Specific Interest Grants

Specific Interest Grants is sponsored by Delaware Community Foundation. Supports organizations aligning with specific areas of service and impact, such as animal welfare and diabetes research.

Specific Interest Grant | Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) There are a variety of funds at the DCF that provide a structured opportunity for eligible nonprofits whose missions align with specific interest areas to apply for grants. In 2024, these funds awarded a total of $144,500 to 34 nonprofit organizations statewide. Read about the 2023 Specific Interest Grants .

For more information about the DCF’s grantmaking process, visit delcf. org/grants or contact Yolanda Rushdan at 302. 504.

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Athletic-Based Education and Mentoring: The Tubby Raymond CharitableFund Delaware Futures ($7,500) – Support “Success One Student at a Time” Autism Delaware ($5,000) – Support the expansion of its Challenger Leagues First State Squash ($7,500) – Support First State Squash’s athletic program RodneyStreet Tennis and Tutoring Association ($7,500) – Support Tennis Enrichment Community Outreach and Teen Workforce Development Green Beret Project ($7,500) – Support the Keep It Moving initiative Small Arts: Dave Ryerson Fund and the Beekhuis Community Fund Wilmington Children’s Chorus ($2,000) – Support its Summer of Song Music Festival Bellevue Community Center ($2,000) – Support “Empowering Edgemoor: Creating Access to Cultural and Artistic Experiences” Green Beret Project ($2,000) – Support its “Color Your World” art challenge to foster creativity and color the walls of its community center Delaware Futures ($2,000) – Support Arts for Teens in Delaware to expose teens to art and practice arts and crafts Latin American Community Center ($2,000) – Support ArtAddiction 2024, its annual competition exploring addiction and recovery themes through art Delaware Shakespeare Festival ($2,000) – Support its “Shakespeare, Poe, and Friends” program Gamma Theta Lamda Education Foundation, Inc. ($2,000) – Support its Diamond State Black Film Festival Easterseals Delaware & MD Eastern Shore ($2,000) – Support its Artfulness program to bring in community artists to teach art classes First State Ballet ($2,000) – Support Danceworks, which provides free weekly dance instruction to students from schools in Wilmington The Delaware Contemporary ($2,000) – Support its Art Residency Cohort (ARC) Racial Justice: Quintin E.

Primo Jr. Fund for Racial Justice and the African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware Neighborhood House ($2,500) – Support programming in Southbridge Delaware Futures ($2,500) – Support its Crisis Fund that helps students receive basic needs related to food, healthcare, housing, clothing or essential school supplies Culture Restoration Project ($2,500) – Support its Sankofa Rites of Passage Institute Wilmington Children’s Chorus ($2,500) – Support its Ridout Teaching Fellowship Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts ($2,500) – Support its Summer Institute for Vocal Arts Apprentices Leading Youth Through Empowerment (LYTE) ($2,500) – Support the LYTE Scholars Program Education and Financial Assistance for At-Risk Youth: 21st Century Children’s Fund Nehemiah Gateway CDC ($4,000) – Support the Tennis Rocks Summer Read-A-Thon and Dinner Program Neighborhood House ($3,000) – Support its programming in Southbridge Friendship House ($2,500) – Support its School Uniform Project to provide uniforms to Delaware public and charter schools Jobs for Delaware Grads ($2,500) – Support a work-based learning program Delaware Futures ($2,500) – Support “Success One Student at a Time” Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay ($2,500) – Support its Community Initiatives Program Animals and Animal Welfare: Walls and Turner Charitable Fund & Freida Dolby Fund Humane Animal Partners ($7,500) – Support the organization’s pet food pantry Forgotten Cats ($7,500) – Support adoption preparation for Sussex County cats Friends of Animals ($7,500) – Support the organization’s Spray and Neuter program Faithful Friends Animal Society ($7,500) – Support the pet food and supply bank and the community veterinary services.

Canine Partners for Life ($10,000) – Support team training for future partnerships Southern DE Therapeutic Riding ($10,000) – Support the EquiMentors Foundation Training Program Brandywine Valley SPCA ($7,500) – Support trapping, neuter/spraying, vaccination and release of Delaware cats See Our Full List of Grants Can DCF help me with my corporate clients charitable giving? Yes!

Business and corporate giving programs and availability through the DCF Calculators – annuities and endowments? Planned giving tools – plannedgiving. com First, read the program details and eligibility requirements for the specific grant you are interested in.

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 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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