Totals
- Total revenue
- $58,240,621
- Total expenses
- $28,657,661
- Contributions and grants received
- $31,051,680
- Grants paid
- $21,498,402
- Program service revenue
- $1,219,784
- Investment income
- $25,320,672
- Other revenue
- $648,485
- Total assets, end of year
- $392,486,239
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,818,002
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $342,668,237
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $23,769,364
- Management and general expenses
- $3,489,671
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,398,626
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $23,769,364
Program services were 82.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,592,105
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$28,459,575
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $773,915 · related or exempt $773,915
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2b · Program service revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCOME
total $445,869 · related or exempt $445,869
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3 · Investment income
total $8,083,780 · excluded $8,083,780
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $87,505,393 · other assets $450,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $70,642,144 · other assets $76,357
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $16,863,249 · other assets $373,643
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $17,236,892 · excluded $17,236,892
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11a · Other revenue: EVENT INCOME
total $424,566 · related or exempt $424,566
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $159,401 · related or exempt $159,401
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11c · Other revenue: LOAN INTEREST INCOME
total $64,518 · related or exempt $64,518
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11e · Other revenue, total
$648,485
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $20,649,902 · program services $20,649,902
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $848,500 · program services $848,500
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $657,760 · program services $324,424 · management and general $166,668 · fundraising $166,668
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,612,564 · program services $502,196 · management and general $628,919 · fundraising $481,449
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $119,148 · program services $37,106 · management and general $46,469 · fundraising $35,573
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $551,445 · program services $171,735 · management and general $215,070 · fundraising $164,640
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $159,769 · program services $49,756 · management and general $62,312 · fundraising $47,701
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $290,060 · fundraising $290,060
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,407,608 · management and general $1,407,608
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,139,925 · program services $880,855 · management and general $242,217 · fundraising $16,853
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $247,902 · program services $74,299 · management and general $110,603 · fundraising $63,000
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13 · Office expenses
total $178,606 · program services $18,168 · management and general $110,815 · fundraising $49,623
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14 · Information technology
total $232,793 · program services $19,782 · management and general $206,037 · fundraising $6,974
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16 · Occupancy
total $171,146 · management and general $163,010 · fundraising $8,136
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $119,930 · program services $51,022 · management and general $29,824 · fundraising $39,084
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $59,222 · management and general $59,222
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23 · Insurance
total $38,453 · program services $69 · management and general $38,384
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER
total $182,228 · program services $150,850 · management and general $2,513 · fundraising $28,865
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24b · Other expenses: GIFT ANNUITY DISTRIBUTI
total -$9,300 · program services -$9,300 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $9,723,226 · end of year $11,747,081
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,865,897 · end of year $834,518
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,136 · end of year $12,955
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $1,398,290 · end of year $1,350,590
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,372,677
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$120,350
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,004,301 · end of year $1,252,327
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $291,289,174 · end of year $330,836,317
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $40,745,213 · end of year $46,336,255
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $115,932 · end of year $116,196
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $277,004 · end of year $298,590
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $45,548,705 · end of year $49,519,412
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $298,473,586 · end of year $340,157,769
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,847,874 · end of year $2,510,468
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN DELAWARE BY MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY-BASED PHILANTHROPY.
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IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INVESTED IN BUILDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY AWARDING OVER $23 MILLION IN GRANTS AND PROGRAM EXPENSES TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL STUDENTS. THE MAJORITY OF THAT AMOUNT WAS GRANTED FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS. THE DCF ALSO AWARDED $848,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 245 STUDENTS, $3,204,419 IN DIRECT GRANTS TO DOZENS OF DELAWARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS PROGRAM, AND $2,351,365 IN DIRECT GRANTS STATEWIDE THROUGH HEALTHY COMMUNITIES DELAWARE'S HEALTHY EQUITY GRANTS PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY PARTNER GRANTS.
