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Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware Community Foundation reported $58.2 million in revenue and $28.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.94 went to program services, $12.18 to management and general costs and $4.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 53.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $393,573 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 84% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $58MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.9% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 53.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $393,573 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.37% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 143.5 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 22 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025, the Delaware Community Foundation invested in building opportunity throughout the state by awarding over $23 million in grants and program expenses to nonprofit organizations and local students. The majority of that amount was granted from donor advised funds. The dcf also awarded $848,500 in scholarships to 245 students, $3,204,419 in direct grants to dozens of delaware nonprofit organizations statewide through our community impact grants program, and $2,351,365 in direct grants statewide through healthy communities delaware's healthy equity grants…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $322,078 | $0 | $71,495 | $393,573 |
| VP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRAT Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $150,500 | $0 | $41,412 | $191,912 |
| EXECUTIVE VP STRATEGIC ENG Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $158,750 | $0 | $31,427 | $190,177 |
| VP COMM. & MKTG Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $116,786 | $0 | $47,008 | $163,794 |
| VP PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $121,042 | $0 | $36,374 | $157,416 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Delaware Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $658K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b22 · 22 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 545
- Volunteers Part I, line 685
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SEI INVESTMENT Investment services | $939,051 |
| COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICES LLC Professional services | $290,060 |
| COASTAL COTTAGE RENOVATIONS LLC Building renovations | $208,236 |
| EPIC MARKETING CONSULTANTS CORP Program services | $127,719 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Delaware Community Foundation totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Delaware Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Delaware Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Delaware Community Foundation spent in FY2025, $82.94 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Delaware Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Delaware Community Foundation reported that 82.9% of its $28.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 4.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Delaware Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Delaware Community Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $393,573, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Delaware Community Foundation get its money?
Of $58.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 53.3% came from contributions and grants (including 4.5% from government grants) and 2.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Delaware Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2804785 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601339349306915 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521129349300837 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440799349300124 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331259349300903 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349300649 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140829349300734 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2804785: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.