92 foundations in Delaware told the IRS on the latest Form 990-PF that giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, and each paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Together they paid $169.5M. The largest is Longwood Foundation Inc in Wilmington, which paid $40.8M across 94 grants in 2024. The ten biggest account for 60% of the state total. 59 of the 92 file a submission deadline. The rest leave that line blank or point to a website. At the median foundation, 21% of the year's grant dollars went to organizations it had not funded before.
Analysis by Matthew Hanauer, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Civly, from IRS Form 990-PF filings · All states
Foundations are ranked by dollars paid in each one's latest filed year. Click a column heading to sort. Deadlines are shown as filed.
| # | Foundation | City | Latest year | Grants paid | Grants | Median grant | First-time recipients | Deadline as filed | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longwood Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $40.8M | 94 | $202K | 39% | MARCH 1 AND SEPTEMBER 1 | $1.0B |
| 2 | The Champlin Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $18.1M | 213 | $50K | 17% | HTTPS://CHAMPLINFOUNDATION.ORG/WHAT-WE-FUND/ | $456.6M |
| 3 | Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $7.2M | 89 | $25K | 9% | JUNE 30TH | $185.5M |
| 4 | Moccasin Lake Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $6.9M | 116 | $13K | 51% | Not stated | $110.5M |
| 5 | Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $6.1M | 242 | $10K | 33% | Not stated | $83.6M |
| 6 | Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Incorporated | Wilmington | 2024 | $5.9M | 310 | $16K | 46% | SEE WWW.RFCA.ORG/GRANTPROGRAMS | $208.0M |
| 7 | Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc | Selbyville | 2025 | $4.7M | 61 | $10K | 15% | DEADLINES FOR THE TWO ANNUAL FACES GRANT CYCLES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE. | $116.1M |
| 8 | Welfare Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $4.7M | 69 | $50K | 64% | APRIL 15 AND OCTOBER 15 | $106.7M |
| 9 | Webster Bank Charitable Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $4.2M | 285 | $6K | 13% | HTTPS://WWW.WEBSTERBANK.COM/ABOUT/CORPORATE-RESPONSIBILITY/PHILANTHROP Y/ | $5.0M |
| 10 | Laffey-mchugh Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $3.7M | 151 | $20K | 31% | PART 1: BY 12PM EST ON APRIL 1ST OR OCTOBER 1ST PART 2: BY 11:59PM EST ON APRIL 1ST OR OCTOBER 1ST | $66.1M |
| 11 | Vf Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $3.4M | 44 | $32K | 19% | January 1 through February 1, 2024 | $23.7M |
| 12 | Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $3.3M | 202 | $7K | 15% | HTTPS://CORPORATE.PERDUEFARMS.COM/COMPANY/FOUNDATION/ | $51.7M |
| 13 | Illumina Corporate Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $3.0M | 40 | $10K | 4% | ROLLING DEADLINE | $22.5M |
| 14 | Robinson Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $2.8M | 57 | $12K | 21% | HTTPS://WWW.ROBINSONFDN.ORG/GRANT-REQUIREMENTS | $49.1M |
| 15 | Wsfs Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $2.6M | 315 | $5K | 34% | Not stated | $12.3M |
| 16 | Chichester Dupont Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $2.1M | 64 | $20K | 29% | SEPTEMBER 1 | $47.9M |
| 17 | Ellice and Rosa Mcdonald Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $2.1M | 47 | $40K | 22% | Not stated | $29.1M |
| 18 | Wendy P Mccaw Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $2.0M | 13 | $25K | 3% | REQUESTS ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED BY OCTOBER 31. | $30.7M |
| 19 | Charles R Wood Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $2.0M | 83 | $5K | 12% | WWW.CHARLESRWOODFOUNDATION.COM | $45.7M |
| 20 | Barr-campbell Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.9M | 5 | $25K | 6% | Not stated | $13.7M |
| 21 | Rajam Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.8M | 11 | $40K | 23% | NO SPECIFIC DEADLINE. | $11.6M |
| 22 | Lucky Seven Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.7M | 214 | $2K | 36% | WWW.FSREQUESTS.COM/LUCKYSEVEN | $27.6M |
| 23 | J M Mcdonald Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $1.7M | 203 | $5K | 39% | Two cycles: Deadlines are April 15th and September 15th with responses in May and October | $35.0M |
| 24 | Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.5M | 196 | $2K | 4% | HTTPS://BLBB.COM/CHARITABLE/#GRANTS | $42.8M |
| 25 | Astrazeneca Healthcare Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $1.5M | 7 | $250K | 0% | See statement 15 | $41.1M |
