Delaware · Public charity
Delaware Preservation Fund Inc
Preserve the architectural heritage and the historic environment of Delaware, through financial assistance to owners of historic properties, acquisition of unwanted and threatened properties, and related support programs.
- $129k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $63k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $979k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Delaware Preservation Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $63k | 86% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $27k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $7k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Harrington Historical Socie | $16,600 | 2 | 12% |
| Milford Historical Society | $11,300 | 1 | 3% |
| Archmere Academy | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zenith Home Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Coast Defense Study Group | $9,860 | 1 | n/a |
| Milton Historical Society | $6,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethel Ame Church | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($27k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Delaware Preservation Fund Inc
- How much does Delaware Preservation Fund Inc give?
- Delaware Preservation Fund Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $62,610, out of $129,082 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Delaware Preservation Fund Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (94%), Religion (6%).
- Who are Delaware Preservation Fund Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Greater Harrington Historical Socie ($17k), Milford Historical Society ($11k), Archmere Academy ($10k).
- Does Delaware Preservation Fund Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Delaware Preservation Fund Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Delaware Preservation Fund Inc based?
- Delaware Preservation Fund Inc is based in DE.
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