Capital Grants (Delaware Community Foundation)

Capital Grants (Delaware Community Foundation) is sponsored by Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). DCF capital grants assist with the acquisition, final-stage design, construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, or other capital improvements of facilities to help nonprofits operate efficiently and effectively. Supported projects should have a lasting, positive impact on the community served by the grantee organization.

Examples include accessible walkways, mobile utility trailers, drum equipment, ninja warrior parks, diabetic retinopathy equipment, and construction equipment.

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An ideal capital grant does more than just renovate or repair. It helps an organization that is already strong to serve its community even better. Supported capital projects will have a lasting, positive impact on the population or community served by the grantee organization.

For more information about the DCF’s grantmaking process, visitdelcf. org/grantsor contactYolanda Rushdanat 302. 504.

5239. Read about the 2023 Capital Grants recipients.

## Newark Union Church – $3,850 Install an accessible walkway to help those with mobility issues move between buildings ## Tether Foundation – $15,000 Purchase a mobile utility trailer for storage and to help transport equipment used for events throughout the state ## Imperial Dynasty Arts Program – $20,000 Purchase drum equipment for use in a partnership program with Howard High School ## Wilmington Delaware Area Rotary Clubs Community Fund – $10,000 Build a ninja warrior park for children 13 years-old and older of all abilities ## La Red Health Center – $20,000 Purchase diabetic retinopathy equipment ## Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity – $10,000 Purchase construction equipment to assist in building and finishing affordable homes in Kent County ## Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware – $10,000 Build fencing for its youth enrichment center ## Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore – $10,000 Renovate two bathrooms onsite to include touchless technology ## Challenge Program – $10,000 Repair roof and downspout of its Construction Training and Education Center facility, where students gain vocational skills and paid work experience ## Wilmington HOPE Commission – $20,000 Help with acquiring land for its new skills center ## First State Community Action Agency – $20,000 Renovate the La Casita Afterschool Program building, including a ramp, the entryway and restrooms ## Wilmington Senior Center – $14,203 Renovate its commercial kitchen to improve waste disposal, food preparation and food storage ## Bellevue Community Center – $7,200 Upgrade and renovate five classrooms to provide a safe, healthy and inclusive environment ## West End Neighborhood House – $20,000 Renovations to a future foster home in Kent County ## Delaware Adolescence Program, Inc. – $10,000 Renovate its New Castle County center with an improved security system, rebuild the porch at its Kent County center so children can play outside during inclement weather and enhance the Wi-Fi at its Sussex County center ## Community Resource Center – $10,000 Renovate its food pantry for better climate and pest control to create a better working environment for volunteers and visitors ## Nanticoke Senior Center – $2,500 Purchase commercial kitchen equipment to better serve its community ## Freedom Center for Independent Living – $10,000 Renovate its new office with an accessible front door and emergency back door, the office kitchen with greater accessibility to the sink and microwave and the office windows so operating them is easier for those with mobility and/or dexterity challenges ## The ARC of Delaware – $10,000 Renovation of a group home to improve accessibility, longevity and safety ## Community Collaboration of Delaware – $10,000 Renovate its Smallwood House to improve the living conditions for residents * Give to an Existing DCF Fund * * Nonprofits: Partner with Us * * Strengthening Communities * * Advisors: Partner with Us * Charitable Partners Program * Become a Charitable Partner * * Apply for a Scholarship * Establish a Scholarship * 2026 Scholarship Recipients PO Box 1636, Wilmington, DE 19899 100 W.

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All grant applications are received via our online grant portal. When you are ready to apply: * Click any “Apply Now” button to go to the portal. * Select the program you wish to apply for.

An engaged group of community volunteers comprises the DCF Grants Committee, which reviews proposals submitted to our discretionary grant programs and makes recommendations to the DCF Board. Learn more ### **Eligibility Requirements** Agencies receiving DCF grants must serve the state of Delaware and its residents without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin or sexual orientation.

#### **We are not able to support:** * Non-501(c)3 nonprofit organizations * Purchase of office equipment, furniture, or or standard office expenses related to the operation of an organization (e.g. web site services, computer software, desktop or laptop computers, office phone systems, etc.) * Sports clubs, leagues, or facilities * Public or tuition-based educational institutions * Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g., schools, parks, libraries) * Purchase of vehicles (i.e., mobile machines that transport people or cargo) * Public or tuition-based educational institutions * Religious organizations for sectarian purposes (However, projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible for support.)

* Annual fundraising campaigns * Projects completed before June of the current year * Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g. schools, parks, libraries) An engaged group of community volunteers comprises the DCF Grants Committee, which reviews proposals submitted to our discretionary grant programs and makes recommendations to the DCF Board.

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