Foundations that fund organizations in Wilmington, Delaware
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Wilmington nonprofits
785 private foundations gave $269M to Wilmington organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
2,295 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Wilmington around $216K. 43 of these funders are based in Delaware; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 785
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Wilmington
- $269M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 2,295
- Typical median grant
- $216K
- Based in DE
- 43%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Wilmington organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 94 | $41M | $202K | Yes | Operating support.; Program expansion.; Delawarecan general operating funds. |
| The McGee Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $27M | $13M | Yes | Distribution of assets pursuant to irc &507(b)(2) reorganiz… |
| Lillian H Bishop for Tr a SPCA 004318-001 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $27M | $27M | Preselected only | General support |
| Hull Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 12 | $21M | $343K | Preselected only | General operating; For publicly-traded securities, we reported the fmv as the… |
| E E Bishop for SPCA Manatee Cnty 004319-004 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $18M | $18M | Preselected only | General support |
| Anthony N Fusco Sr Charitable Foundation Trust | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $17M | $500K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 3 | $13M | $4.5M | Preselected only | Development of blue circle health |
| Community Education Building Corp | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $6.9M | $6.9M | Preselected only | Grant to ceb support corporation in the amount of $6,924,00… |
| Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation | Rockland, DE | 2 | $6.8M | $3.4M | Yes | Medical research and expansion of pediatric oncology and si…; Supporting an array of individualized services for homeless… |
| Kingsley Foundation 009009-009 | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $5.5M | $1.4M | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Dr Lynn Hicks Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | 1 | $4.2M | $4.2M | Preselected only | Transfer of all assets upon dissolution |
| Rippleworks Inc | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $3.7M | $500K | Preselected only | General support; To help hala systems maintain high-impact programs; To enable hala systems to recruit and retain human capital |
| James D Greenheck Foundation Inc | Weston, WI | 1 | $3.4M | $3.4M | Preselected only | To strengthen the community of central wisconsin by connect… |
| James V Tigani Jr Muse Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3.3M | $3.3M | Preselected only | To primarily fund the construction of the Base Project, whi… |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 6 | $3.1M | $143K | Preselected only | General support; Research expenses for detecting when ai systems conceal cap…; Support for the project cape town building and its operatio… |
| Welfare Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 36 | $2.9M | $52K | Yes | Grant |
| Laffey-McHugh Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 98 | $2.5M | $21K | Yes | To provide immediate capacity-building support to local and…; To support 4dls lead for delaware leader development and mu…; To connect more people to bilingual, culturally responsive… |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Yes | Pathways for tomorrow initiative |
| David G Burton Successor Trustee Ua D | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $2.3M | $1,000 | Yes | As receiving organization may see fit |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 6 | $1.9M | $350K | Yes | For development initiatives' africa hub data program; For research and outreach on water sector accountability to…; For the utafiti sera program to connect researchers and pol… |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1.5M | $225K | Yes | For the "promoting the voices of people with disabilities"…; General support and project support to establish a platform…; General support and project support for institutional stren… |
| Delaware Atlantis Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $1.4M | $720K | Preselected only | Atlantis fund; Milford clinic expansion |
| Chichester Dupont Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 29 | $1.4M | $20K | Yes | Funding summer camp program; Funding operation of the children's beach house; Matching of challenge grant from the ma-ran endowment |
| Good Samaritan Inc | Wilmington, DE | 21 | $1.4M | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $1.1M | $564K | Preselected only | Campus conference center construction support; General operating support |
| Incyte Charitable Giving Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 37 | $1.1M | $10K | Yes | Operating |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 4 | $1.1M | $250K | Preselected only | Workforce development; Affordable housing; Small business |
| Joy Street Foundation C/O Kathryn Kimber | New Vernon, NJ | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $1.1M | $502K | Preselected only | Direct charitable and educational program; To support and sponsor charitable activities.; To support and sponsor of charitable programs. |
| Crestlea Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 65 | $1.0M | $15K | Yes | Upgrade to employee laptops/surface pros; 'expanding our continuum of care'; Bancroft bwell delaware |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To support a national community trust to purchase catch sha… |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 154 | $935K | $571 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of underserved small business expansion; In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways |
| Rockford Woodlawn Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $927K | $15K | Preselected only | Operations; Afordable housing redevelopments |
| Jessie Ball Dupont Religious Charitable & Educational Fund | Jacksonville, FL | 23 | $915K | $17K | Preselected only | Equity; Digital Fundraising Match; Candid Program Grantee Stipends |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $890K | $445K | Yes | General operating support; Collegiate network inc. |
| The IV Fund | Folsom, CA | 1 | $830K | $830K | Preselected only | General support |
| The 1916 Foundation | Montchanin, DE | 3 | $815K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wsfs Cares Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 61 | $807K | $5,000 | Yes | Education & leadership development; Strengthening those in need (health & human services); Community investments (art, community centers, green spaces) |
| Nor' Easter Foundation Inc | Greenville, DE | 82 | $773K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational… |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 26 | $698K | $15K | Yes | Expanding workforce development program; Vocational training in construction and supportive services; Choir school student music |
| Lillian R Prettyman Trust UW Fbo St Andrews Church | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $682K | $682K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 8 | $664K | $65K | Yes | Stream stewards and youth and community engagement in wilmi…; 2022 pde water table; Phase 2+ drwi - partnership for the delaware estuary (kirkw… |
