Fund for Women Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $15,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Grant applications to be excluded:Funding request is for an individual
- Not eligible: Organization does not have 501(c)3 status
- Not eligible: Funding request is for capital
- Not eligible: Funding is for debt reduction
- Not eligible: Project is for an endowment campaign
- Not eligible: Request for funding exceeds $15,000
- Not eligible: Agency received a prior FFW grant and failed to submit a timely final grant evaluation of the project.
- Not eligible: We do not support:Religious organizations for sectarian purposes (However, projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible for support.)
- Not eligible: Annual fundraising campaigns
- Not eligible: Projects completed before June of the current year
- Not eligible: Special events
- Not eligible: Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g. schools, parks, libraries)
Overview
The Fund for Women Grant, administered by the Delaware Community Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to empowering women and girls in Delaware. This one-year grant provides financial assistance for innovative programs that enhance the potential of women and girls. Eligible applicants must demonstrate 501(c)(3) status and address the specific needs of this demographic. The grant aims to foster self-sufficiency and productive lives, ensuring that women and girls can achieve their full potential.
The FFW is accepting applications from nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations for programs that address the needs and enhance the worth and potential of women and girls in Delaware by helping them to lead productive, self-sufficient lives. The FFW’s one-year grant offers organizations an opportunity to obtain seed money for innovative, creative programming or funding to continue or expand programs where effectiveness has been demonstrated.
Eligibility
Applications must:Address the needs of Delaware women and/or girls Provide proof of the Agency’s exempt status under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue CodeAll grant recipients, must be current on their grant evaluations before applying to the current cycle
Ineligibility
Grant applications to be excluded:Funding request is for an individual
Request for funding exceeds $15,000
Agency received a prior FFW grant and failed to submit a timely final grant evaluation of the projectWe do not support:Religious organizations for sectarian purposes (However, projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible for support.)
Special events
Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g. schools, parks, libraries)
What Delaware Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 323
- Total given
- $20.4M
- Median grant
- $22K
- Range
- $5,050–$1.37M
- By dollars: Delaware 75%, Pennsylvania 8%, Florida 7%. Top recipient cities: Wilmington, DE; Newark, DE; Dover, DE.
- 70% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Find-M Friends · Crystal River, FL
Unrestricted support , barndominium capital project , purchase of real estate
$1.37M
State of Delaware · Odessa, DE
Provide support to schools and different departments within the state of delaware
$1.17M
Natural Lands · Media, PA
Unrestricted support , capital cost for purchase of crebilly farms tract
$1.05M
Delaware Medical Education Foundation Ltd · Newark, DE
Delaware primary care investment initiative
$1M
Tidalhealth Foundation Inc · Salisbury, MD
Graduate medical education-davinci surgeon console , allen cancer center at tidal…
$525K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Nonprofits
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