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2020 DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Grant $50,000 Statewide

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

High school students participating in the Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) have awarded $50,000 to 19 nonprofit organizations throughout the state. The DCF sponsors a YPB in each county, to encourage high school students to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board of high school students is allotted a pool of money to give as

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Second Opportunity to Double the Impact of Donations to COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Longwood Foundation poses new $500,000 matching grant challenge The Longwood Foundation has posed a new $500,000 challenge grant to the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, giving donors the opportunity to double the impact of their gift now through Aug. 31. To make a gift that qualifies for the match or for more information, visit delcf.org/covid19-fund or call 302.504.5226. This

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$260,592 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

$2.3 million awarded in past eight weeks In its eighth round of weekly grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $260,592 to 19 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. The grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic. Grantees are: Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children – $22,000 for virtual

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Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Expands Grant Opportunities in June

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund was launched on March 18 to address the state’s emerging and evolving needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the most expedited statewide grant funding program in the country, the fund has so far awarded more than $2 million to 91 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. Based on the nature of the applications, these

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Benjamin F. Potter Trust Grants to Aid the Economically Underprivileged in Kent County Open for Applications

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Nonprofit organizations supporting the needy in Kent County are invited to apply for grants from the Benjamin F. Potter Trust through the Delaware Community Foundation. The application deadline is June 30, 2020. The purpose of the Benjamin F. Potter Trust, created in 1843 and one of the oldest continuing trusts of its type in the nation, is to aid the economically

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$178,625 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Matches needed for $500,000 challenge grant from Longwood Foundation. In its seventh round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $178,625 to 11 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. The grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic. Grantees are: Community Education Building – $2,800 to provide food to Wilmington

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$275,600 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Matches needed for $500,000 challenge grant from Longwood Foundation. In its sixth round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $275,600 to 18 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. The grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic. Grantees are: Central Baptist Community Development Corporation – $9,000 to deliver fresh

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$233,000 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Matches needed for $500,000 challenge grant from Longwood Foundation In its fifth round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $233,000 to 13 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. The grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic. Grantees are: Arise Delaware – $4,300 to purchase sensory equipment to lend

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$255,000 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

In its fourth round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $255,000 to 13 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. The grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic. Grantees are: A Wave of Healthy Meals – $2,000 to provide meals for medically fragile individuals in Sussex County. Choir School

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$287,000 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Allison Levine | 2 Comments

In its third round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $287,000 to 12 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. The grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic. Grantees are: Catholic Charities – Diocese of Wilmington – $25,000 to provide case management for families affected by COVID-19 statewide. Community

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2020 DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Grant $50,000 Statewide

Second Opportunity to Double the Impact of Donations to COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

$260,592 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Expands Grant Opportunities in June

Benjamin F. Potter Trust Grants to Aid the Economically Underprivileged in Kent County Open for Applications

$178,625 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

$275,600 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

$233,000 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

$255,000 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

$287,000 in Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

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