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Delaware State University
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY is a public, comprehensive, 1890 land-grant institution that offers access and opportunity to diverse populations from delaware, the nation, and the world. (continued on schedule o.)building on its heritage as a historically black college, the university purposefully integrates the highest standards of…
- $43M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $33,649
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $479,778
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 21
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 9
- Total assets, FY2025
- $530M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Delaware State University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $553k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $1.3M | 45% |
| FY2024 | 21 | $3.3M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $1.7M | 65% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $1.9M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $8.3M | 43% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $1.5M | 25% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $597k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $878k | 40% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | $7,890,154 | 9 | 0% |
| Delaware State University Foundation Inc | $7,585,602 | 2 | 44% |
| Northwestern University | $1,265,250 | 6 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $767,175 | 6 | n/a |
| Wilmington University Inc | $663,649 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $346,179 | 6 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $290,282 | 6 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | $232,621 | 3 | n/a |
| Potomac College LLC Dba University of the Potomac | $161,760 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $133,717 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 44 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | $7,890,154 | 9 | 0% |
| Delaware State University Foundation Inc | $7,585,602 | 2 | 44% |
| Northwestern University | $1,265,250 | 6 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $767,175 | 6 | n/a |
| Wilmington University Inc | $663,649 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $346,179 | 6 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $290,282 | 6 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | $232,621 | 3 | n/a |
| Potomac College LLC Dba University of the Potomac | $161,760 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $133,717 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | $91,414 | 2 | 0% |
| Lincoln University | $80,103 | 3 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $80,037 | 2 | n/a |
| Mayville State University | $76,223 | 2 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $72,271 | 2 | n/a |
| Delaware Technical & Community College | $67,376 | 2 | n/a |
| Alabama State University | $57,105 | 2 | n/a |
| Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation | $45,835 | 3 | 6% |
| Alabama A&M University | $45,766 | 2 | n/a |
| Tennessee State University | $43,055 | 2 | n/a |
| West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation | $41,636 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia State University | $41,060 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $40,930 | 1 | n/a |
| State of West Virginia | $39,970 | 1 | n/a |
| Tuskegee University | $33,485 | 4 | 0% |
| Claflin University | $29,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama A&M University | $27,328 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin | $27,176 | 2 | n/a |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation | $24,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Agraeis Inc | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Central State University | $20,792 | 1 | n/a |
| Camden County College | $16,545 | 1 | n/a |
| Nc State University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Oklahoma | $14,856 | 1 | n/a |
| Springfield College | $13,826 | 1 | 0% |
| Alcorn State University | $13,704 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern University-Baton Rouge | $13,256 | 1 | n/a |
| Vanderbilt University | $11,286 | 1 | 0% |
| Auburn University | $10,657 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $10,450 | 2 | n/a |
| Drexel University | $9,035 | 1 | 0% |
| Kdm & Associates LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Bexar County Master Gardeners | $7,350 | 1 | 8% |
Where it is load-bearing
Delaware State University supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · 1890 Universities Foundation · Thurgood Marshall College Fund · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · American Chemical Society · Strada Education Foundation Inc · Tuskegee University · Executive Leadership Council · National 4-H Council · Columbus Foundation · Student Freedom Initiative Inc
How this is measured
About Delaware State University
- How much does Delaware State University give?
- Delaware State University reported 11 itemized grants totaling $1,288,888, out of $43,416,396 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 21 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Delaware State University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are Delaware State University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Delaware ($7.9M), Delaware State University Foundation Inc ($7.6M), Northwestern University ($1.3M).
- Does Delaware State University fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Delaware State University?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1890 Universities Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
- Where is Delaware State University based?
- Delaware State University is based in DE.
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