This fund supports secondary and post-secondary education tuition for the children and stepchildren, through age 24, of Delaware firefighters, police officers and EMTs killed or fully disabled in the line of duty on or after Jan. 1, 2016.
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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.
We do not support:
Individuals
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.)
Sports clubs, leagues, or facilities
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)
Endowment
Public or tuition-based educational institutions
Debt reduction
Religious organizations for sectarian purposes (However, projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible for support.)
Annual fundraising campaigns
Projects completed before June of the current year
Special events
Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g. schools, parks, libraries)
An engaged group of community volunteers comprises the DCF Grants Committee, which reviews proposals
submitted to our discretionary grant programs and makes recommendations to the DCF Board. Learn more
about them here.
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Calculators – annuities and endowments?
Planned giving tools – plannedgiving.com
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An engaged group of community volunteers comprises the DCF Grants Committee, which reviews proposals
submitted to our discretionary grant programs and makes recommendations to the DCF Board. Learn more
about them here.
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