Longwood Foundation Inc
Longwood Foundation Inc is a private non-operating foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1937 by Pierre S. du Pont, it supports nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area of Pennsylvania through responsive grantmaking and nonprofit capacity building.
Longwood Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Longwood Foundation Inc gave $40.8M across 94 grants in 2025 (avg $434K), mostly in Delaware. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,838,936
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 94
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $434,457
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $201,753
- Total assets
- $1,020,300,393
- +5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (41 of 94, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Delaware (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Longwood Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The Foundation accepts online grant requests through its website. Applicants should follow the posted guidelines. Organizations must have IRS tax-exempt status and be located in, or benefit, the Foundation’s eligible geography. Organizations that have previously applied are asked to wait two years from their prior request before applying again. Requests of $500,000 or more require a pre-meeting before an application is submitted.
- Review Cycle
- The Foundation’s stated Spring and Fall cycle deadlines are March 1 and September 1.
- Deadline
- The Foundation’s stated Spring and Fall cycle deadlines are March 1 and September 1.
- Contact
Application contact: Grantmaking Team
Mailing address: 100 W 10Th St Ste 1109, Wilmngton, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 683-8200
Website: https://longwoodfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Longwood Foundation Inc
Who Longwood Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Longwood Gardens Inc ($8.0M). Together the top 10 received $20.2M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($95,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
450 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 133 grants of 450 (30%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation welcomes applications from organizations located in and/or benefiting Delaware and the area within a four-mile radius of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Organizations headquartered outside this area may apply when their work benefits residents or communities within it; the Foundation advises applicants to consider a proportional request when a program also serves other regions. All grant dollars listed in the 2025 filing went to recipients in Delaware.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 94 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Longwood Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 41 of 94 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $320K; repeat grants $523K. How we count
Medians: $200K first-time, $214K repeat.
- 9% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.8M (2019) to $53.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 94 grants totaling $40.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Longwood Gardens Inc Wilmington, DE | The Longwood Reimagined Project. | $8,000,000 |
| Community Education Building Wilmington, DE | Debt Service Support. | $2,637,089 |
| Odyssey Charter School Wilmington, DE | OCS Innovation Learning Center. | $1,600,000 |
| Reach Riverside Development Corporation Wilmington, DE | Reach / CEB Project Management Office. | $1,600,000 |
| Stepping Stones Community Federal Credit Union Wilmington, DE | Capital for Operations. | $1,500,000 |
| Be Ready Community Development Corporation Wilmington, DE | Housing Initiatives. | $1,000,000 |
| Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement Wilmington, DE | Program Expansion. | $1,000,000 |
| Sussex County Land Trust Wilmington, DE | Open Space Preservation. | $1,000,000 |
| Westside Family Healthcare Inc Wilmington, DE | Electronic Health Record Integration Project. | $1,000,000 |
| Friendship House Inc Wilmington, DE | Capacity Building. | $815,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,020,300,393 | $42,241,127 | $40,006,073 | $40,838,936 | 94 | $44,102,799 | $36,784,611 | $46,330,310 |
| 2024 | $967,518,991 | $15,471,078 | $39,415,706 | $40,615,337 | 80 | $43,149,730 | $9,103,706 | $43,041,641 |
| 2023 | $807,087,298 | $28,715,921 | $36,435,477 | $38,983,601 | 87 | $41,518,479 | $22,447,149 | $40,344,548 |
| 2022 | $774,066,571 | $118,173,689 | $46,164,630 | $31,679,775 | 67 | $33,241,371 | $111,837,117 | $43,672,795 |
| 2021 | $993,874,242 | $107,645,436 | $39,288,766 | $53,300,361 | 122 | — | $101,523,663 | $44,711,392 |
| 2020 | $810,983,180 | $53,076,926 | $40,860,019 | $26,277,431 | 67 | — | $47,702,796 | $35,170,105 |
| 2019 | $709,926,293 | $27,231,757 | $22,551,374 | $14,767,556 | 79 | — | $21,618,541 | $33,488,391 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Longwood Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $46.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to be a catalyst to strengthen nonprofit organizations in Delaware and the Kennett Square area. Its vision is that stronger nonprofits will be better able to serve their communities and improve quality of life.
It welcomes proposals across nearly all sectors and funds operating, program, and capital requests. It does not set sector-specific funding priorities; it seeks proposals that help nonprofits grow, strengthen, or improve their work and impact. Examples of 2025 grantees include Odyssey Charter School, whose mission is to develop students’ enthusiasm for learning, cultural awareness, and critical-thinking and problem-solving skills; Westside Family Healthcare, which says it works to provide equal access to quality healthcare regardless of ability to pay; and Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, whose mission is to advance conditions that empower nonprofits to amplify their impact.
Grantmaking
The Foundation’s 2025 filing reports 94 grants totaling $40,838,936. Awards ranged from $10,000 to $8 million, with a median of $201,752. Its 2026 grantmaking information describes a recent average award of $250,000–$400,000 and says requests may not exceed $2 million; the 2025 filing also lists a grant of $8 million to Longwood Gardens Inc for the Longwood Reimagined Project.
Other notable 2025 grants included $2,637,089 to Community Education Building for debt service support; $1.6 million each to Odyssey Charter School for its Innovation Learning Center and Reach Riverside Development Corporation for the Reach/CEB project management office; and $1 million each to Be Ready Community Development Corporation for housing initiatives, Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement for program expansion, and Westside Family Healthcare for an electronic health record integration project.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Eleuthere I du Pont II as president (non-voting/non-trustee); Dr. M. Lynne du Pont as vice president and trustee; Croderick Maroney as secretary and trustee; Charles L. Copeland as chairman and trustee; Gerret Van S. Copeland, Natalie A. du P. Reese, and Timothy B. Weymouth as trustees; and Eli R. Sharp as treasurer and trustee.
Longwood Foundation Inc is led by Eleuthere I. Du Pont II, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eleuthere I. Du Pont II
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$323K (2019) → $410K (2025)
Charles L. Copeland
Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Croderick Maroney
Secretary & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eli R. Sharp
Treasurer & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerret Van S. Copeland
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
M. Lynne Du Pont
Vice President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy B. Weymouth
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie A. Du P. Reese
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: David L. Craven (2019–2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $410K, to Eleuthere I Du Pont II (President (Non-Voting/Non-Trustee)).
Frequently asked questions about Longwood Foundation Inc
How much does Longwood Foundation Inc give each year?
Longwood Foundation Inc gave $40.8M across 94 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40.6M across 80 grants.
What is Longwood Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Longwood Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $201,753, and its average grant was $434,457, across 94 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Longwood Foundation Inc that year got $320K on average.
Where does Longwood Foundation Inc give grants?
Longwood Foundation Inc gives mostly in Delaware: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Wilmington, DE (93 grants).
Does Longwood Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Longwood Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 94) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Longwood Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Longwood Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Longwood Gardens Inc ($8,000,000), Community Education Building ($2,637,089) and Odyssey Charter School ($1,600,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($95,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Longwood Foundation Inc?
Longwood Foundation Inc reported $1.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Longwood Foundation Inc fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to be a catalyst to strengthen nonprofit organizations in Delaware and the Kennett Square area. Its vision is that stronger nonprofits will be better able to serve their communities and improve quality of life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Longwood Foundation Inc?
The Foundation accepts online grant requests through its website. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Longwood Foundation Inc's EIN?
Longwood Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0066734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
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