) 571-8004
- Po Box 1636 Wilmington DE 19899-1636 USA
- www.delcf.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: Building a shared vision for delaware, grounded in knowledge, inspired by the common good and advanced through philanthropy. We envision, vibrant communities, driven by collaborations that unite generosity, knowledge and other resources to address delaware's evolving needs and opportunities.
Programs: In the fiscal year ended june 30, 2017, the delaware community foundation supported community needs by awarding more than $38 million in grants and program expenses to nonprofit organizations and local students. Over $8. 5 million of these awards came from donor-directed component funds at the dcf. The dcf unrestricted grants program funded six collaborative grants. These grants seek to inspire and support special initiatives in which multiple nonprofit organizations collaborate and leverage each other's resources to maximize the impact of the grant dollars. See schedule o for the remaining description. The programs chosen for these grants were: protecting the environment, groundwater and drinking water in sussex county for $33,000, $25,000 for renovations to a mobile medical office serving new castle county and kent counties that offers acute care to the homeless and uninsured, an economic revitalization project on wilmington's east side for $77,380, $60,000 for a program to increase the capacity to meet the health care needs of the growing senior population in sussex county and $8,000 for a program in new castle county to provide technical skills necessary for medium to high risk/high need offenders to successfully transition out of prison. Unrestricted grants also supported over $253,000 in capital and equipment grants for 18 nonprofit organizations in delaware. The foundation's scholarship program of 98 funds supported local students by awarding a total of $324 thousand in scholarships to 228 winners.