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Foundation for Delaware County

The mission of the FOUNDATION FOR DELAWARE COUNTY is to ensure an equitable, vibrant future for delaware county by promoting generosity, inspiring participation and partnership across our communities, and improving the quality of life for all.

$2.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
65
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$65k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$2.4MEducation$2.2MHuman Services$2.1MFood & Nutrition$1.6MYouth Development$1.1MArts & Culture$610kCrime & Legal$531kCommunity Improvement$512kOther$0
02FY2025 · 65 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 65 grants below total $1,557,568, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,124,358 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $566,790 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $39k
  • $10k–50k51 grants · $1.0M
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $487k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$83M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SHARE FOOD PROGRAM$65,000
CASA YOUTH ADVOCATES INC$62,000
CHESTER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT$60,000
FIRST UP$50,000
PROVIDENCE ANIMAL CENTER$50,000
WAYNE SENIOR CENTER$50,000
SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES$50,000
SURREY SERVICES$50,000
ELWYN FOUNDATION$50,000
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY$45,000
CHILDREN FIRST PA$40,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CHESTER$40,000
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY$40,000
FAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC$40,000
CHESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION$40,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $3.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 77% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SURREY SERVICES: $50k → 6%CHILDREN FIRST (FORMERLY PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH): $120k → 22%SURREY SERVICES: $41k → 6%PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH: $43k → 22%SURREY SERVICES: $40k → 6%CHILDREN FIRST PA: $40k → 22%SURREY SERVICES: $40k → 6%MITZVAH CIRCLE: $60k → 7%CHILDREN FIRST PA: $33k → 22%YMWIC FOUNDATION INC: $60k → 6%PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH: $25k → 22%SURREY SENIOR SERVICES: $40k → 6%SURREY SENIOR SERVICES: $30k → 6%SURREY SERVICES: $30k → 6%SURREY SENIOR SERVICES: $30k → 6%MAIN LINE HEALTH HOMECARE & HOSPICE: $30k → 6%FIRST UP: $120k → 22%PETTAWAY PURSUIT FOUNDATION: $50k → 10%COMMUNITY YMCA OF EASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY: $35k → 10%FIRST UP: $50k → 22%FIRST UP: $33k → 22%CENTRO DE APOYO COMUNITARIO: $53k → 10%EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (ECS): $60k → 22%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $50k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $50k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $50k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $50k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $48k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $40k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $30k → 10%FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $40k → 10%SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES: $50k → 10%CHESTER EASTSIDE INC: $42k → 10%THE ELWYN FOUNDATION: $114k → 10%FAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $60k → 10%BE PROUD FOUNDATION: $60k → 10%FAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $55k → 10%ELWYN FOUNDATION: $50k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $40k → 10%FAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $40k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $35k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $33k → 10%ELWYN FOUNDATION: $32k → 10%FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $31k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $30k → 10%FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $30k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $30k → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE PROJECT OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $30k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11M · 95 repeat orgs$1.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

95 repeat relationships: 48 still active in FY2025, 47 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

95
60

Total granted

$11M
$880k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+25%

Still filing today

92%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $123k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BG
    BOYS' & GIRLS' CLUB OF CHESTER
    8× · 2018–2025 · $525k · revenue +71%
  • CY
    CASA YOUTH ADVOCATES INC
    6× · 2019–2025 · $441k · revenue +166%
  • SC
    SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $386k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • PF
    PARTNERS FOR SACRED PLACES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue +87%
  • RM
    Riddle Memorial Hospitalgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +37%
  • PS
    PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Philadelphia Health Partnership
Health
2
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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3
Center for Community Resources Inc

To coordinate services among private and government agencies for specialized populations to ensure service continuity, reduce duplication, and assist individuals and families in accessing appropriate mental health, intellectual…

Health
4
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
5
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.

Community Improvement
6
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
7
Community Action Commission

Commmunity action commission's mission is to build on the strengths and resources available, provide solutions, for complex issues, and empower individuals, families, and communities to move out of poverty.

Human Services
8
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization

Enforcing and protecting the rights of individuals and families by providing accessible, creative, and high quality legal assistance and working collaboratively for systemic change.

Crime & Legal
9
Upmc Western Maryland Corporation

The mission of upmc western maryland is to serve our community by providing outstanding patient care and to shape tomorrow's health system through clinical & technological innovation, research and education.

Health
10
Pidc Development Management Corporation

Pidc dmc administers and coordinates various development projects for the city and other not-for-profit entities.

Community Improvement
11
Chester County Hospital & Health System

The provision of management services to the chester county hospital and its affiliates.

Health
12
Elwyn of Pennsylvania and Delaware

Elwyn makes life better for people with developmental and behavioral health challenges.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Carelink Community Support Services Pa; the most unlike its peers is Keith Dawson Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