| 26 | Incyte Charitable Giving Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $1.4M | 54 | $10K | 12% | SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF EACH QUARTER FOR REVIEW IN THE THIRD MONTH. | $12K |
| 27 | Good Samaritan Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.4M | 21 | $50K | 48% | APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 1 FOR THE MAY MEETING AND BY OCTOBER 1 FOR THE NOVEMBER MTG. | $13.3M |
| 28 | Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2023 | $1.4M | 22 | $50K | 13% | Not stated | $24.2M |
| 29 | Riedman Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.3M | 70 | $10K | 43% | Not stated | $42.6M |
| 30 | Slemp Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.3M | 257 | $1K | 21% | SCHOLARSHIPS: NEW STUDENTS 10/31, RETURNING STUDENTS 07/15 FOR THE FOLLOWING FALL SEMESTER GRANTS: N | $28.8M |
| 31 | David B Jones Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.3M | 27 | $39K | 45% | WWW.DBJONESFOUNDATION.ORG | $25.2M |
| 32 | Newtmont Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $1.3M | 63 | $5K | 11% | Not stated | $254K |
| 33 | Donald and Martha Dewees Foundation | Greenville | 2025 | $1.1M | 24 | $25K | 26% | SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH YEAR TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE YEAR. | $22.7M |
| 34 | Crestlea Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $1.0M | 65 | $15K | 72% | JANUARY 15 | $21.7M |
| 35 | Mt Cuba Astronomical Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $958K | 16 | $10K | 91% | NO DEADLINES. | $6.3M |
| 36 | Homer Skelton Charitable Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $902K | 25 | $12K | 16% | Not stated | $58.3M |
| 37 | Travis Foundation | Greenville | 2024 | $895K | 6 | $100K | 11% | Not stated | $16.8M |
| 38 | Lynne Ruffin-smith Charitable Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $890K | 16 | $28K | 0% | NO DEADLINES | $9.9M |
| 39 | Oliver L Etnier Tr Ua 26813-0 Fbo John S Morrison Scholarship Fund | Wilmington | 2024 | $843K | 10 | $88K | 67% | 12/31 | $15.9M |
| 40 | John and Alice Forester Charitable Tr | Greenville | 2024 | $837K | 15 | $18K | 0% | Not stated | $13.5M |
| 41 | Kullman Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $825K | 14 | $32K | 36% | Not stated | $18.5M |
| 42 | Tmcity Foundation | Centerville | 2025 | $777K | 11 | $50K | 65% | Not stated | $209K |
| 43 | Tapeats Fund | Wilmington | 2024 | $770K | 80 | $5K | 6% | FSREQUESTS.COM/TAPEATS | $16.9M |
| 44 | Fair Play Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $749K | 43 | $10K | 18% | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME | $15.0M |
| 45 | Oluv C Joynor Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $738K | 24 | $16K | 13% | Not stated | $10.9M |
| 46 | Founderorg Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $729K | 9 | $100K | 90% | Not stated | $14.2M |
| 47 | The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $638K | 54 | $5K | 22% | Not stated | $6.5M |
| 48 | Ctw Foundation Inc | Newark | 2024 | $622K | 24 | $20K | 25% | NO - REQUESTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE REVIEWED UPON RECEIPT. | $11.1M |
| 49 | Big Joy Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $572K | 14 | $36K | 68% | FEB 1, MAY 1, AUG 1, NOV 1 | $7.4M |
| 50 | Sordoni Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $533K | 29 | $5K | 4% | APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME. | $8.1M |
| 51 | Rohda Family Charitable Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $520K | 13 | $15K | 83% | Not stated | $861K |
| 52 | D Lane & Anwyl Bates Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $405K | 17 | $25K | 14% | SEPTEMBER 30TH | $13.0M |
| 53 | Andrea Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $381K | 17 | $9K | 4% | WWW.TAMFF.ORG/GRANTS-AWARDED/GRANT-REQUIREMENTS | $6.5M |
| 54 | Palmer Home Inc | Dover | 2025 | $375K | 16 | $20K | 28% | SEPTEMBER 1 | $6.2M |
| 55 | Dory Foundation | Dover | 2025 | $353K | 7 | $25K | n/a | N/A - APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS. | $1.4M |
| 56 | Western Wind Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $349K | 18 | $8K | 9% | Not stated | $2.9M |
| 57 | Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation | Yorklyn | 2024 | $345K | 10 | $13K | 14% | Not stated | $4.7M |
| 58 | Primed Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $344K | 11 | $20K | 22% | Not stated | $464K |
| 59 | 5rivers Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $339K | 69 | $2K | 49% | http://www.5riversfoundation.org/ | $3.2M |
| 60 | Deupree Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $326K | 132 | $2K | 15% | August 1 - February 1 | $5.1M |
