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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $42,241,127 | $40,006,073 | $44,102,799 | $1,020,300,393 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 31% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGWOOD GARDENSWILMINGTON, DE | CONSTRUCTION FUNDING. | $22,000,000 | 2017 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleuthere I Du Pont Ii | PRESIDENT (NON-VOTING/NON-TRUSTEE) | 40.00 | $409,556 |
| Dr M Lynne Du Pont | VICE PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Croderick Maroney | SECRETARY & TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Charles L Copeland | CHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $974,438,942 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $15,471,078 | $39,415,706 | $43,149,730 | $967,518,991 | $879,027,513 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $28,715,921 | $36,435,477 | $41,518,479 | $807,087,298 | $741,896,164 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $118,173,689 | $46,164,630 | $33,241,371 | $774,066,571 | $697,578,842 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $107,645,436 | $39,288,766 | $54,331,428 | $993,874,242 | $922,498,298 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $53,076,926 | $40,860,019 | $27,000,106 | $810,983,180 | $717,164,027 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $27,231,757 | $22,551,374 | $19,073,634 | $709,926,293 | $624,051,609 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $58,462,935 | $109,571,670 | $39,727,409 | $715,121,774 | $626,671,360 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $35,960,052 | $27,109,347 | $42,881,951 | $687,847,480 | $667,045,640 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $18,469,355 | $34,715,470 | $30,617,486 | $637,078,270 | $595,073,287 |
| CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| $16,000,000 |
| 2021 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENSWILMINGTON, DE | MAIN FOUNTAIN GARDEN PROJECT. | $11,000,000 | 2016 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENSWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING SUPPORT. | $11,000,000 | 2018 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENS INCWILMINGTON, DE | THE LONGWOOD REIMAGINED PROJECT. | $8,000,000 | 2025 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENSWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING SUPPORT | $8,000,000 | 2022 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENSWILMINGTON, DE | WEST CONSERVATORY AND VISITORS CENTER RENOVATIONS | $8,000,000 | 2020 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENS INCWILMINGTON, DE | LONGWOOD REIMAGINED CAMPAIGN | $8,000,000 | 2024 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENS INCWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING SUPPORT | $8,000,000 | 2023 |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | DEBT SERVICE | $4,600,000 | 2021 |
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING SUPPORT. | $4,225,000 | 2018 |
| LONGWOOD GARDENSWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING SUPPORT | $3,500,000 | 2021 |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | SUPPORT FOR DEBT SERVICE. | $2,637,841 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | DEBT SERVICE SUPPORT. | $2,637,089 | 2025 |
| COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | DEBT SERVICE | $2,300,000 | 2020 |
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DE | DE COVID-19 STRATEGIC RESPONSE FUND | $2,000,000 | 2020 |
| EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR CHILDRENWILMINGTON, DE | THE BRIDGE UNIT | $2,000,000 | 2023 |
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING FUNDS | $2,000,000 | 2016 |
| YMCA OF DELAWAREWILMINGTON, DE | EARLY LEARNING CENTER IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING. | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST DELAWARE INCWILMINGTON, DE | NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM | $1,800,000 | 2022 |
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDINGWILMINGTON, DE | OPERATING SUPPORT. | $1,800,000 | 2017 |
| DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DE | DSU WCHBS GROWTH AND STRATEGIC EXPANSION. | $1,750,000 | 2024 |
| REACH RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONWILMINGTON, DE | REACH / CEB PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE. | $1,600,000 | 2025 |
| ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLWILMINGTON, DE | OCS INNOVATION LEARNING CENTER. | $1,600,000 | 2025 |
| KINGSWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER INCWILMINGTON, DE | CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR NEW FACILITY | $1,600,000 | 2022 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Gerret Van S Copeland | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Natalie A Du P Reese | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Eli R Sharp | TREASURER & TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Timothy B Weymouth | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Sep 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202521559349100402
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Sep 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421559349100832
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Sep 30, 2022
Filing id 202322159349100412
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Sep 30, 2021
Filing id 202222219349100207
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Sep 30, 2020
Filing id 202141819349101019
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Sep 30, 2019
Filing id 202010949349100701
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Sep 30, 2018
Filing id 201910609349100501
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Sep 30, 2017
Filing id 201831299349100628
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Sep 30, 2016
Filing id 201710749349100211
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.