Open Foundations · Delaware

Welfare Foundation Inc

Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 516015916. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.7M across 69 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each.

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$4.7M
paid in 2024
69
grants paid
$50K
median grant
64%
to first-time recipients
$106.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
CHRIS GRUNDNER
Address
100 W 10TH STREET SUITE 1109, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801
Phone
3026838245
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE WEBSITE FOR THE WELFARE FOUNDATION INC (WWW.WELFAREFOUNDATIONDE.ORG) FOR GRANT SUBMISSION AND INFORMATION NEEDED TO APPLY
Submission deadline
APRIL 15 AND OCTOBER 15
Restrictions on awards
LIMITED TO DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533179349100033. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 69 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Kingswood Community Center IncDE$300,000GRANT
2Ymca of DelawareDE$300,000GRANT
3Sanford SchoolDE$200,000GRANT
4Children & Families First Delaware IncDE$150,000GRANT
5Grand Opera HouseDE$150,000GRANT
6Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware IncDE$150,000GRANT
7West End Neighborhood HouseDE$150,000GRANT
8Kennett LibraryPA$125,000GRANT
9Latin American Community CenterDE$113,000GRANT
10Bayhealth FoundationDE$100,000GRANT
11End Community Violence Now IncDE$100,000GRANT
12Laurel Redevelopment CorporationDE$100,000GRANT
13Lutheran Community Services IncDE$100,000GRANT
14TeensharpDE$100,000GRANT
15Ursuline AcademyDE$100,000GRANT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$4.0M
202170$5.1M
202258$5.4M
202371$5.5M
202469$4.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Delaware83%
Pennsylvania13%
Maryland1%
California1%
Kentucky1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Avery StablerTRUSTEE · 2024
Brent W DupontTRUSTEE · 2024
Christopher GrundnerPRESIDENT/ASST SECRETARY/T · 2024
D Trowbridge EllimanTRUSTEE · 2024
E Bradford Dupont JrCHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE · 2024
Leatrice D EllimanSECRETARY/TRUSTEE · 2024
Margaret L LairdTRUSTEE · 2024
R Huntington BollingTRUSTEE · 2024
Robert H Bolling IiiTRUSTEE · 2024
W Laird StablerVICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE · 2024
William L Kitchel IiiTREASURER/TRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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