How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Delaware?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Delaware, currently Good Ventures Foundation, Shell Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Delaware from out of state.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Delaware?

$9M reached 23 public benefit organizations in Delaware, from 52 funders. 14% 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.

Funding · Delaware · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Delaware

Most of it comes from outside Delaware: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. One funder dominates the giving, Good Ventures Foundation, at 33% of the total.

$9M

granted

organizations

14%

from in-state

The short version

52 funders gave $9M to 23 public benefit organizations in Delaware across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
14% of that came from funders also based in Delaware; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Delaware is Good Ventures Foundation, at $3M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Forecasting Research Institute, at $3M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Delaware

The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Delaware, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Good Ventures Foundation$3M 2Shell Foundation$1M 3Silicon Valley Community Foundation$972k 4Longwood Foundation Inc$713k 5Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$386k 6Opportunity Finance Network$375k 7Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States$222k 8Clasp$218k 9The Blackbaud Giving Fund$200k 10Td Charitable Foundation$190k

Public benefit organizations in Delaware that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Forecasting Research Institute$3M True Access Capital Corporation$1M Africa Minigrid Developers Association$1M Filecoin Foundation for The$972k Leadership Delaware Inc$465k Friends of Hockessin Colored School 107$350k

13 other public benefit organizations$264k

How to find public benefit funders in Delaware

1
Start with the funders already active in Delaware
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Delaware are Good Ventures Foundation, Shell Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
86% of public benefit money in Delaware comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Delaware.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Delaware?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Delaware, currently Good Ventures Foundation, Shell Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Delaware from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Delaware?: Good Ventures Foundation gives the most to public benefit organizations in Delaware, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Delaware?: $9M reached 23 public benefit organizations in Delaware, from 52 funders. 14% 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.

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.