With an initial investment of only $2,000; an individual, family or organization can open a Fund Builder account. You can take up to five years to build the principal to the $10,000 required to create a permanent charitable fund while receiving tax benefits each year you contribute cash, appreciated stock or other assets to your account. Once your balance reaches the required $10,000, you can begin to recommend grants to the charitable causes you care about most while the Foundation handles all of the administrative details. Since the Fund Builder program started in the autumn of 2007, 14 individuals and families and 16 organizations have opened accounts and five of those Fund Builders have become funds.

For more information about our new Fund Builder program, please contact Jane Vincent, Senior Vice President for Development by calling 302.504.5237 or jvincent@delcf.org.