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Crestlea Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
65
Grants FY2024
61
Organizations funded FY2023
56%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 77
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$22M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 56% of the organizations Crestlea Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $639k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationHealthHousing & ShelterAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving65$1.0M60%
FY202361$1.3M56%
FY202215$347k73%
FY202136$731k67%
FY202077$1.6M82%
FY201912$201k75%
FY201863$1.5M90%
FY201712$170kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.4MEducation$1.1MHuman Services$840kHousing & Shelter$752kHealth$584kEnvironment$450kYouth Development$434kAnimals$275kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Crestlea Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation Inc$389,23333%
Delaware Wild Lands Inc$235,00026%
Zoe Ministries Inc$105,000211%
Food Bank of Delaware Inc$100,00030%
Centreville Layton School$90,00021%
West End Neighborhood House Inc$90,00050%
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science Inc$87,19531%
Faithful Friends Inc$80,00031%
Meet Me at the Well Foundation$75,000132%
All the Difference Inc$65,000213%
Sojourners' Place$65,00026%
Urbanpromise Wilmington Inc$55,00022%
Delaware Art Museum Inc$55,00031%
Mark Bader Jr Legacy Fund$55,0002n/a
The Summer Learning Collaborative Inc$55,00022%
Delaware Children's Museum Inc$52,50032%
Reading Assist Institute$52,20031%
Delaware Symphony Association Inc$52,00022%
Green Beret Project Inc$50,00026%
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity$50,00021%
Young Men's Christian Association of Delaware$50,00010%
The Mary Campbell Center Inc$50,00010%
Edgemoor Community Center Inc$50,00012%
Jewish Family Services of Delaware Inc$50,00021%
Latin American Community Center Inc$50,00020%
Newark Senior Center Inc$50,00021%
The Choir School of Delaware Inc$46,50015%
Community Education Building Corp$45,00020%
Delaware Botanic Gardens Inc$45,00023%
The Independence School Inc$45,00020%
Delaware College Scholars Inc$45,00022%
Exceptional Care for Children$45,00030%
Spur Impact Association$45,00027%
Down Syndrome Association of Delaware Inc$40,00027%
Wilmington Alliance Inc$40,00022%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Delaware Inc$40,00030%
St Michael's School and Nursery Inc$40,00020%
Junior Achievement of Delaware Inc$40,00013%
Warriors Helping Warriors$40,000213%
Serviam Girls Academy Inc$39,19032%
Ursuline Academy Inc$38,1732n/a
Newark Day Nursery Association Inc$37,00021%
The Lewes Historical Society Inc$35,49522%
St Patrick's Center Inc$35,00032%
The Music School of Delaware Inc$35,00021%
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Inc$35,00021%
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation$33,00021%
Lss Affordable Housing Foundation$32,00011%
Kingswood Community Center Inc$30,00010%
Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware$30,000110%
Sussex Montessori School Inc$30,00010%
Academia Antonia Alonso Charter School$30,00010%
The Home of the Brave Foundation$30,00014%
Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center Inc$30,00011%
Planned Parenthood of Delaware Inc$30,00020%
Milford Housing Development Corp$30,00010%
Children's Beach House Inc$30,00021%
Delaware Zoological Society Inc$30,00013%
Collaborative Effort to Reinforce Transition Success Inc$30,00012%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$30,0002n/a
Central Delaware Habitat for Humanityinc$30,00021%
United Way of Delaware$30,00020%
Sunday Breakfast Mission$30,00010%
Challenge Program Inc$29,80021%
Wilmington Senior Center$27,00021%
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County$25,00010%
Jefferson Street Center Inc$25,00028%
Springboard Delaware$25,00012%
Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc$25,00011%
La Red Health Center Inc$25,00010%
Friends of New Castle County Southern Library$25,000163%
Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering Inc$25,00010%
Precision Institute$25,00014%
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware Inc$25,00012%
Literacy Delaware$25,00027%
Lori's Hands Inc$24,00014%
Wesley College Inc$20,00010%
Family Counseling Center of St Paul's$20,00021%
Y Innovations Incorporated$20,000140%
Neighborgood Partners Inc$20,00010%
Nativity Preparatory School$20,0001n/a
Love Inc of Mid Delmarva Inc$20,00014%
Center for Creative Arts Inc$20,00014%
EDGE For Tomorrow$20,000111%
Leadership Delaware Inc$20,00022%
Grand Opera House Inc$20,00010%
Delaware Nature Society Inc$20,00011%
Be Ready Community Development Corporation$20,00013%
AIDS Delaware Inc$20,00020%
First State Ballet Theatre Inc$20,00012%
Wilmington Children's Chorus$20,00016%
First State Squash Inc$20,00017%
The Arc of Delaware Inc$20,00014%
Jester Artspace$20,0001n/a
Delaware Center for Horticulture Inc$20,00021%
Possum Point Players Inc$20,000116%
Plastic Free Delaware$20,000116%
Odyssey Charter School$20,00010%
Connecting Generations$20,00013%
A Better Chance for Our Children Inc$20,00011%
People's Place II Inc$19,87510%
Frederica Senior Center Inc$17,50022%
Delaware Association for the Education O$17,00011%
Lutheran Senior Services of Dover Inc$15,35011%
Impact Life Inc$15,00010%
Reel Families For Change Inc$15,0001n/a
Historical Society of Delaware$15,00011%
University of Delaware$15,00010%
Forgotten Cats Inc$15,00012%
The Ministry of Caring Inc$15,00010%
Reach Riverside Development Corp$15,00010%
The Andrew McDonough B Foundation$15,00010%
Triad Ministry Inc$15,000112%
Detv Foundation Inc$15,00014%
Leading Youth Through Empowerment Inc$15,00011%
Tender Heartsinc$15,000114%
The Pilot School Incorporated$15,00010%
Historic Red Clay Valley Inc$15,00011%
Friends of Coochs Bridge Historic Site Inc$15,000178%
Village Tree Inc$15,0001n/a
The Compassionate Foundation Inc$15,000110%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Inc$15,00010%
More Than Fitness Inc$15,00012%
Wilmington Institute Free Library$15,00010%
Dover Art League$14,979118%
Delaware Institute for the Arts in Educa$12,50014%
Delaware Shakespeare Festival Inc$12,50022%
Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc$12,34520%
Howard J Weston Community & Senior Center Inc$12,00011%
Preston's March for Energy Inc$11,25014%
Multiplying Good Inc$11,00010%
Kind to Kids Foundation$10,00011%
Friends of the Delaware Veterans Home Inc$10,00017%
Local Journalism Initiative Inc$10,00011%
Ingleside Homes Inc$10,00010%
Native Roots Farm Foundation$10,00018%
Lutheran Community Services Inc$10,00011%
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council Inc$10,0001n/a
Grass Roots Rescue Society$10,00012%
Friends of Bellevue State Park Inc$10,00026%
Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement$10,00011%
Teach for America Inc$10,00010%
Delaware HIV Services Inc$10,00010%
Boardwalk Buddy Walk Fund$10,00019%
The Lutheran Church of Our Savior$10,0001n/a
Upendo United Foundation Inc$10,00018%
I Can Do 26 Point 2 Kids$10,0001n/a
Junior League of Wilmington Inc$10,00018%
Tether Foundation$10,0001n/a
Imperial Dynasty Arts Program Inc$10,0001n/a
Seaford Historical Society$10,00018%
Joshua M Freeman Foundation$10,00011%
Delaware Pacem in Terris Inc$9,0001n/a
Family Promise of Northern New Castle County$8,82811%
Embrace Delaware Inc$8,00014%
Community Legal Aid Society Inc$7,98510%
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington Inc$7,60012%
Neighborhood House Inc$7,00011%
Delaware College of Art and Design$7,00010%
Ulster Project Delaware Inc$6,0002n/a
Harry K Foundation$5,0181n/a
Market Street Music Corporation$5,00015%
Stehm Inc$4,25012%
Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association$3,0001n/a
Caring Hearts Helping Hands Inc$2,5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 84 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Crestlea Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 148 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation Inc: $389,233 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetDelaware Wild Lands Inc: $235,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetZoe Ministries Inc: $105,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetFood Bank of Delaware Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCentreville Layton School: $90,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetWest End Neighborhood House Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetDelaware Museum of Nature and Science Inc: $87,195 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetFaithful Friends Inc: $80,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMeet Me at the Well Foundation: $75,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetAll the Difference Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetSojourners' Place: $65,000 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetUrbanpromise Wilmington Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetDelaware Art Museum Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Summer Learning Collaborative Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetDelaware Children's Museum Inc: $52,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetReading Assist Institute: $52,200 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetDelaware Symphony Association Inc: $52,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetGreen Beret Project Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetSussex County Habitat for Humanity: $50,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Delaware: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mary Campbell Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEdgemoor Community Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetJewish Family Services of Delaware Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLatin American Community Center Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNewark Senior Center Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Choir School of Delaware Inc: $46,500 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetCommunity Education Building Corp: $45,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDelaware Botanic Gardens Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetThe Independence School Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDelaware College Scholars Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetExceptional Care for Children: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSpur Impact Association: $45,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetDown Syndrome Association of Delaware Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetWilmington Alliance Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Greater Delaware Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSt Michael's School and Nursery Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJunior Achievement of Delaware Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetWarriors Helping Warriors: $40,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetServiam Girls Academy Inc: $39,190 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetNewark Day Nursery Association Inc: $37,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetThe Lewes Historical Society Inc: $35,495 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetSt Patrick's Center Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetThe Music School of Delaware Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDelaware Breast Cancer Coalition Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetKalmar Nyckel Foundation: $33,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetLss Affordable Housing Foundation: $32,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetKingswood Community Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetInterfaith Community Housing of Delaware: $30,000 over 1y, 9.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 148.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Longwood Foundation IncDE249.7× affinity128 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Longwood Foundation Inc · Delaware Community Foundation Inc · Laffey-McHugh Foundation · Welfare Foundation Inc · Chichester Dupont Foundation Inc · Wsfs Cares Foundation · United Way of Delaware · Marmot Foundation · Incyte Charitable Giving Foundation · Milton and Hattie Kutz Foundation · Ellice & Rosa McDonald Foundation · Nor' Easter Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Crestlea Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Crestlea Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Crestlea Foundation Inc

How much does Crestlea Foundation Inc give?
Crestlea Foundation Inc reported 65 grants totaling $1,042,330 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 77 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Crestlea Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (20%), Education (15%), Human Services (12%).
Who are Crestlea Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation Inc ($389k), Delaware Wild Lands Inc ($235k), Zoe Ministries Inc ($105k).
Does Crestlea Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Crestlea Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Crestlea Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Longwood Foundation Inc, Delaware Community Foundation Inc, Laffey-McHugh Foundation.
Where is Crestlea Foundation Inc based?
Crestlea Foundation Inc is based in DE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 251 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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