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Examples of Recent Grants

legal staff posing for a photo
Grant Awarded
Combined Campaign for Justice
in general operating support for Delaware’s three legal aid agencies.
Grant Amount:
$50,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
families sitting and reading books
Grant Awarded
Delaware Humanities
to support its Prime Time Family Reading programs helping families build strong foundations of literacy and intergenerational bonds.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2025
participants performing in a play
Grant Awarded
Delaware Shakespeare
for its Community Tour to travel to locations such as prisons, community centers, and libraries throughout Delaware.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
volunteers distributing items
Grant Awarded
Friendship House
in general operating support aiding clients through the transitional housing program, empowerment centers and clothing bank services.
Grant Amount:
$65,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
participants playing basketball in a gym.
Grant Awarded
Jefferson Street Center, Inc.
to expand the Community Hub Program leveraging gym, kitchen, stage and meeting rooms as a resource for local organizations.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
volunteers preparing items for a service project
Grant Awarded
Love Inc. of Mid-Delmarva
to support its Volunteer Management program and implement systems to manage 400+ volunteers across services.
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2025
students performing in a play
Grant Awarded
New Light Theatre
to expand its programming, reach, and reputation including partnerships with the Delaware Theatre Company.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2025
client advocates supporting participants in legal services.
Grant Awarded
Partners for Justice
to support the Client Advocate Program, providing interdisciplinary and restorative services to people in the criminal legal system in Delaware.
Grant Amount:
$50,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
graduates posing on a stage
Grant Awarded
Public Allies Delaware
to enable nonprofits with limited capacity to benefit from a capacity building assessment and Public Ally placement to support growth.
Grant Amount:
$27,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
volunteers preparing food for a distribution program.
Grant Awarded
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Delaware
to support Spoonful of Hope, providing nutritious meals to families with children being treated at the Nemours Children’s Hospital.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
volunteers working on a house
Grant Awarded
Roofs from the Heart
to support a roof replacement program for veterans in Delaware.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
youth posing in front of a wall backdrop while at a mental health summit
Grant Awarded
SL24 Unlocke The Light Foundation
to support its "End the Stigma" informational awareness campaign to provide resources to youth struggling with depression and risk of self-injury.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
a group at a conference
Grant Awarded
Spur Impact Association
to support the growth of the Emerging Leaders Community (ELC) program and expand the number of professionals interested in joining Delaware nonprofit...
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
Individuals stand at the edge of a boat's balcony to pose for a camera.
Grant Awarded
St. John's Community Services
to support its Quality of Life Fund for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) living in its community-based residences.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
a photo of a renovated kitchen
Grant Awarded
UrbanPromise Wilmington
towards the Promise of Yes, capital campaign, repairing properties embedded in under-resourced areas of Wilmington.
Grant Amount:
$50,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
participants in a choir perform to an auditorium of people.
Grant Awarded
Wilmington Concert Opera
to support the 2024 production of Die Fledermaus, as well as additional workshops with community programs such as EDGE for Tomorrow and MELODY.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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