Funding search · EIN 222540853 · Media, PA
Foundation for Delaware County
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 268
- grants reported
- $6.9M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Share Food Program8 grants · $378,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Chester7 grants · $367,622
- Senior Community Services5 grants · $207,500
- Ccsa Foundation7 grants · $190,000
- Surrey Services4 grants · $171,000
- Chester Community Improvement Project4 grants · $163,200
- Cityteam4 grants · $160,813
- Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation1 grant · $150,000
- Chester County Food Bank3 grants · $142,951
- Harcum College4 grants · $140,200
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 268 grants.
- $150,000
Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation · Media, PA · 2022
Emergency equipment for the early childhood education center
- $100,000
Ccsa Foundation · Chester, PA · 2022
Number sense: changing the math mindset
- $100,000
Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Increasing food access in delaware county
- $90,000
Chester Housing Initiative · Chester, PA · 2022
Ruth bennett community farm
- $90,000
Making a Change Group · Chester, PA · 2022
General operating support
- $90,000
Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Increasing nutrition security in delaware county
- $83,000
Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $75,237
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2023
Designated fund contribution
- $75,000
The Chester Children'S Chorus · Swarthmore, PA · 2021
Chester children's chorus
- $72,573
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2022
Designated fund contribution
- $70,000
College Possible Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
College access services for penn wood & upper darby high school juniors and seniors
- $68,848
J Lewis Crozer Library · Chester, PA · 2021
East and westside: bilingual expanded educational opportunity for spanish-speaking children
- $66,612
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2023
Designated fund contribution
- $65,000
Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Impact grant - equitable hunger relief
- $62,000
Casa Youth Advocates · Media, PA · 2024
Impact grant - voices for children
- $60,000
Chester Community Improvement Project · Chester, PA · 2024
Impact grant - housing rehab & counseling initiatives
- $60,000
Chespenn Health Services · Eddystone, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $60,000
Kids Smiles · Norwood, PA · 2022
Delaware county outreach program
- $60,000
Ymwic Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2022
Removing barriers to career and college readiness
- $60,000
Lansdowne Economic Development Corp (Ledc) · Lansdowne, PA · 2021
Utility works makerspace and penn state brandywine launchbox
- $60,000
Mitzvah Circle · Norristown, PA · 2021
Diaper bank
- $56,440
Casa Youth Advocates · Media, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $50,160
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2023
Designated fund contribution
- $50,000
Elwyn Foundation · Media, PA · 2024
Impact grant - chester collaborative for early childhood education
- $50,000
First Up · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Impact grant - professional development for under-resourced ece programs
- $50,000
Providence Animal Center · Media, PA · 2024
Donor advised fund contribution
- $50,000
Senior Community Services · Folsom, PA · 2024
Impact grant - home delivered meal program
- $50,000
Surrey Services · Devon, PA · 2024
Impact grant - supporting home care, support services & caregivers
- $50,000
Wayne Senior Center · Wayne, PA · 2024
Impact grant - core support
- $50,000
Senior Community Services · Folsom, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $50,000
Riddle Hospital · Media, PA · 2022
March of dimes supportive pregnancy care program
- $50,000
Senior Community Services · Folsom, PA · 2022
Home-delivered meal program
- $50,000
Education Law Center - Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Education helpline: ensuring equal access to quality public education
- $50,000
Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation · Lansdowne, PA · 2021
Restoration and reopening of the 1927 lansdowne theater
- $50,000
Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County · Chester, PA · 2021
Chester waterfront development
- $50,000
Senior Community Services · Folsom, PA · 2021
Home-delivered meal program
- $48,938
Cityteam · Chester, PA · 2023
Designated fund contribution
- $48,381
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2022
Designated fund contribution
- $48,381
Cityteam · Chester, PA · 2021
Support for the annual angel event
- $47,000
Providence Animal Center · Media, PA · 2022
Donor advised fund contribution
- $45,000
Women'S Resource Center of the Delaware Valley · Wayne, PA · 2024
Impact grant - counseling
- $44,410
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2023
Designated fund contribution
- $43,494
Cityteam · Chester, PA · 2022
Designated fund contribution
- $42,000
Chester Eastside · Chester, PA · 2022
Phoenix out of school time after school program and summer camp
- $41,000
Surrey Services · Devon, PA · 2021
Surrey home care and support: a comprehensive approach to enable seniors to age in place
- $40,000
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2024
Impact grant - boys & girls club of chester
- $40,000
Chester Education Foundation · Chester, PA · 2024
Impact grant - jetter center college & career services
- $40,000
Children First Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Impact grant - improving children's health
- $40,000
