Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Newark, DE EIN: 51-0275119

The newark area welfare commitee (the entity) is an expanding nonprofit organization, whose mission is to serve the under privileged citizens of the community of newark, Delaware. The entity achieves this by providing food, shoes, and assistance with utility bills and rent to the less fortunate.

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc at a glance

In short: Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc gave $51K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,175
+21.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,058
+21.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,304
Total assets
$158,527
-14.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Delaware (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

City of Newark: $20KCity of Newark$20KNewark United Methodist Church: $16KNewark United Methodist Church$16KNewark Senior Center Meals on Wheels: $15KNewark Senior Center Meals onWheels$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was City of Newark ($20K). Together the top 3 received $51K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Newark

How Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc gives

  • Giving grew 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2023) to $51K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $51K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Newark Newark, DETo pay for overdue utilitity bills of citizens of the city$19,871
Newark United Methodist Church Newark, DETo Expand Their Food Cupboard Expansion Project$16,304
Newark Senior Center Meals on Wheels Newark, DETo Provide Meals to Seniors$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$158,527$374,079$402,160$51,1753$73
2024$186,326$394,905$371,700$42,0003$46
2023$163,121$320,369$300,187$20,9082$304
2022$143,039$223,125$225,757$30,0002$9
2021$145,571$198,039$180,993———
2020$128,525$167,149$144,046———
2019$104,262$184,698$185,924———

About Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc

Based on IRS filings

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc is a public charity, based in Newark, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $159K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $51K. Net investment income was $73.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc is led by Lyn Henshaw, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lyn Henshaw

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Darden

    Food Cupboard Co Chair

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Brady

    Shoe Program Co Chair

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Brady

    Director at Large

    Treasurer → Past Treasurer, 2021

    Past Treasurer → Director at Large, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Mangat

    Director at Large

    President & Website → President, 2021

    President → Director at Large, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Hughes

    Director at Large

    Bean Soup, Cookbook & Community Outreach → Director at Large, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debi Thomas

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Henshaw

    Director at Large

    Food Cupboard Co Chair → Director at Large, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Seador

    Seretary

    Corresponding Secretary → Seretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Sharp

    Vice President

    Holiday Food Program → Director at Large, 2021

    Director at Large → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Forman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayme Gravell

    Non Voting Member

    Director at Large → Non Voting Member, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Debbie Seador (2021–2022) — Seretary
  • Former: Celeste Simmons (2022) — Director at Large
  • Former: Terri Williams (2021) — Director at Large
  • Former: Deborah Thomas (2019–2020) — Emergency Assistance
  • Former: Jean Hedrich (2019–2020) — Secretary & Food Cupboard
  • Former: Polly Sierer (2019–2020) — Holiday Food Program
  • Former: Alan Brown (2020) — Shoe Program & Food Cupboard
  • Former: Linda Debski (2020) — Food Cupboard
  • Former: Beverly Stoudt (2019) — Holiday Food Program
  • Former: Liz Hankins (2019) — Bean Soup & Cookbook
  • Former: Susan Gays (2019) — Shoe Program

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.

Frequently asked questions about Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc

How much does Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc give each year?

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc gave $51K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $42K across 3 grants.

What is Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc's typical grant size?

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,304, and its average grant was $17,058, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc give grants?

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc gives mostly in Delaware: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Newark, DE (3 grants).

Does Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc?

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc reported $159K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $374K.

What is Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc's EIN?

Newark Area Welfare Committee Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0275119. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 27, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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