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$2.2MM Brandywine Creek Woodlawn Fund Created at the DCF

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

A private trust fund established by the Woodlawn Trustees nearly 40 years ago to benefit Brandywine Creek State Park in Wilmington is now being managed by the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). Transfer of the $2.2 million to the new Brandywine Creek Woodlawn Fund was announced at the DCF’s annual meeting in June, and is now complete. In 1981, the Woodlawn

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Informal conversations in an auditorium during the DCF's Latino Communities in Sussex County event

New DCF Report Highlights Complexities and Contributions of Latino Communities in Sussex County

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

At its Oct. 7 Focus Conversation event in Georgetown, held in partnership with La Colectiva de Delaware, the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) released Perspectives on the Latino Population in Sussex County, Delaware, the result of a research project commissioned by the DCF and conducted by researchers at the University of Delaware. The report will serve as a resource for nonprofit

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5 Questions with Stu: Greg Abbott, Section Administrator, Delaware State Parks

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

Greg Abbott has served Delaware through his work in Delaware State Parks for 24 years. He manages the Division’s Administrative Services Division. He is a 1985 graduate of Salisbury University, and is a graduate of the Indiana University Executive Development Program for Parks and Recreation Professionals. Prior to his work with the state parks, he spent ten years at PNC

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DCF Welcomes Satheesh Nadarajah as its New Accountant

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Satheesh Nadarajah as an accountant. As part of the DCF’s finance team, Nadarajah will be the point of contact for various fundholders to process grant requests and resolve all accounting questions. Nadarajah immigrated to the United States five years ago from Sri Lanka, where he worked as a national administrator for Handicap

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Delaware Community Foundation Announces 2020 Capital Grants

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Beginning Monday, Sept. 30, Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for the Delaware Community Foundation’s 2020 Capital Grants. These grants support projects and organizations working to build opportunity so all Delaware residents can overcome barriers to success, benefit equitably and thrive. Supported capital projects will have a lasting, positive impact on the population or region served by the applicant organization.

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The American Dream in Sussex County

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

Delaware’s Latino population is growing and it’s growing fast. And that’s a good thing. On Oct. 7, the DCF will be releasing a new report entitled Perspectives on the Latino Population in Sussex County, Delaware. What we find is encouraging and inspiring. Now exceeding 20,000 people, Sussex County’s vibrant and diverse Latino community is bringing new passion to the belief

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Brittany Ostasewski holding a photo of the Tassones

Scholarship Recipient Meets Benefactor Moments Before His Fatal Heart Attack

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

It is a testament to Lawrence Tassone’s life that his final act was one of generosity and philanthropy. Earlier this year, Brittany Ostasewski, a young nursing student at Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown, was awarded the Delaware Community Foundation’s Elisabeth S. Tassone Oncology Scholarship. Lawrence, who named the scholarship after his beloved wife after she passed away in 2017,

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What Do You Get With a Million Words?

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

The importance of quality pre-K education must be one of the best known needs in America. Research over recent decades has told us over and over again that if we teach our children well in the early years, their brains will develop well, they will have the capacity to become fully productive members of society, and they will have significantly

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Our Lens Challenge: High School Students Invited to Share Photos Highlighting Delaware Communities

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Delaware high school students are invited to participate in the Our Lens Challenge, an opportunity for Delaware youth to share their unique perspectives on Delaware’s communities. Students in grades 9-12 are invited to capture and submit a photograph that represents what makes their town or community unique or beautiful. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. on Oct. 15. Winners will be notified

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Joan’s Toolbox: Donating Real Estate

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

We’ve all heard the expression, “Home is where the heart is.” Well, it’s doubly true for those who donate their real estate to the Delaware Community Foundation. Giving real estate is a simple way for you to make a powerful impact on charitable causes and organizations that are close to your heart, while reducing taxes that often go along with

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