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For 25 years, the Delaware Community Foundation has been connecting people who care with the causes they care about by helping them establish charitable funds and provide grants to the nonprofit organizations they wish to support. We invite you to explore our website and learn how you can help others make Delaware a better place to live and work.

To learn how you can become involved with our Fund For Women, The Next Generation or one of our other collective Giving Circles, simply click a leaf.

What's New at the DCF?

>	Help save historic Hockessin Colored School #107! The community is working to raise $210,000 by March 31 to save Delaware's historic Hockessin Colored School #107. Please click here to give today. For more information about the school, please see our Jan. 11 press release.
>	The DCF 2011 Annual Report is here! Read about the work of the DCF and our fundholders, including: - The Delaware Fund for Miyagi. - The new Burris Scholarship. - The Next Generation's fight against childhood obesity. - The African American Empowerment Fund's endowment building. - June Peterson's award from the Fund For Women. - The work of the Arsht-Cannon Fund. - Our Youth Philanthropy Boards. - The Rodel Foundation. - DCF's new Strategic Fund.
>	SPONSOR THE NEXT GENERATION'S "CHIPS FOR CHARITY" EVENT The Next Generation of the Delaware Community Foundation is seeking sponsors for its annual "Chips for Charity" event. All proceeds from the event, scheduled for March 3, will benefit TNG's grants program to combat childhood obesity. Details are available on the event sponsorship form.
>	GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: Capital and Equipment Grants Applications are available NOW for our capital and equipment grants and due by January 31, 2012! Only 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations within the State of Delaware and those outside the state that benefit Delawareans are eligible to apply. Each organization is permitted to submit one capital grant application OR one equipment grant application, not both. For more information and applications, visit the grants page.
>	SCHOLARSHIP COMPENDIUM & APPLICATION AVAILABLE Complete just one application for multiple scholarships to be awarded for the 2012-2013 school year! Read our compendium carefully -- opportunities are available for students in all three Delaware counties. For more information, visit our Scholarships page. The deadline is APRIL 1, 2012.
>	GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: Fund For Women The Fund For Women will begin accepting applications for its 2012 grants program on January 2 from Delaware nonprofit agencies with programs benefiting women and girls. For more information, see the Fund For Women page.
>	We had a great time at our 25th Anniversary Celebration! Thank you to Vice President Joe Biden, Adrienne Arsht, our 350+ honored guests and all who helped make the evening a success. If you didn't make it to the event, you can still visit us on Facebook to see photos from the event our view our 25th Anniversary videos: - 25 Years of Caring - Building the Vision - The Next Generation - The Arsht-Cannon Fund