Welfare Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-6015916. Reported 268 grants totalling $20.6M to 246 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$57,137median grant
$20.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
246organizations funded
1%of grantees funded again the next year
$117.6Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Welfare Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $57,137. Half of everything it gave fell between $35,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware State University Foundation | Dover, DE | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latin American Community Center | Wilmington, DE | $363,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Michael's School and Nursery Inc | Wilmington, DE | $341,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fame Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Opera House | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kennett Library | Kennett Square, PA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kingswood Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hagley Museum and Library | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ministry of Caring Inc | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West End Neighborhood House | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children & Families First Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Be Ready Community Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Museum of Natural History | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exceptional Care for Children Inc | Newark, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Northern New Castle County | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Community Foundation Fka Eastside Community Learning Center Foundat | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanford School | Hockessin, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sussex Montessori School | Seaford, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence | Milton, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Todmorden Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upland Country Day School | Kennett Square, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Wild Lands Inc | Odessa, DE | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Chadds Ford, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First State Squash Inc | Wilmington, DE | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County | Wilmington, DE | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milford Housing Development Corporation | Milford, DE | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Academia Antonia Alonso Charter School | Newark, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspira of Delaware | Newark, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Arrowhead | Lewes, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cheer Inc | Georgetown, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freire Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joshua M Freeman Foundation | Selbyville, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Limen Recovery Wellness | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborgood Partners (formerly Ncall) | Dover, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newark Charter School | Newark, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Mark's High School | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunday Breakfast Mission | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sussex County Habitat for Humanity | Georgetown, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urbanpromise Ministries Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Independence School | Newark, DE | $129,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce | Wilmington, DE | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Everett Inc | Middletown, DE | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Delaware Contemporary | Wilmington, DE | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Delmarva Chapter | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Archmere Academy | Claymont, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayhealth Foundation | Dover, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Valley SPCA | New Castle, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Beach House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Botanic Gardens | Ocean View, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Theatre Company | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delmarva Adult & Teen Challenge Inc | Seaford, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| End Community Violence Now Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends Home in Kennett | Kennett Square, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Hockessin Colored School 107 Inc | Hockessin, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaudenzia Inc | Norristown, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Neighbors Inc | Kennett Square, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Laurel Redevelopment Corporation | Laurel, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Newark, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Community Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Senior Services of Dover | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mary Campbell Center | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nanticoke Indian Association Inc | Millsboro, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nerdit Cares | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newark Senior Center | Newark, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Police Athletic League of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Assist Institute | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Survivor Ventures Inc | Norfolk, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teensharp | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rosa Health Center | Georgetown, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Springboard Collaborative | Hockessin, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Summer Learning Collaborative Inc | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Way Home | Georgetown, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ursuline Academy | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village Education Tutors Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wilmington Alliance | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zoe Ministries Inc | Greenwood, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calliope Project Inc (milton Theatre) | Milton, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad at University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture | Wilmington, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Children's Museum | Wilmington, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Chester County | Phoenixville, PA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Lewes | Lewes, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Wilmington, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| What Is Your Voice Inc | Lewes, DE | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of De Inc | Newark, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Center for the Inland Bays | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware College Scholars | Dover, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Historical Society | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing | Dover, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faithful Friends Inc | New Castle, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Beret Project | Dover, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact Life | Newark, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ingleside Homes Inc | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Local Journalism Initiative | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Senior Services Inc | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| More Than Fitness | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newark Day Nursery and Children's Center | Newark, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Tatnall School | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Drama Group | Newark, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Institute Free Library | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities | Wilmington, DE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sojourners' Place | Wilmington, DE | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kalmar Nyckel Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace By Piece Inc | Bear, DE | $66,317 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serviam Girls Academy | Wilmington, DE | $64,549 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arc of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 1 in 7B Foundation | Landenberg, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth W Murphey School Inc | Dover, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners for Justice | New York, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Riverside Development Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sean Locke 24 Foundation | Newark, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Supporting Kidds Inc | Hockessin, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Music School of Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Delaware | Newark, DE | $59,275 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Easton, MD | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Services | Phoenixville, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Legal Aid Society Inc | Wilmington, DE | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For the Love of a Veteran Inc | Hanover, PA | $50,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Choice Delaware | Bellmawr, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Adolescent Program Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Futures Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware SPCA | Newark, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detv Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic Violence Center of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donate