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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “delaware”
Where the money went
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
318 matching grants · $33.5M · through 2024Largest: $568,696 to STATE OF DELAWARE — restricted support to chhs senior awards; capital community center; unrestricted support of delaware division of the arts, unrestricted support for the delaware division of the vis…
Largest: $350,000 to FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE INC — program/operating support
Largest: $459,000 to DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — in support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
Largest: $500,000 to DELAWARE RIVERKEEPER NETWORK — advocacy to protect water quality in the delaware river watershed.
Largest: $40,000 to THE HARAMBEE FUND AT THE DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to support the next cohort of harambee delaware emerging leaders of color and support the launch of the delaware dozen accelerator to work closely with 12 alumni over the next two …
Largest: $1.5M to BLINDSIGHT DELAWARE ENTERPRISES INC — expanding employment in delaware
Largest: $45,000 to FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE INC — delaware food works, an employment training initiative of the food bank of delaware
Largest: $12,000 to DELAWARE NATURE SOCIETY — religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $12.7M · through 2023Largest: $334,862 to DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION — water resource management studies across delaware
Largest: $1,800 to GOODWILL DELAWARE & DELAWARE COUNTY — strengthening those in need (health & human services)
Largest: $20,000 to DELAWARE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS — healthy delaware innovative readiness training
Largest: $20,000 to LEADERSHIP DELAWARE — funding program assisting the recruiting and mentoring of young delaware executives
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →