Welfare Foundation Inc

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 51-6015916

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$106.7M

+35.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.7M

-14.5% YoY

Grant Count

69

-2.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$68K

-12.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$15M$23M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$106,741,777$79,032,992$81,115,330
Revenue$27,707,404$4,894,053$4,121,970
Expenses$6,982,234$5,995,775$5,778,580
Qualifying Distributions$5,020,135$5,790,723$5,701,139
Net Investment Income$26,970,417$4,113,892$2,987,101
Distributable Amount$5,317,764$5,006,860$5,079,934

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$5M1 grants202070 grants202158 grants202271 grants202369 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

KINGSWOOD COMMUNITY CENT…$300KYMCA OF DELAWARE$300KSANFORD SCHOOL$200KCHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRS…$150KGRAND OPERA HOUSE$150KINTERFAITH COMMUNITY HOU…$150KWEST END NEIGHBORHOOD HO…$150KKENNETT LIBRARY$125KLATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY…$113KBAYHEALTH FOUNDATION$100K

Grant Size Distribution

269 grants across all recorded years

96<$50K89$50–100K75$100–250K8$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$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

CHRISTOPHER GRUNDNERPRESIDENT/ASST SECRETARY/T$237K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT H BOLLING IIITRUSTEE1
WILLIAM L KITCHEL IIITREASURER/TRUSTEE1
E BRADFORD DUPONT JRCHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE1
LEATRICE D ELLIMANSECRETARY/TRUSTEE1
AVERY STABLERTRUSTEE1
W LAIRD STABLERVICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE1
CHRISTOPHER GRUNDNERPRESIDENT/ASST SECRETARY/T40$237,349
MARGARET L LAIRDTRUSTEE1
R HUNTINGTON BOLLINGTRUSTEE1
D TROWBRIDGE ELLIMANTRUSTEE1
BRENT W DUPONTTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BearBellmawrBlue BellCamp HillChadds FordClaymontDoverEastonGeorgetownGlen MillsGreenvilleGreenwoodHanoverHarringtonHarrisburgHockessinKennett SquareLandenbergLaurelLewes

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

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