149 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 149 of the 167 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
42
Early backer (in before they grew)
147/149
Grantees still filing
111/149
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $385,500 · Human ServicesSENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES …SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS INC: $301,000 · Human ServicesSURREY SERVICES FOR SENIOR…Children First PA: $268,223 · Human ServicesChildren First PATHE ELWYN FOUNDATION: $246,160 · Human ServicesTHE ELWYN FOUNDATIONFIRST UP: $218,200 · Human ServicesFIRST UPDomestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc: $208,200 · Human ServicesDomestic Abuse Project of …FAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $179,100 · Human ServicesFAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DEL…FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $136,448 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $116,960 · Human ServicesBE PROUD FOUNDATION: $116,600 · Human ServicesEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $111,600 · Human Services+18 more: $719,993 · Human Services+18 moreBOYS' & GIRLS' CLUB OF CHESTER: $525,301 · OtherBOYS' & GIRLS' CLUB OF CHESTERCHESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $305,690 · OtherCHESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCHESTER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: $200,200 · OtherMAIN LINE SENIOR SERVICES INC: $182,800 · OtherURBAN AFFAIRS COALITION: $162,268 · OtherCASA YOUTH ADVOCATES INC: $441,409 · OtherCASA YOUTH ADVOCATES INCCITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $200,813 · OtherDELAWARE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $157,000 · Other+66 more: $2,494,821 · Other+66 moreCHESPENN HEALTH SERVICES INC: $370,000 · HealthCHESPENN HEALT…FOUNDATION FOR DELAWARE COUNTY: $322,850 · HealthFOUNDATION FOR…CHILD GUIDANCE RESOURCE CENTERS: $189,378 · HealthCHILD GUIDANCE…KIDS SMILES INC: $160,000 · HealthKIDS SMILES IN…BRINGING HOPE HOME: $77,300 · HealthPENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT: $65,000 · HealthMERCY HOME HEALTH: $60,000 · Health+15 more: $388,213 · Health+15 moreCCSA FOUNDATION: $285,000 · EducationCCSA FOUNDAT…DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $198,706 · EducationDELAWARE COU…HARCUM COLLEGE: $187,900 · EducationHARCUM COLLE…SWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $136,500 · EducationSWARTHMORE C…COLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $112,500 · EducationCOLLEGE POSS…Education Law Center - PA: $105,750 · EducationEducation La…DARBY LIBRARY COMPANY: $88,750 · EducationDARBY LIBRAR…UPPER DARBY ARTS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $71,600 · EducationWIDENER UNIVERSITY: $60,000 · EducationEpiscopal Academy: $55,850 · Education+6 more: $133,060 · Education+6 moreCHESTER HOUSING INITIATIVES INCORPORATED: $223,800 · Arts & CultureWHYY INC: $90,000 · Arts & CultureCHESTER CULTURAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER: $77,940 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC LANSDOWNE THEATER CORP: $70,000 · Arts & CultureMULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY FAMILY SERVICES INC: $61,115 · Arts & CultureMEDIA ARTS COUNCIL: $57,696 · Arts & CulturePARTNERS FOR SACRED PLACES INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: $47,182 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $133,738 · Arts & CultureSHARE FOOD PROGRAM: $388,000 · Food & NutritionCHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK: $142,951 · Food & NutritionPhilabundance: $61,600 · Food & NutritionLANSDOWNE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP: $178,900 · Community ImprovementINSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: $155,750 · Community ImprovementNeighbor to Neighbor Community Development Corporation: $61,600 · Community ImprovementCHESTER PIKE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PARTNERS: $54,900 · Community ImprovementDAUPHIN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP: $30,000 · Community Improvement+1 more: $5,000 · Community Improvement
Human Services$3,007,984Other$4,670,302Health$1,632,741Education$1,435,616Arts & Culture$811,471Food & Nutrition$592,551Community Improvement$486,150

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBOYS' & GIRLS' CLUB OF CHESTER: $525,301 over 8y, 15% of budgetCASA YOUTH ADVOCATES INC: $441,409 over 6y, 11% of budgetSHARE FOOD PROGRAM: $388,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $385,500 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetCHESPENN HEALTH SERVICES INC: $370,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR DELAWARE COUNTY: $322,850 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetCHESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $305,690 over 5y, 15% of budgetSURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS INC: $301,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetCCSA FOUNDATION: $285,000 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetChildren First PA: $268,223 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetTHE ELWYN FOUNDATION: $246,160 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetCHESTER HOUSING INITIATIVES INCORPORATED: $223,800 over 5y, 31% of budgetFIRST UP: $218,200 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetDomestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Inc: $208,200 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetCITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $200,813 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCHESTER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: $200,200 over 7y, 11% of budgetDELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $198,706 over 3y, 6.4% of budgetCHILD GUIDANCE RESOURCE CENTERS: $189,378 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHARCUM COLLEGE: $187,900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMAIN LINE SENIOR SERVICES INC: $182,800 over 6y, 8.6% of budgetFAMILY SUPPORT LINE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $179,100 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetLANSDOWNE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP: $178,900 over 5y, 18% of budgetURBAN AFFAIRS COALITION: $162,268 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKIDS SMILES INC: $160,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetDELAWARE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $157,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: $155,750 over 6y, 9.2% of budgetCHESTER UPLAND YOUTH SOCCER: $153,402 over 7y, 16% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN: $151,600 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetThe Community's Foundation: $150,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetCHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK: $142,951 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $136,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY INC: $136,448 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetMAKING A CHANGE GROUP: $135,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetJ LEWIS CROZER LIBRARY: $134,988 over 4y, 12% of budgetNatural Lands Trust Inc: $120,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $116,960 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBE PROUD FOUNDATION: $116,600 over 4y, 9.0% of budgetHOSPICE AND HOMECARE FOUNDATION: $115,000 over 5y, 45% of budgetWOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY: $114,050 over 4y, 5.9% of budgetCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $112,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania: $111,600 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetEducation Law Center - PA: $105,750 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetMITZVAH CIRCLE FOUNDATION: $97,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetWHYY INC: $90,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDARBY LIBRARY COMPANY: $88,750 over 4y, 15% of budgetTHE JOHN J TYLER ARBORETUM: $83,460 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetGreater Philadelphia Young Men's Christian Association: $81,278 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYMIC FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Ethel S C Smith No 5 Charitable TwMO102.4× affinity48 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ethel S C Smith No 5 Charitable Tw · The Philadelphia Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Community's Foundation · Connelly Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Independence Foundation · The Gordon Charter Foundation · The Cigna Group Foundation · Wsfs Cares Foundation · W W Smith Charitable Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Foundation for Delaware County funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foundation for Delaware County. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Landmark College Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
59report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 167 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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