Funding · Delaware · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Delaware
Most of it comes from outside Delaware: only 20% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Food for Education Foundation Inc alone draws 42% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in Delaware.
The short version
- 312 funders gave $106M to 80 food and agriculture organizations in Delaware across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 20% of that came from funders also based in Delaware; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Delaware is National Philanthropic Trust, at $25M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Food for Education Foundation Inc, at $45M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Delaware
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Delaware, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Delaware that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Delaware
- 1Start with the funders already active in Delaware
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Delaware are National Philanthropic Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Feeding America. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
80% of food and agriculture money in Delaware comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Delaware.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Delaware?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Delaware, currently National Philanthropic Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Feeding America. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Delaware from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Delaware?
- National Philanthropic Trust gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Delaware, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Delaware?
- $106M reached 80 food and agriculture organizations in Delaware, from 312 funders. 20% came from funders also based in Delaware.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.