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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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Fund for Women Gives $200,000 to Address COVID-19 in Delaware

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Fund for Women (FFW), an endowed fund at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF), has donated $200K to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Initiative. The FFW’s gift, which will support grants to nonprofits addressing community needs resulting from the pandemic, was divided evenly between the COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund at the DCF and the Delaware Does More COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

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Second Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 3 Comments

Matches needed for $500,000 challenge grant from Longwood Foundation In its second round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $350,000 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: First State Community Action Agency – $40,000 to provide for

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First Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

In its first round of grants, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund today awarded $350,000 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: Modern Maturity: $50,000 to deliver additional meals to seniors at their homes. Brandywine Counseling: $25,000 to meet increased demand

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Immediate Grants Available to Nonprofits Affected by COVID-19

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund grants to be awarded weekly. Delaware nonprofits affected by COVID-19 are invited to apply for grants from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, housed at the Delaware Community Foundation and directed by a council of Delaware’s philanthropic leaders. The application is now open at delcf.org/covid-grants. The deadline for the first round of awards is Monday,

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LONGWOOD FOUNDATION DONATES $1 MILLION TO DCF COVID-19 STRATEGIC RESPONSE FUND

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Longwood Foundation has donated $1 million to the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). “At a time like this, we need to support our community as well as the people on the front lines – those working in our nonprofits,” Longwood President Thère du Pont said. “We are pleased to make an initial contribution to

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Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation Awards Two Grants

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation (CRRF), a fund at the Delaware Community Foundation, has awarded $5,000 to help support two high-quality programs focused on youth at risk in our community. The recipients of CRRF’s 2019 Grants are Urban Promise and Summer Learning Collaborative: UrbanPromise: Equips children and young adults through Christ with the skills necessary for academic achievement, life management,

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$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

Fund for Women Gives $200,000 to Address COVID-19 in Delaware

Second Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

First Grants Awarded from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund

Immediate Grants Available to Nonprofits Affected by COVID-19

LONGWOOD FOUNDATION DONATES $1 MILLION TO DCF COVID-19 STRATEGIC RESPONSE FUND

Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation Awards Two Grants

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