The Welfare Foundation has two application cycles each year - one in the Spring and one in the Fall - with the following deadline dates:
The Trustees meet in early June to review the Spring grant applications and then in early December to review the Fall grant applications.
Applicants will typically be notified whether or not they were awarded a grant within two weeks of the Trustee meeting, and those awarded funding will receive a check shortly thereafter.
Starting in the Spring of 2017, grant applications must be submitted via the organization's new online application system, which can be found by clicking the blue "Apply for a Grant" button to the left.
Applications must be submitted by midnight EST on the application deadline dates shown above or else they will not be considered for funding. If the deadline dates above fall on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), then the deadline will be 9am EST the following Monday.
Also, traditionally, the Welfare Foundation has primarily focused on capital grants (but not endowments) in the the following seven nonprofit sub-sectors:
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Social Services
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Housing
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Health/Hospitals
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Environment
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Education
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Arts
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Please note that the Foundation's geographic area is the state of Delaware and southern Chester County as defined by the United Way of Southern Chester County. In addition, its primary focus is on capital grants. If you have an operational need, please contact us to set up a meeting to discuss the specifics of your request before submitting your application.
Also, the Welfare Foundation does not provide annual support. As such, if you have previously received funding from us, we kindly ask that you wait a minimum of three (3) years before submitting another request. If you have an urgent need and it has been less than three years, please contact us to set up a meeting, so we can better understand your situation.
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