Funding search · EIN 510102289 · Wilmington, DE
C E Bennett Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 54
- grants reported
- $2.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $23,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Delaware Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $400,000
- Abc Lab (University of Delaware)4 grants · $251,500
- Silverside Church4 grants · $239,000
- Delaware Art Museum3 grants · $189,150
- Brandywine Red Clay Alliance3 grants · $126,000
- Whyy4 grants · $125,000
- Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School4 grants · $118,650
- Kennett Area Community Service3 grants · $115,500
- Janus School Scholarship Fund2 grants · $103,800
- Chester County Hospital Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Delaware Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $100,000
Delaware Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Delaware Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Chester County Hospital Foundation · West Chester, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Delaware Symphony Orchestra · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Silverside Church · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Whyy · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Charitable
- $93,500
Abc Lab (University of Delaware) · Newark, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $87,000
Janus School Scholarship Fund · Mount Joy, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $80,000
Kennett Area Community Service · Kennett Square, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $80,000
Abc Lab (University of Delaware) · Newark, DE · 2022
Charitable
- $79,000
Silverside Church · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $64,000
Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $63,500
Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Cahritable
- $61,650
Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $50,000
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Delaware Museum of Natural History · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Charitable
- $44,000
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance · West Chester, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $43,000
Abc Lab (University of Delaware) · Newark, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $42,000
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance · West Chester, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $40,000
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance · West Chester, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $38,500
Food Bank of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
Abc Lab (University of Delaware) · Newark, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $35,000
Silverside Church · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $27,000
Food Bank of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $25,000
Silverside Church · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $22,000
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $18,500
Friendship House · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $18,500
Kennett Area Community Service · Kennett Square, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $17,500
Food Bank of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $17,000
Kennett Area Community Service · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $16,800
Janus School Scholarship Fund · Mount Joy, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $16,650
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School · Rochester, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $16,000
Delaware Museum of Natural History · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Delaware Museum of Nature & Science · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $15,000
Delaware Museum of Nature & Science · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
Camp Dream Catcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,400
Brandywine Valley Spca · West Chester, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Brandywine Valley Spca · West Chester, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Brandywine Valley Spca · Dover, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Whyy · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Camp Dream Catcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Kennett Friends Home · Kennett Square, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $8,000
Habitat for Humanity · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Kennett Library · Kennett Square, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $7,500
Kennett Library · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $7,000
Friendship House · Wilmington, DE · 2025
Charitable
- $7,000
Friendship House · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Kennett Library · Kennett Square, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Camp Dream Catcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
Camp Dream Catcher · Kennett Square, PA · 2024
Charitable
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