Preservation Delaware
Preservation Delaware is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Rockland, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $570K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K. Net investment income was $18K.
Preservation Delaware at a glance
In short: Preservation Delaware gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,322
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,322
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,322
- Total assets
- $569,950
- +9.4% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who Preservation Delaware funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Preservation Delaware Fund Inc ($4K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Preservation Delaware gives
- Giving fell 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $8K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Preservation Delaware Fund Inc Camden, DE | Charitable | $4,322 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $569,950 | $145,100 | $106,253 | $4,322 | 1 | $61,755 | $18,233 |
| 2024 | $520,967 | $66,092 | $72,528 | $4,419 | 1 | $45,547 | $18,592 |
| 2023 | $527,890 | $62,742 | $57,294 | $4,418 | 1 | $33,720 | $13,214 |
| 2022 | $1,296,310 | $128,555 | $132,863 | $8,416 | 1 | $68,080 | $97,700 |
| 2021 | $1,504,167 | $124,555 | $152,337 | — | — | — | $23,732 |
| 2019 | $1,436,339 | $50,436 | $111,399 | $4,230 | 1 | — | $42,926 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Preservation Delaware is led by Dee Durham, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dee Durham
President
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Coker
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Wolfe
Director
Vice President & Kent County → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Cooperson
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leila Hamroun
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wade P. Catts
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Shelton
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Wik
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca L. Wilson
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alanna Piser
Director
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kara J. Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik Hein
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Serena M. Williams Esq.
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Rothwell
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Tarantino
Vice President
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Abdullah R. Muhammad (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Barbara Warnell (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Michael H. McGrath (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael J. Emmons Jr. (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Gene Castellano (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kevin Foley (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bradley Skelcher (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Parsons (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: David Orr (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Justin Richards (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Bryan Hudson (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Russ Smith (2022) — Director
- Former: Alexandra Tarantino (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jay W. McCutcheon (2019–2021) — Executive Di
- Former: John Mateyko (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jules Bruck (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Falstad (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Terri Lottmann (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Renee Gooch (2021) — Director
- Former: David Cullman (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Lee Revis-Plank (2019) — Director
- Former: Marcus Henry (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Ellen Wilson (2019) — Director
- Former: Michale J. Emmons Jr. (2019) — Director
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 Preservation Delaware
How much does Preservation Delaware give each year?
Preservation Delaware gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 1 grant.
How large is Preservation Delaware?
Preservation Delaware reported $570K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $145K.
What is Preservation Delaware?
Preservation Delaware is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Rockland, DE. It holds $570K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Preservation Delaware operate?
Preservation Delaware has awarded grants in Delaware.
What is Preservation Delaware's EIN?
Preservation Delaware's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0345619. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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