Wilmington, DE – Fred Sears II, Delaware Community Foundation President and CEO, announced that the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $338,238 in capital grants to 35 Delaware nonprofit organizations. This is the largest number of awards the Foundation has made for capital projects and equipment since the grantmaking program began in 1990. Over the years, the DCF has given 406 capital grants totaling $4,238,312, funded mainly through the State of Delaware Fund. Unrestricted endowment and field-of-interest funds also contribute to these grants.
Designed to support projects that have a lasting, positive impact on the population or region served by the organization, capital grants may be used to fund construction, major renovation or repair of buildings and/or the purchase of land as well as to a limited degree, the purchase of needed equipment. This year’s awards ranged from $1,400 to $20,000.
“Given the economic challenges this year, these capital grants will enable many nonprofit organizations to use other funding sources to support programs for the people they serve rather than for capital improvements,” Sears noted. “We received 93 requests this year; evidence that there is a strong need for help with building projects and equipment purchases that nonprofits’ funding typically does not cover.”
Organizations addressing a wide range of the needs of Delawareans were beneficiaries of this year’s grantmaking program including:
Center for the Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE, capital grant, $10,000
Child, Inc., Wilmington, DE, equipment grant, $5,000
Children & Families First, Wilmington, DE, equipment grant, $2,500
Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware, Inc., Dover, DE, equipment grant, $7,500
Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $5,000
Claymont Community Center, Claymont, DE, equipment grant, $2,000
Claymore Senior Center, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $5,000
Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation, Newark, DE, equipment grant, $2,000
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $6,706
Delaware Children’s Theatre, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, 10,000
Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth, Inc., Wilmington, DE, equipment grant, $2,200
Delaware HIV Consortium, Wilmington, DE, equipment grant, $1,400
Delaware SPCA, Newark, DE, capital grant, $15,000
Elizabeth W. Murphey School, Dover, DE, capital grant, $20,000
Frederica Senior Center, Inc., Frederica, DE, capital grant, $10,000
Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County, Inc., Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $10,000
Greater Dover Foundation, Dover, DE, capital grant, $20,000
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $10,000
Homeless Planning Council of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, equipment grant for $1,500
Junior Achievement of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $10,000
Latin American Community Center, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $10,000
Light Up the Queen Foundation, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $5,000
Milford Senior Center, Inc., Milford, DE, capital grant, $15,000
Ministry of Caring, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $15,000
Neighborhood House, Inc., Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $15,000
New Castle Public Library, New Castle, DE, capital grant, $12,500
People’s Place II, Inc., Milford, DE, capital grant, $19,500
Reading ASSIST Institute, Wilmington, DE, equipment grant, $2,000
Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $10,000
St. Michael’s School & Nursery, Inc., Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $15,000
Sussex Community Crisis Housing Service, Georgetown, DE, equipment grant, $7,500
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity, Georgetown, DE, capital grant, $20,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $10,000
UrbanPromise Wilmington, Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $5,932
Westside Family Healthcare, Inc., Wilmington, DE, capital grant, $20,000
