How much funding does Potter Charitable Trust Grant provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Potter Charitable Trust Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Potter Charitable Trust Grant?

Geography: In Kent County, Delaware; In Kent County are invited to apply; In Kent County, serves as the grant recommendation committee. Not funded: Individuals; Non-501(c)(3) nonprofits; Certain educational; Fundraising activities.

Potter Charitable Trust Grant

Delaware Community Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

Not stated

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.

Geography

In Kent County, Delaware
In Kent County are invited to apply
In Kent County, serves as the grant recommendation committee
Agencies receiving DCF grants must serve the state of Delaware and its residents without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin or sexual orientation.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Individuals
Not eligible: Non-501(c)(3) nonprofits
Not eligible: Certain educational
Not eligible: Fundraising activities
Not eligible: Non-501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
Not eligible: Purchase of office equipment, furniture, or or standard office expenses related to the operation of an organization (e.g. web site services, computer software, desktop or laptop computers, office phone systems, etc.)
Not eligible: Sports clubs, leagues, or facilities
Not eligible: Public or tuition-based educational institutions
Not eligible: Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g., schools, parks, libraries)
Not eligible: Purchase of vehicles (i.e., mobile machines that transport people or cargo)
Not eligible: Endowment
Not eligible: Debt reduction

Overview

The Potter Charitable Trust Grant supports nonprofit organizations aiding the economically underprivileged in Kent County, Delaware. Grants are awarded to programs demonstrating a lasting positive impact. Agencies must serve the state without discrimination, while the trust does not support individuals, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, or certain educational and fundraising activities. Applications are welcomed from dedicated organizations making a difference.

Nonprofit organizations supporting the needy in Kent County are invited to apply for grants from the Benjamin F. Potter Trust through the Delaware Community Foundation.
The purpose of the Benjamin F. Potter Trust, created in 1843 and one of the oldest continuing trusts of its type in the nation, is to aid the economically underprivileged in Kent County by supporting charitable organizations serving these individuals. The CenDel Foundation, which brings expertise in needs in Kent County, serves as the grant recommendation committee. The areas of focus considered for funding are:

Crisis/emergency assistance funding for basic needs
Homelessness
Hunger
Health care
Grants will support proposals for charitable organizations and activities involving programs that have a lasting, positive impact on Kent County.

Eligibility

Agencies receiving DCF grants must serve the state of Delaware and its residents without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin or sexual orientation.

Ineligibility

Non-501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
Purchase of office equipment, furniture, or or standard office expenses related to the operation of an organization (e.g. web site services, computer software, desktop or laptop computers, office phone systems, etc.)
Public or tuition-based educational institutions
Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g., schools, parks, libraries)
Purchase of vehicles (i.e., mobile machines that transport people or cargo)
Debt reduction
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