Foundation for Delaware County Impact Grants

Funding Priorities

The Foundation for Delaware County (the Foundation) is pleased to announce the 2025 Impact Grants competitive grantmaking cycle.

While we make some grants from donor-advised funds as well as restricted and specialized funds, the grants awarded through this competitive grant process will advance the Foundation’s mission to ensure an equitable, vibrant future for Delaware County by promoting generosity, inspiring participation and partnership across our communities, and improving the quality of life for all.

For the 2025 Impact Grant cycle, the Foundation will consider awarding grant funds to organizations that address several of the Social Determinants of Health including community and economic development, health, hospice and homecare, housing, and youth development. These priorities reflect changes made by our board following a five-year evaluation of our Impact Grants.

Foundation Impact Grants Funding Priorities for 2025:

• Cancer Survivors
  • The Foundation will consider awarding grants to organizations that provide education and supportive services to assist cancer survivors living in Delaware County. Unfortunately, multi-year grants are not available for this funding priority.
• Community and Economic Development - The foundation will consider awarding strategic investment grants to enhance community and economic development strategies in Delaware County. This could include arts and culture initiatives that are catalysts for community and economic development. In addition, the foundation will support impact assessments and other strategic planning efforts to attract public/private investments to support an increase in affordable housing and the supply of stable housing in low-income communities.
• Health -
  • Behavioral Health. the Foundation will consider awarding grants to organizations providing education, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, supportive services, or advocacy to assist families and children living in Delaware County experiencing mental health and substance use disorders in Delaware County.
  • Children’s Health and Nutrition. the Foundation will consider awarding grants that support efforts to expand and improve services for low-income children and their families living in Delaware County, including advocacy efforts, primary preventive care, lead screening, asthma treatment, immunizations, oral care, nutrition, vision care, and developmental services.
  • Food Security: the Foundation will consider awarding grants to organizations that strengthen the emergency food safety net in Delaware County by enhancing food availability, quality, variety, and/or cultural appropriateness, and by coordinating emergency food services.
  • Maternity and Prenatal/Postnatal Care: the Foundation will consider awarding grants that expand quality services to vulnerable mothers and infants living in Delaware County, including early entry into prenatal care, routine prenatal and postpartum care, pregnancy spacing, supportive services, and advocacy efforts that decrease maternal mortality and infant mortality/morbidity and increase early childhood growth and development.
  • Preventive Health Care: The foundation will consider awarding grants to organizations that improve/expand preventive health care services to low-income and vulnerable children in Delaware County.
• Hospice and Home Healthcare - The Foundation will consider awarding grants to organizations providing hospice and home healthcare services for people who are low-income who have disabilities, and vulnerable seniors in Delaware County. Unfortunately, multi-year grants are not available for this funding priority.
• Housing - The Foundation will consider awarding strategic investment grants to support advocacy efforts, initiatives, and projects that increase access to or the supply of safe, adequate, and affordable housing for Delaware County residents.
• Youth Development - Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Development: the Foundation will consider awarding grants to support early childhood programs that promote and advocate for early development (formally and informally) from birth to age six.
  • Elementary and Middle School: the Foundation will consider awarding grants to support programs and initiatives that provide academic support to elementary and middle school-age students. This effort can include out-of-school-time (OST) academic programs.
  • Vocational and Job Training: the Foundation will consider awarding grants to organizations that help prepare youth for further education and successful careers. This effort can include specific classes offered to learners to train for a job or career.
  • Youth Development: The Foundation will consider awarding grants to support advocacy efforts, initiatives, interventions, and collaborations that enhance protective factors and reduce risk factors, promote positive outcomes, and prepare young people to reach their full potential.

Types of grants to be funded

There will be a limited number of multi-year grants (up to 3 years) available.

Organizations can apply for only ONE grant per year or a multi-year period.

Types of grants that will be considered:

• Core Support: Available to previous Grantee Partners serving Delaware County and working in one or more of the Foundation's funding priorities outlined above
• Program or Project Support:  Available to nonprofits serving Delaware County to start, advance, operate, expand and/or improve programs or projects working in one or more of the Foundation's funding priorities outlined above

Eligibility

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• Who Can Apply:
  • Tax-exempt organizations under any part of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Grassroots organizations, collaboratives, or coalitions may apply under the auspices of a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.
  • All grant proceeds must be used to provide programs and services in and for Delaware County residents.
  • Note: Applicant organizations must comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Organizations can apply for only ONE grant per year or a multi-year period.