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Grant Funders in Wilmington, DE

Bespoke Grants indexes 476 grant-making foundations headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware — together $1.53B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Wilmington nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

476
Foundations in Wilmington
$1.53B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
DE
State

Foundations headquartered in Wilmington

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Fund for Policy Reform$196.0M2024
2Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc$143.4M2024
3Edward E & Lillian H Bishop Fdn 007087-000$99.3M2022
4The Kendeda Fund$62.0M2023
5American Gift Fund$39.7M2024
6The Sunrise Project Inc$29.5M2024
7Walder Foundation$27.4M2024
8Longwood Foundation Inc$26.3M2024
9Delaware Community Foundation Inc$23.0M2024
10Gary and Mary West Health Endowmentinc$22.5M2022
11Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc$21.1M2024
12Sunrise Foundation$20.0M2024
13The Grateful Lives Foundation$16.2M2024
14Gds Legacy Foundation Inc$14.6M2019
15The La Vida Feliz Foundation$14.2M2023
16The Morgridge Family Foundation$12.0M2024
17Living Legacy Foundation$10.6M2024
18Marin Senior Life Foundation$10.0M2024
19The Wasily Family Foundation Inc$9.8M2025
20United Way of Delaware$9.7M2020
21Wrld Foundation$9.6M2024
22The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc$8.9M2024
23The Vf Foundation$8.5M2024
24Ruth Lilly Foundation$8.3M2024
25Richard & Karen Lefrak Charitable$8.0M2024
26Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc$8.0M2024
27Femsa Foundation Inc$7.1M2025
28Moccasin Lake Foundation$7.0M2024
29Lf Charities Inc$6.2M2024
30Raskob Foundation for Catholic$6.2M2024
31Jhc Foundation$5.9M2024
32Sylvanlaureate Foundation Inc$5.6M2020
33Workday Foundation$5.5M2025
34Illumina Corporate Foundation$5.5M2024
35Band Foundation$5.3M2024
36The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family$5.3M2024
37The Francine a Lefrak Foundation Inc$5.2M2024
38The Vincent Dowling Family Foundation Inc$5.1M2024
39Pincus Family Foundation$4.9M2024
40Trust Ua Philip F Dupont Fbo University$4.9M2023

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What Wilmington funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Wilmington, DE address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Wilmington nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.