Delaware | Hockessin, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First State Ballet Theatre Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harambee Delaware Fund Co Delaware Community Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keystone Service Systems Dba Keystone Human Services | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kind to Kids Foundation | Newark, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leading Youth Through Empowerment | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Interscholastic Cycling Association | Orinda, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Warm | Glen Mills, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rodel Foundation of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roofs From the Heart | Newport, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| SPEAKENGLISH5 Scg Inc | Greenville, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Residential Academy | Middletown, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Village Tree Inc | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toivoa Coaching | Newark, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Youth Rowing Association | Wilmington, DE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Angels School | Newark, DE | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Delaware | Middletown, DE | $47,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edge for Tomorrow | Wilmington, DE | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Science Technology and Research Institute of Delaware (stride) | New Castle, DE | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strive | New York, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $41,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Better Chance for Our Children Inc | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Support Community Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Candlelight Theatre | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Arts Alliance Inc | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware College of Art and Design | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Do Care Doula Foundation | Dover, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Delaware Veterans Home Inc | Milford, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kencrest Services | Blue Bell, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love Inc of Mid Delmarva Inc | Seaford, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Libertad | Phoenixville, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Technology and Research Institute of Delaware | New Castle, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Watchmaker Initiative Inc | Odessa, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilmington Green Box | Wilmington, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harpers Heart | Wilmington, DE | $38,760 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True Access Capital | Wilmington, DE | $38,125 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pilot School Inc | Wilmington, DE | $35,025 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amanecer Counseling & Resource Center | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Lewes Foundation | Lewes, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harry K Foundation | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project New Start | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Public Media | Dover, DE | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blindsight Delaware Enterprises | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for the Creative Arts | Yorklyn, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecting Generations Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Culture Restoration Project Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delmarva Community Wellnet | Lewes, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Visions | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little People Big Dreams Learning Center | New Castle, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Read-Aloud Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rehoboth Beach Historical Society Inc | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Pete Du Pont Freedom Foundation LLC | Montchanin, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trauma Matters Delaware Co Children & Families First Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Bike Project of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wilmington Children's Chorus | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jay's House Inc | Wilmington, DE | $29,315 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Guidance Services for Children and | Wilmington, DE | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Center for Justice Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware Shakespeare Festival Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dover Library Foundation Inc | Dover, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Zoar | Odessa, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Esperanza Inc | Georgetown, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newark Bike Project Inc | Newark, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seaford District Library | Seaford, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tech Impact | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wilmington Delaware Area Rotary Clubs Community Fund | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 4 Youth Productions Inc | Wilmington, DE | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Challenge Program | Wilmington, DE | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Street Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $22,079 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Johns Community Services | Newark, DE | $21,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jester Artspace Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nabvets | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newark Arts Alliance | Newark, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tova Community Health Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woody Williams Foundation | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Year Up Wilmington | New Castle, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beau Biden Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $18,265 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Bat Rehabilitation and Conservation | Smyrna, DE | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Humanities | Wilmington, DE | $17,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mamie a Warren Senior Center Inc | Smyrna, DE | $16,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $15,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc | Newark, DE | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Resource Center | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts (elevate Vocal Arts) | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Community Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tomaro's Change | Claymont, DE | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Harrington Historical Society | Harrington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Market Street Music | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milton Historical Society | Milton, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newark Union Corporation | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean View Historical Society | Ocean View, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wardrobe | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Love and Hope Rescue Mission | Newark, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health Association in Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League | Wilmington, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
22 of 246 (9%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 1%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Latin American Community Center
LACC EDUCATION EXPANSION PROJECT - Ministry of Caring Inc
VILLA MARIA IN OLD BRANDYWINE VILLAGE - St Michael's School and Nursery Inc
IMPROVING OUR CENTER'S HEALTH & SAFETY - Food Bank of Delaware Inc
BUILDING HOPE IN MILFORD-FBD EXPANSION - Family Promise of Northern New Castle County
HOSPITALITY EXPANSION PROJECT - Sussex Montessori School
SMS FOURTH CLASSROOM BUILDING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 168 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $5,066,226 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 58 | $5,352,890 | $75,000 |
| 2023 | 71 | $5,472,119 | $62,000 |
| 2024 | 69 | $4,679,375 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Welfare Foundation Inc has 37 of them, worth $5,060,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 |
| Community Education Building Corp | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 |
| Fame Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 |
| Kingswood Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 |
| Fame Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 |
| Kingswood Community Center Inc | Wilmington, DE | $300,000 |
| Latin American Community Center | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College | Dover, DE | $200,000 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College | Dover, DE | $200,000 |
| YMCA of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 |
| Delaware Zoological Society Inc | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 |
| End Community Violence Now Inc | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 |
| Greater Lewes Foundation | Lewes, DE | $150,000 |
| North American Land Trust | Chadds Ford, PA | $150,000 |
| Freire Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% of this one's giving went to organizations in Delaware. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $57,137. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Delaware.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Welfare Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 100 West 10TH Street 1109, Wilmington, DE, 19801. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 51-6015916 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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