Delaware Community Foundation Inc

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 22-2804785 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN DELAWARE BY MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY-BASED PHILANTHROPY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$346.1M

-0.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$41.9M

+54.1% YoY

Grant Count

323

-12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$130K

+76.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$26M$51M$77M$102M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$346,147,169$347,152,846$330,206,079
Revenue$32,192,970$37,470,416$55,764,041
Expenses$53,849,728$36,088,293$32,730,372
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$15,535,206$14,901,527$29,795,281
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$21M$31M$42M351 grants2020416 grants2021387 grants2022369 grants2023323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE CONSERVATION FUND A …$10.8MTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSI…$5.0MNEW YORK BLOOD CENTER INC$4.5MWASHINGTON COLLEGE$1.5MUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE$1.4MDELAWARE ACADEMY OF VOCA…$661KSTATE OF DELAWARE$569KBEEBE MEDICAL FOUNDATION$554KDELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY$536KTIDALHEALTH FOUNDATION INC$500K

Grant Size Distribution

1,846 grants across all recorded years

1314<$50K226$50–100K205$100–250K62$250–500K23$500K–1M14$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOHN STUART COMSTOCK…PRESIDENT & CEO$312KSARAH HENCHEXECUTIVE VP STRATEGIC ENGAG…$159KJOYCE DARLINGVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION$142K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ASHLEY R ALTSCHULER ESQBOARD MEMBER2
WILLIAM C DUGDALEIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON2
DREW N FENNELLCHAIRPERSON2
KELLY E FIRMENTBOARD MEMBER2
LOSSIE FREEMANBOARD MEMBER2
CHANTA HOWARD-WILKINSONVICE CHAIRPERSON2
PETER S KENNEDYTREASURER2
HON TAMIKA MONTGOMERY-REEVESBOARD MEMBER2
LOUISA PHILLIPSBOARD MEMBER2
VITA PICKRUM ED D CFREBOARD MEMBER2
HON GREGORY M SLEET RETBOARD MEMBER2
CINDY L SZABO ESQCORP. SECRETARY2
MICHELLE A TAYLORBOARD MEMBER2
MARIA LOPEZ WAITEBOARD MEMBER2
KIM WILLSONBOARD MEMBER2
PAM CORNFORTHBOARD MEMBER2
DAN CRUCE JRBOARD MEMBER2
FRANCES GAUTHIERBOARD MEMBER2
MARIA CALAGIONEBOARD MEMBER2
LYNN EVANSBOARD MEMBER2
CHRISSI RAWAKBOARD MEMBER2
FRANCES GAUTHIER ESQBOARD MEMBER2
JOHN STUART COMSTOCK-GAYPRESIDENT & CEO35$311,791
SARAH HENCHEXECUTIVE VP STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT35$158,750
JOYCE DARLINGVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION35$142,144

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

35states
+28 more states

Cities

AlpharettaAmblerAnnapolisArdmoreArlingtonAtlantic HighlandsAttleboroAustinAvondaleBaltimoreBar HarborBartlesvilleBearBerlinBerwynBethesdaBlack MountainBladesBooneBoston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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