Philanthropy Delaware, Inc. - Grant Opportunities

Update: September 3, 2025

Funding Alert Notification:

Greetings Funding Alert Subscribers,

We hope that you have had success in securing funding this year despite the impact of the Federal cuts and Executive Orders as you make every effort to continue your mission and vision for your organization for the benefit of our neighbors across Delaware.

Please note that Philanthropy Delaware, Inc. will no longer issue the Funding Alerts from its Members, nor the Federal, State or Municipal government offices. We offer the following additional grant resources that may assist you with securing funding. *Note that some may require a paid subscription.

Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) - Useful information on the nonprofit sector in Delaware and grant opportunities are noted along with a discount to Grant Station to their member nonprofits. Click here to learn more: GrantStation.

Quick Guide to the Foundation Directory Online - YouTube Channel includes how-to videos for the Foundation Center and GuideStar as well as general education for nonprofits and funders.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines:

Welfare Foundation, Inc.

http://www.welfarefoundationde.org

NEXT GRANT DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 15^th, 2025 at 11:59pm

The Laffey-McHugh Foundation - Fall Funding Cycle

Opens: August 1. Submission Deadline: October 1.
Funds are typically disbursed by the end of December.

Grant Request Guidelines | Laffey-McHugh Foundation

Meetings with Laffey-McHugh staff to discuss applications should be scheduled as soon as possible. Meetings cannot be guaranteed if they are requested within two weeks of the deadline.

Foundation Directory Online

Federal Grant Research: Grants.gov

Grants for Nonprofits, Businesses and Individuals - GrantWatch

Philanthropy News Digest (PND) by Candid

Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) - Useful information on the nonprofit sector in Delaware and grant opportunities are noted along with a discount to Grant Station to their member nonprofits. Click here to learn more: GrantStation.

Quick Guide to the Foundation Directory Online - YouTube Channel includes how-to videos for the Foundation Center and GuideStar as well as general education for nonprofits and funders.

Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA)

Nonprofit Grantee Resources from DANA

Given the unpredictability at the national level and the importance of “big picture” financial planning, DANA has launched our Scenario Planning toolkit to help nonprofits better evaluate their situation in the current climate. The toolkit includes critical resources, financial modeling tools, checklists and templates to help nonprofits plan for possible scenarios that could adversely affect their operations. Those materials can be found here. Nonprofit Sustaining Strategies | DANA

Just out: Congressional Republicans have released the text of their major tax bill, and it includes several harmful-to-nonprofit provisions. The bill is expected to be voted on in committee on Tuesday. It includes provisions to:

Giving unprecedented authority to the Administration to revoke nonprofit status from certain organizations without due process
Increase taxes on foundation and university endowments.
Tax “fringe benefits” for nonprofit organizations, with a carve out for religious orgs.
And on the positive side, a charitable deduction for those who take the standard deduction.

The National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) is analyzing this bill further and will send more information and a call to action. We will share that with you when we receive it.

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Aging and Disabilities Grants