| Global Education Analytics Institute | Stanford, CA | 1 | $662K | $662K | Preselected only | PEP received a grant to participate in establishing and ope… |
| Donald & Martha Dewees Foundation | Greenville, DE | 12 | $635K | $33K | Yes | Operations |
| The Struthers Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $625K | $625K | Preselected only | See attachment |
| Ellice & Rosa McDonald Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 13 | $579K | $50K | Yes | Financial Assistance; Scholarship Fund |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $566K | $2,550 | Yes | Matching gifts; 82687 supporting liberation ventures in helping strengthen… |
| Middle Run Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 17 | $560K | $25K | Preselected only | General assistance |
| The Ma-Ran Foundation C/O Rfa Management Co LLC | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $538K | $538K | Preselected only | General support |
| Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc | Milford, MI | 1 | $533K | $533K | Yes | Education |
| Mackenzie Ryan Brumberg Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $530K | $530K | Preselected only | Round Hill Children's Museum fund |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health |
| The Howard W Swank Alma K Swank and Richard Kemper Swank Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Support research, prevention and treatment of pediatric con… |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $440K | $440K | Preselected only | To support career and technical education |
| Kullman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $360K | $100K | Yes | To support charitable endeavors |
| The Ivywood Foundation | Bala Cynwyd, PA | 2 | $356K | $178K | Preselected only | General |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | To provide technical assistance and public education on ste… |
| Eleanor Fanning Char Tr | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $322K | $161K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation | Palmerton, PA | 1 | $321K | $321K | Preselected only | Donor advised fund organized to support other organizations… |
| I Could Do Great Things Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 2 | $303K | $152K | Yes | To support the mission of the organization. |
| The Lawrence H Hyde Jr Charitable Trust | Lakewood Ranch, FL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General support |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | To raise awareness and address the overincarceration of peo… |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Ocean stewardship and research |
| Potter Benjamin Fbo Potter Charit-Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $279K | $279K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Co-Ttm M and P a Day Mem Fund 078229-000 | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $271K | $51K | Preselected only | Operations; Operation |
| C E Bennett Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $263K | $62K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To provide general support |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | To support the development and expansion of the african civ… |
| Anantaa-Om Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Mosaic persuasion support fund project |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | Advancing lgbtqi rights; General operating support |
| Rise8 Foundation C/O Acadia Family Office | Hunt Valley, MD | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mulago Foundation C/O Arnhold LLC | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Relief to the poor |
| The Parallax Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $250K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Essential Economics |
| The Pace Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Stratus Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $238K | $19K | Preselected only | General |
| Jay P Okun Foundation Inc | South Amboy, NJ | 1 | $229K | $229K | Preselected only | General support |
| Fm Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | For: general operating support and support of f. m. kirby c… |
| Fair Play Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 13 | $219K | $7,500 | Yes | General operations.; Preservation of wilmington's oldest mansion house - the mer…; To support the new headquarters and shop location |
| The Starbucks Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $216K | $216K | Preselected only | Thriving communities & disaster response |
| Csp Family Foundation Xxxxx8002 C/O Jp Morgan | Summit, NJ | 5 | $215K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Rast Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $205K | $205K | Preselected only | Cafetorium project |
| Ernest E Stempel Foundation Xxxxx5004 | New York, NY | 4 | $205K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc | Wilmington, DE | 25 | $203K | $2,500 | Yes | Toward general operating expenses.; Toward the expenses of the diocese of wilmington's eucharis…; Toward expenses to support minority enhancement programs. |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Foundation for a Just Society | New York, NY | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support; To support the pathways project |
| Nuttall Philanthropies Inc (fka Nuttal Family Foundation) | Albany, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Cochran Family Foundation 6054-02-45 | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $200K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Happy Difference Foundation | Montchanin, DE | 21 | $199K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Program assistance |
| Ida J Miller Various Charities 004212-000 | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $199K | $17K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Children's Bureau of del Tw H F B 3740 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $197K | $197K | Preselected only | Support to help families |
| Bacchieri Foundation | Greenville, DE | 6 | $195K | $9,250 | Preselected only | Community support; Educational support; Educational support - at risk girls |
| Interdigital Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $185K | $93K | Preselected only | Premier Sponsorship, Delaware's Code.org CSA Training; 2024 Corporate Partnership |
| Gospel Growth Fund | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $185K | $55K | Preselected only | Operating support; Community outreach |
| Meek Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $176K | $176K | Preselected only | Support for daily operation |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the av… |
| The Gilliam Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $175K | $18K | Yes | Expanding economic opporturnity; Cross cultural curriculm; Elevate vocal arts summer institute |
| Pollyanna Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $173K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General purposes; General purposes.; Matching campaign |
| Allegheny Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $170K | $170K | Yes | Project support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Wilmington, Delaware?
Longwood Foundation Inc, The McGee Foundation Inc, Lillian H Bishop for Tr a SPCA 004318-001, Hull Family Foundation, E E Bishop for SPCA Manatee Cnty 004319-004 and 95 others reported grants to Wilmington organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Wilmington. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.