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$360,000 in 2021 Focus Grants Include Multi-Year Support for BIPOC Leaders in Our Communities

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) has awarded $360,000 in Focus Grants to programs enriching the lives of Delaware youth, supporting Latino communities, and advancing nonprofit leaders of color. Focus Grants support organizations and initiatives working to build opportunity so all Delaware residents can overcome barriers to success, benefit equitably and thrive. Grants were awarded in three priority areas and include

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Four Interns Join Delaware’s First Statewide News Collaborative Initiative

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Note: This article was updated 6/10/2021 to reflect changes to the participants. Four aspiring journalists will be working in local newsrooms this summer through the new DCF Journalism Internship Program, Delaware’s first statewide collaborative journalism initiative. The program, funded by a grant from the COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund and managed by the Delaware Community Foundation, will increase news and information

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

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Allison Levine | 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 will open at 8 a.m. on Mon., May 17; the deadline is 5 p.m. on Wed., June 30, 2021. The purpose of the Benjamin F. Potter Trust, created in 1843 and one of

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2021 DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Grant $50,000 Statewide

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

High school students study community issues and award grants to critical nonprofits High school students participating in the Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) have awarded $50,000 to 15 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

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Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications For June 2021

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Organizations can receive general operating grants of $10,000 Beginning Wednesday, May 12, at 8 a.m., Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general operating grants of $10,000 from the Community Needs Grants Program at the Delaware Community Foundation. The Community Needs Grants Program is part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the DCF and Philanthropy Delaware. In this round, the program –

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21 Grants Awarded In Latest Round of Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grants

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Fund has now awarded more than $3.6 million since it launched March 18, 2020 The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund’s Community Needs Grants program at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $210,000 to 21 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. These general operating grants, each in the amount of $10,000, will allow organizations to use funds as

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Caesar Rodney Rotary Fund Accepting Grant Applications For 2021 Projects Serving At-Risk Youth in New Castle County

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation (CRRF) New Castle County Youth Empowerment Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) will accept grant applications May 3-June 1, 2021. The grant maximum is $2,500 and is available only to New Castle County nonprofit organizations serving youth and young adults ages birth through 25 years who are underserved and at risk for not having

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Delaware Community Foundation Announces New Grants

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Beginning on April 12, Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for the Delaware Community Foundation’s Specific Interest Grants. A limited number of Specific Interest Grants are available. These grants are awarded from funds created at the DCF by donors for very specific purposes. An independent committee, formed of community leaders who are knowledgeable in these subject areas, selects grant recipients

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Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications for March 2021

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Organizations can receive general operating grants up to $10,000 Beginning Monday, March 8, at 8 a.m., Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general operating grants of up to $10,000 from the Community Needs Grants Program at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). The Community Needs Grants Program is part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the

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Transforming Antique Business Machines To College Scholarships

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Applications due March 15 for the new Russo Scholarship and dozens of other scholarships After a lifetime preserving the history of American innovation in business technology, Delaware business owners Tom and Mary Jo Russo have turned their collection of antique business machines into a scholarship fund that will help students for generations to come. The Russos established the new Thomas

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$360,000 in 2021 Focus Grants Include Multi-Year Support for BIPOC Leaders in Our Communities

Four Interns Join Delaware’s First Statewide News Collaborative Initiative

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

2021 DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Grant $50,000 Statewide

Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications For June 2021

21 Grants Awarded In Latest Round of Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grants

Caesar Rodney Rotary Fund Accepting Grant Applications For 2021 Projects Serving At-Risk Youth in New Castle County

Delaware Community Foundation Announces New Grants

Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications for March 2021

Transforming Antique Business Machines To College Scholarships

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