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Sussex Youth Philanthropy Board Presents $10K in Grants

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) awarded $10,000 to three Sussex County nonprofit organizations at a grants ceremony on April 18 at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. The DCF’s Sussex County YPB is composed of 19 Sussex County students from public, independent and diocesan high schools. Since September, YPB members have been studying youth issues

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McLaughlin Dream Chasers: Basketball & Opportunity

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

On first blush, the McLaughlin Dream Chasers program looks like a basketball program for budding middle school student athletes. But it’s so much more. Funded by the William T. and Mary A. McLaughlin Educational Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation, Dream Chasers inspires and supports athletically gifted and primarily at-risk students to take another educational step beyond high school and

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Grants Available from African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for grants from the African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware (AAEFD), a giving circle of the Delaware Community Foundation. The AAEFD invites nonprofit organizations in Delaware to apply for a grant. The grantmaking focus area for 2018 will be education, and more specifically, higher education access and retention. Grant awards will be up to $2,500,

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First LGBTQ Scholarship Created at DCF

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

Bob Martz knows the challenges many gay, lesbian and transgender youth face navigating the sometimes-rocky seas of adolescence. Now, building on his decades of work as an LGBTQ activist in Delaware, Martz recently created the first Delaware Community Foundation scholarship specifically designated for LGBTQ students. The Bob Martz Scholarship Fund is a legacy fund, meaning it will be funded with

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Holland Fellowship to Fund Legal Services for Delawareans in Need

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

More low-income families and victims of domestic violence will have access to legal support thanks to a newly announced fellowship. The Holland Fellowship, which will be funded in perpetuity by the Randy J. Holland Family Law Chair Endowment Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation, was created to honor the legacy of Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland, who retired

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Students Reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy through Communications Contest

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

“I once feared failure… when really I needed to fail. I needed to fall to get up,” said Kemuel Harding in the speech that won the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Communications Contest. “I needed my heart broken to know how to put my brain together.” Kemuel, a senior at the Early College High School at Delaware State University, was

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Helen Eliason: As a life ends, a legacy of generosity is revealed

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Allison Levine | 2 Comments

As 2017 came to a close, so did the life of Helen Eliason, one of the DCF’s truest friends and greatest supporters. On Dec. 27, the day after Helen died, her friend and adviser Dr. Linda Poole emailed the many nonprofits that have benefited from Helen’s generosity and will continue to receive support from her legacy gifts to the DCF.

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Delaware nonprofits: Apply for 2018 DCF Capital Grants

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for the Delaware Community Foundation’s 2018 Capital Grants. For 2018, approximately $250,000 will be awarded to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve Delawareans. Each grant request must be submitted electronically on a DCF 2018 Capital Grant Application Form, available at delcf.org/grants. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m., Feb. 28, 2018. Former

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Joyce Darling Joins the DCF as Vice President for Finance and Administration

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Joyce Darling as vice president for finance and administration. Darling previously worked for the DCF from 2013-2015, first as an accountant and then as director of finance, leading the organization’s financial management and overseeing investment activities. For the past two years, Darling has served as the chief financial officer of Chesterwye Center,

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Joy Lives Forever at Justin’s Beach House

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

No doctors, no nurses, no needles, and no machines tethered to the arm. At Justin’s Beach House, which will be supported in perpetuity by the new Justin’s Beach House Fund at the DCF, families can leave behind the frustration of cancer treatment while they enjoy the comfort of this beautiful home in Bethany Beach. Just a half-mile from the waterfront,

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Sussex Youth Philanthropy Board Presents $10K in Grants

McLaughlin Dream Chasers: Basketball & Opportunity

Grants Available from African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware

First LGBTQ Scholarship Created at DCF

Holland Fellowship to Fund Legal Services for Delawareans in Need

Students Reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy through Communications Contest

Helen Eliason: As a life ends, a legacy of generosity is revealed

Delaware nonprofits: Apply for 2018 DCF Capital Grants

Joyce Darling Joins the DCF as Vice President for Finance and Administration

Joy Lives Forever at Justin’s Beach House

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