Expenses $23,769,364 · Grants $21,498,402 · Revenue $1,868,269
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ashley R Altschuler EsqASHLEY R ALTSCHULER ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Drew N FennellDREW N FENNELL
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kelly E FirmentKELLY E FIRMENT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lossie FreemanLOSSIE FREEMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chanta Howard-WilkinsonCHANTA HOWARD-WILKINSON
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Peter S KennedyPETER S KENNEDY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Hon Tamika Montgomery-ReevesHON TAMIKA MONTGOMERY-REEVES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Louisa PhillipsLOUISA PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Vita Pickrum Ed D CFREVITA PICKRUM ED D CFRE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Hon Gregory M Sleet RetHON GREGORY M SLEET RET
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cindy L Szabo EsqCINDY L SZABO ESQ
CORP. SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michelle A TaylorMICHELLE A TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Maria Lopez WaiteMARIA LOPEZ WAITE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dan Cruce JrDAN CRUCE JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Frances GauthierFRANCES GAUTHIER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mariah CalagioneMARIAH CALAGIONE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lynn EvansLYNN EVANS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chrissi RawakCHRISSI RAWAK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Charles ElsonCHARLES ELSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Molly GiordanoMOLLY GIORDANO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alona BerryALONA BERRY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Charles PosneckerCHARLES POSNECKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John Stuart Comstock-GayJOHN STUART COMSTOCK-GAY
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $393,573
- From this org
- $322,078
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $71,495
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $302,078
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $61,495
- Filer's total
- $393,573
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Sarah HenchSARAH HENCH
EXECUTIVE VP STRATEGIC ENG
- Total calculated
- $190,177
- From this org
- $158,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,427
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,750
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,938
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,489
- Filer's total
- $190,177
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Joyce DarlingJOYCE DARLING
VP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRAT
- Total calculated
- $191,912
- From this org
- $150,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,412
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,500
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,525
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,887
- Filer's total
- $191,912
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Roberta Tarpley RaffishROBERTA TARPLEY RAFFISH
VP COMM. & MKTG
- Total calculated
- $163,794
- From this org
- $116,786
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,008
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $116,786
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,839
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,169
- Filer's total
- $163,794
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Evo DipaoloEVO DIPAOLO
VP PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $157,416
- From this org
- $121,042
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,374
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $121,042
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,052
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,322
- Filer's total
- $157,416
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4B
- JOHN STUART COMSTOCK-GAY $10,000
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$1,374,000
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT , BARNDOMINIUM CAPITAL PROJECT , PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
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STATE OF DELAWARE
$1,169,364
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE
-
$1,050,000
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT , CAPITAL COST FOR PURCHASE OF CREBILLY FARMS TRACT
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DELAWARE MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION LTD
$1,000,000
DELAWARE PRIMARY CARE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE
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$525,000
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION-DAVINCI SURGEON CONSOLE , ALLEN CANCER CENTER AT TIDAL HEALTH NANTICOKE
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$371,832
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT, EDWARD J & JUDY BENNETT LACROSSE SCHOLARSHIP FUND , DUAL ENROLLMENT RESEARCH FUND GRANT , SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/SPEC.ED , CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/BLUE AND GOLD FUND , PAUL JONES COLLECTION , IG AND JULIE BURTON STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP, THE COLLEGE SCHOOL, VITA NOVA RESTAURANT PROGRAM , RESIDENT ENSEMBLE PLAYERS , I HEART UD DAY MATCHING CHALLENGE, BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS , UD CREAMERY, UD FINISH LINE GRANTS, UD CHORALE SUMMER TRAVEL
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WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC
$370,070
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT , EDUCATION AND GREENING PROGRAMS, CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS , LAUNCHER ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
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$310,564
JOINT SDOH ASTHMA SOLUTION , SUPPORT FOR NEMOURS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN/AI DUPONT HOOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, NEMOURS CHILDRENS HEALTH WILMINGTON - DE , CANCER RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE , NEMOURS CHILDRENS INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE (NICE)
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$302,482
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM EXPANSION , UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
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$302,396
CENTRAL DELAWARE THRIVES , PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS DOVER
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · INVESTED IN EFFORTS GEARED TOWARD IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN DELAWARE · DE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601339349306915
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