Family and Community Service of Delaware County · Springfield, PA · 2024
Impact grant - hud funded housing assistance programs
- $40,000
Family Support Line of Delaware County · Media, PA · 2024
Impact grant - safety net for sexually abusued & exploited children
- $40,000
Surrey Services · Devon, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $40,000
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2022
Future leaders program
- $40,000
Chester Community Improvement Project · Chester, PA · 2022
West-end affordable housing initiative
- $40,000
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County · Media, PA · 2022
Core support
- $40,000
Harcum College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
Youth courts: blocking the school-to-prison pipeline, building a platform for youth development
- $40,000
Surrey Services · Devon, PA · 2022
Supporting home care, support services, and caregivers in delaware county
- $40,000
Wayne Senior Center · Wayne, PA · 2022
Core support
- $40,000
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2021
Future leaders program
- $40,000
Chester Housing Initiative · Chester, PA · 2021
The ruth bennett community farm to support access to nutrient-dense produce for children and families in chester
- $40,000
Harcum College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2021
Youth courts: blocking the school-to-prison pipeline, building a platform for youth development
- $40,000
Natural Lands · Media, PA · 2021
Improving parks and creating a ribbon of green in the darby creek watershed for community resiliency
- $35,690
Chester Education Foundation · Chester, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $35,000
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County · Media, PA · 2024
Impact grant - core support
- $35,000
Education Law Center - Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Impact grant - advancing equal access to a quality public education for children
- $35,000
Women'S Resource Center of the Delaware Valley · Wayne, PA · 2022
Counseling in delaware county
- $33,200
Boys and Girls Club of Chester · Chester, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $33,200
Chester Community Improvement Project · Chester, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $33,200
Children First Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $33,200
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County · Media, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $33,200
First Up · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $33,200
Harcum College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $32,800
Wayne Senior Center · Wayne, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $31,680
Elwyn Foundation · Media, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $31,330
Health Care Solutions of Delaware Valley · Media, PA · 2022
Dced covid-19 vaccine outreach grant
- $30,000
Darby Free Library · Darby, PA · 2024
Impact grant - renovation & resilience initiative phase 2
- $30,000
Teachers' Teammates · Havertown, PA · 2024
Impact grant - capacity building
- $30,000
Whyy · Gladwyne, PA · 2024
Support for reporting and on-air campaign
- $30,000
Chester Pike Corridor Improvement Partners · Glenolden, PA · 2022
Chester pike corridor streetscaping project
- $30,000
Ccsa Foundation · Chester, PA · 2021
Strategic planning to ensure short and long term success
- $30,000
Chester Community Improvement Project · Chester, PA · 2021
West-end affordable housing initiative
- $30,000
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County · Media, PA · 2021
Direct support
- $30,000
Family and Community Service of Delaware County · Media, PA · 2021
Agency endowment match
- $30,000
Lifecycle Womancare · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2021
Meeting the mental health needs of pregnant clients
- $30,000
Making a Change Group · Chester, PA · 2021
General operating support
- $30,000
Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund · University Park, PA · 2021
Penn state brandywine launchbox idea test lab
- $30,000
Whyy · Gladwyne, PA · 2021
Support for reporting and on-air campaign
- $29,050
Women'S Resource Center of the Delaware Valley · Wayne, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $29,000
Lansdowne Economic Development Corp (Ledc) · Lansdowne, PA · 2024
Impact grant - general operations support
- $27,000
Harcum College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2024
Impact grant - youth courts
- $26,000
The Chester Children'S Chorus · Swarthmore, PA · 2024
Impact grant - chester children's chorus
- $25,000
Chester Community Coalition · Chester, PA · 2024
Impact grant - organizational capacity, infrastructure & stability
- $25,000
Chester Upland Youth Soccer · Media, PA · 2024
Impact grant - increasing health through extra-curriculars
- $25,000
Child Guidance Resource Centers · Havertown, PA · 2024
Impact grant - financial support for behavioral health services
- $25,000
Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County · Chester, PA · 2024
Impact grant - core operating support
- $25,000
Main Line Health Homecare & Hospice · Radnor, PA · 2023
Impact grant - core support
- $25,000
Chester Upland Youth Soccer · Media, PA · 2022
Youth development united support
- $25,000
Child Guidance Resource Centers · Havertown, PA · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Community Ymca of Eastern Delaware County · Lansdowne, PA · 2022
Safety around water & lifeguard training initiative
- $25,000
Darby Free Library · Darby, PA · 2022
Renovation and resilience initiative
- $25,000
Main Line Health Homecare & Hospice · Radnor, PA · 2022
Home care services to low income residents in delaware county
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