University of Delaware

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Newark, DE EIN 51-6000297

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$69.2M

Foundation funders

170

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds University of Delaware?

University of Delaware is funded by 170 grantmakers, led by Unidel Foundation Inc ($28.2M), Delaware Atlantis Foundation ($4.6M), National Philanthropic Trust ($4.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $69.2M in grants to University of Delaware between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Unidel Foundation Inc$28,175,07622024–2025
Delaware Atlantis Foundation$4,576,00022024–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$3,991,00022024–2025
University of Pittsburgh$3,447,10122024–2025
H Fletcher Brown for University of$3,110,59912025
Delaware State University$2,364,65522024–2025
Gates Foundation$2,133,83722024
Delaware Community Foundation Inc$1,740,48122024–2025
National Collegiate Athletic Association$1,311,17622024–2025
Public Allies Inc$1,253,60622024–2025
Johns Hopkins University$1,175,72222024–2025
University of Delaware Research Foundation$937,44322024–2025
Carnegie Mellon University$906,33922024–2025
Washington University$885,56422024–2025
University of Chicago$676,71322024–2025
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association$668,74822024–2025
Delaware Council on Economic Education$634,09322024–2025
Davis Edward C Tuw FBO Univ of DE$595,62422024–2025
Horejsi Charitable Foundation Inc$550,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$516,50012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$443,00032024–2026
Georgetown University$424,24922024–2025
Margaret S Sterck Scholarship Tua$375,24912024
The Scripps Research Institute$365,80422024–2025
American Heart Association Inc$335,63022024–2025
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Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$313,45612024
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation$300,00022024–2025
Friends of the University of Delaware Library Inc$298,00022024–2025
Trustees of Boston University$289,65822024–2025
President and Fellows of Harvard College$285,72212025
Northeastern University$264,15622024–2025
The Wallace Foundation$264,10712024
Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem Inc$264,08412024
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$259,44512024
William T Grant Foundation Inc$230,26012024
Arthritis Foundation Inc$230,00012024
Child Trends Inc$225,68912025
West Virginia University Research Corporation$212,08712025
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$188,07712025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$173,00012024
Emory University$144,20912025
Northeast States Emergency Consortium Inc$141,75822024–2025
Yale University$139,70612025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$127,70022024–2025
Uw of E V White for Univ of Del 007447-000$123,96712025
National 4-H Council$122,33912025
Northwestern University$111,03412025
Charities Aid Foundation America$110,82612025
Science and Technology Futures Inc$110,00012025
Rodel Charitable Foundation - DE$105,18312025
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$104,85012025
Drexel University$100,60912025
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz$100,00012025
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$100,00012025
Ellice & Rosa McDonald Foundation$75,00012025
University of Delaware Alumni Association Inc$72,47212025
Brown University$60,65312025
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$59,97712025
Delaware Soybean Board$57,27512025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$55,07412025
Frank and Yetta Chaiken Foundation Inc$54,30012025
Erikson Institute$53,04012025
Family Health International Inc$52,59012025
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc$52,16712025
Kerith Foundation$50,00012025
Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd Ryan$50,00012025
Wake Forest University$49,74412025
David & Rayzella Spector Trust Fund XXX-XX-XXXX$49,12512025
The Computing Research Association Inc$48,93612025
Koerner Family Foundation$48,00012025
Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board Inc$47,38112025
Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems$47,11712025
Marquette University$45,49812025
Cornerstone West Community Dev Corp$44,30212025
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc$43,32012025
Folds of Honor Foundation$39,50012025
Ernst & Young Foundation$37,99212025
Old Dominion University Research Foundation$35,68612025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$34,13012025
Vanderbilt University$33,11612025
Paynter Rowland G for Univ of De-Tr$32,00012025
Califonia State University East Bay Foundation Inc$31,97412025
Institute for Humane Studies$30,75012025
The Korth Family Foundation Inc$30,00012025
Carpenter Foundation Inc$30,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$30,00012025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$25,40012025
East Bay Community Foundation$25,00012025
Fortegra Foundation$25,00012025
Terra Foundation for American Art$25,00012025
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$25,00012025
American Council of Learned Societies$24,99912025
George Ash Prouse and Harriet Pade Prouse$24,52412025
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$23,96712025
Travie W Stricklin Scholarship Foundation$23,02712025
Bernard a & Rebecca S Bernard$23,00012025
The San Francisco Foundation$22,98912025
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$22,34722025
Re Ellegood Memorial Fund$21,18012025
Anna R Overdeer TW FBO University of$20,02412025
Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation$20,00012025
Scott and Hoffnagle Scholarship Fund$20,00012025
Samuel H Kress Foundation$20,00012025
Air Products Foundation$17,50012025
The Paul D Schurgot Foundation Inc$17,00012025
The Lipp Family Foundation$15,00012025
Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation$15,00012025
Seattle Children's Hospital$14,52612025
The Chicago Community Trust$14,50012025
Jewish Federation of Delaware Inc$13,50012025
Van De Voortalice M FBO Univ Del-Tr$13,15412025
Harry E Malcarne & Florence G Malcarne$10,75012025
Tuw Ralph B Post$10,00012025
National Housing Endowment$10,00012025
John P Urban Scholarship Fund$10,00012025
Sons of Italy Foundation$10,00012025
Shepherd Center Inc$8,93312025
Alice Warner Memorial Foundation$8,83012025
M Verna Butterer Educational Trust$8,07012025
Helen Reber Hilton Trust$7,60022025
T D Frank Thomson Scholarships$7,50012025
The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur$6,43612025
U S Poultry & Egg Harold E Ford Foundation Inc$6,28012025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$6,20112025
Westport Weston Foundation Trust$6,00012025
Greater Washington Community Foundation$5,00012025
Conewago Enterprises Charitable$5,00012025
Lesher FBO F&M Coll Etal-SHL Fdn-Tr$5,00012025
John S Carpenter Trust Para 23$4,87512025
M Fletcher Tkacyzk & E Mahaney Memorial$4,50012026
Grig Fund$4,09912025
Thayer Family Scholarship Trust$4,00012025
Cecilia Hand Nelson and Morgan Hand II$4,00012025
Mary H Bailey Ed Tr FD-Char Tr$4,00012025
Delaware Dreams Inc$3,00012025
Charitable Scholarship Trust of Raymond & Edith Masten$3,00012025
The Presser Foundation$3,00012025
April and John J Gallagher III$2,50012025
HJC Family Foundation$2,50012025
Rheumatology Research Foundation$2,50012025
Campbell Family Foundation Inc$2,50012025
Lancellot Family Foundation Inc$2,50012025
E Murdoch Family Foundation$2,50012025
David J Toman Foundation$2,50012025
Weissinger V AJW T W$2,10012025
Bing and Rachel Zhang Family Foundation$2,00012025
Reynolds Family Foundation$2,00012025
Horace Hurlbutt Memorial Fund Trust$2,00012025
Morgan and Mary G Hand Scholarship$2,00012025
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation$2,00012025
Nelson Talbott Foundation$2,00012025
Snayberger Memorial Fdn (PF)$1,93312025
Angelo H Vergobbi Tui$1,50012025
Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable Foundation$1,30012025
Tr Uw Charles Smith for the Charles &$1,25012025
The Beckerer Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Salvatore M Cutrona Family Foundation$1,00012025
Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation$1,00012025
Elmer Smith Scholarship Tuw$1,00012025
The Llandaff Family Trust$1,00012025
Donald Janssen Sr Memorial Foundation$1,00012025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Sharp Foundation$1,00012025
The Deegan Family Charitable$1,00012025
The Double Eagle Foundation 4191-06-43$50012025
Pasquale & Susan Lee Mascaro$50012025
Edison Properties Newark Foundation$50012025
Dean Foundation Inc$25012025
Corday Family Foundation$15012026
RBWR Family Charitable Foundation Inc$5012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M38 grants2024 159 grants2025 3 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2026) to $36.0M (2025). In 2026 it made 3 grants totaling $200K.