| 61 | Alternative Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $325K | 6 | $52K | 48% | HTTPS://FSREQUESTS.COM/ALTERNATIVEFOUNDATION | $5.3M |
| 62 | Ramsey Mccluskey Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $323K | 37 | $8K | 33% | ANNUALLY ON OCTOBER 1, AS SET OUT IN GUIDELINES | $6.6M |
| 63 | Eppes Jefferson Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $320K | 31 | $10K | 29% | Not stated | $8.0M |
| 64 | Fulton Owen Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $305K | 8 | $30K | 80% | 12/31 | $5.7M |
| 65 | Ann B Zekauskas Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $298K | 45 | $5K | 14% | November 1, 2026 | $6.9M |
| 66 | Firstbank Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $297K | 125 | $2K | 60% | GRANT REQUEST DECISIONS ARE MADE AT QUARTERLY BOARD MEETINGS. TO BE CONSIDERED, REQUESTS MUST BE SUB | $694K |
| 67 | Thelma H and John J Zeller Inc | Wilmington | 2025 | $293K | 59 | $2K | 25% | Not stated | $5.2M |
| 68 | Rivendell Foundation Inc | Hockessin | 2025 | $279K | 25 | $5K | 14% | Not stated | $2.6M |
| 69 | The Wpw Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $275K | 37 | $8K | 7% | SEPTEMBER 15TH | $3.6M |
| 70 | Change Happens Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit Corporation | Willimington | 2024 | $255K | 12 | $18K | 100% | Not stated | $17.8M |
| 71 | Mollie B Foley Charitable Trust | Wilmington | 2025 | $244K | 26 | $5K | 44% | Not stated | $4.4M |
| 72 | Albert O Wilson Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $234K | 29 | $7K | 19% | JANUARY 31ST | $3.7M |
| 73 | John Bickford Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $202K | 54 | $3K | 20% | https://online.foundationsource.com/myfs/forms/view?defId=41143 | $3.9M |
| 74 | Gilliam Foundation Inc | Wilmington | 2024 | $190K | 12 | $15K | 87% | Not stated | $4.1M |
| 75 | Robin Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $176K | 9 | $20K | 51% | CONTACT FOUNDATION | $2.4M |
| 76 | Coyle Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $172K | 14 | $8K | 36% | Not stated | $1.4M |
| 77 | Ben & Jeanne Overman Charitable Trust | Wilmington | 2025 | $171K | 30 | $3K | 6% | SEPTEMBER 30 | $2.7M |
| 78 | Windsor Foundation Inc | Dover | 2025 | $170K | 11 | $15K | 0% | CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES. | $221K |
| 79 | Wa Speakman Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $170K | 15 | $10K | 4% | Not stated | $1.3M |
| 80 | Dodds Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $165K | 5 | $20K | 3% | Not stated | $3.2M |
| 81 | Milton & Hattie Kutz Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $160K | 31 | $4K | 28% | MARCH 15 | $2.2M |
| 82 | Vinton Family Foundation Tr | Wilmington | 2025 | $152K | 24 | $1K | 2% | Not stated | $78K |
| 83 | Torrington Savings Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $141K | 16 | $5K | 5% | APRIL 29TH AND OCTOBER 29TH | $1.2M |
| 84 | Louis J Capano Jr Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $138K | 11 | $10K | 56% | Not stated | $47K |
| 85 | Bertha Stebens Charitable Foundation | Wilmington | 2024 | $138K | 38 | $3K | 14% | APRIL 30 | $3.3M |
| 86 | The Diane and Harry Levin Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $136K | 34 | $1K | 5% | Not stated | $2.0M |
| 87 | Pape Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2025 | $118K | 26 | $5K | 57% | HTTPS://PAPEFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG/ELIGIBILITY-TIMELINE/ | $2.6M |
| 88 | Marvin Family Foundation | Wilmington | 2023 | $112K | 28 | $3K | 4% | SEE 2 D BELOW | $2.3M |
| 89 | The Gromet Foundation | Newark | 2024 | $110K | 26 | $5K | 16% | OCTOBER 25 | $4.1M |
| 90 | Mid-del Charitable Foundation | Harrington | 2024 | $105K | 39 | $2K | 49% | ANNUALLY, BY AUGUST 31 | $3K |
| 91 | The Farber Baggenstos Family Foundaiton | Wilmington | 2025 | $105K | 10 | $10K | 38% | Grants for the current funding cycle are due by July 1st, 2026. | $1.8M |
| 92 | Morris & Lillie Leibowitz Charitable Trust 1120928 | Wilmington | 2024 | $102K | 15 | $7K | 10% | Not stated | $2.0M |
27 of them, led by the largest by dollars paid, have their own page with the application terms as filed, every recipient, and the trustees. The rest are listed here in full. Where a cell says n/a the filing does not carry that figure: a first-time recipient share needs more than one year of grants on record, and the asset figure comes from the IRS business master file, which does not cover every foundation.
Each figure comes from each foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. A foundation is listed when its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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