What grants has University of Delaware received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$195,000
2026M Fletcher Tkacyzk & E Mahaney MemorialEDUCATION$4,500
2026Corday Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$150
2025Unidel Foundation IncSUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN DELAWARE.$16,595,467
2025H Fletcher Brown for University ofGENERAL SUPPORT$3,110,599
2025Delaware Atlantis FoundationCREAMERY, BOTANIC GDN,$2,351,000
2025University of PittsburghRESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT$1,838,467
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$1,809,250
2025Public Allies IncAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM$632,538
2025Carnegie Mellon UniversityEDUCATION/RESEARCH$580,061
2025Washington UniversityRESEARCH$557,676
2025Delaware State UniversityEDUCATION$479,778
2025University of Delaware Research FoundationGRANTS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FACULTY RESEARCH PROJECTS.$474,343
2025Delaware Community Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED SUPPORT, EDWARD J & JUDY BENNETT LACROSSE SCHOLARSHIP FUND , DUAL ENROLLMENT RESEARCH FUND GRANT , SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/SPEC.ED , CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/BLUE AND GOLD FUND , PAUL JONES COLLECTION , IG AND JULIE BURTON STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP, THE COLLEGE SCHOOL, VITA NOVA RESTAURANT PROGRAM , RESIDENT ENSEMBLE PLAYERS , I HEART UD DAY MATCHING CHALLENGE, BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS , UD CREAMERY, UD FINISH LINE GRANTS, UD CHORALE SUMMER TRAVEL$371,832
2025Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$357,248
2025University of ChicagoSUBAWARD$354,946
2025Davis Edward C Tuw FBO Univ of DEGENERAL SUPPORT$292,557
2025Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional AssociationTO FURTHER MISSION OF PROVIDING OCEAN INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND OTHER PARTIES$289,787
2025President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeSPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD$285,722
2025Georgetown UniversitySubaward$242,899
2025Delaware Council on Economic EducationTO PROMOTE ECONOMIC EDUCATION THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS.$230,000
2025The Scripps Research InstituteGRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$225,986
2025Child Trends IncSUPPORT FOR RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES$225,689
2025West Virginia University Research CorporationPUBLIC SERVICE & RESEARCH$212,087
2025The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkResearch$188,077
2025Trustees of Boston UniversityRESEARCH$163,757
2025Arnold and Mabel Beckman FoundationRESEARCH, GENERAL SUPPORT & EDUCATION$150,000
2025Friends of the University of Delaware Library IncLIBRARY MATERIALS$148,000
2025Emory UniversityRESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT$144,209
2025Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$139,706

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds University of Delaware?

University of Delaware is funded by 170 grantmakers, led by Unidel Foundation Inc ($28.2M), Delaware Atlantis Foundation ($4.6M), National Philanthropic Trust ($4.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $69.2M in grants to University of Delaware between 2024–2026.

Who is University of Delaware's largest funder?

Unidel Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of University of Delaware, with $28.2M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has University of Delaware received?

IRS 990 filings record $69.2M in grants to University of Delaware across 200 grants from 170 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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