COMPETITIVE GRANTMAKING

Delaware County Rapid Response Fund (As of 11/14/25, the application is closed) 

The Foundation for Delaware County and The Community’s Foundation activated the Delaware County Rapid Response Fund in November. The Response Fund is an emergency grantmaking initiative established to provide immediate financial support to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations responding to urgent, time-sensitive needs affecting Delaware County residents.

This fund supports nonprofits addressing basic human needs, including but not limited to emergency food assistance, housing stability, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable residents, in response to economic disruptions that threaten access to critical supports.

Through this activation, the Foundation will:

• Provide direct relief to residents through trusted nonprofit intermediaries addressing basic human needs.
• Support the emergency operational needs of nonprofit organizations delivering frontline services.

When activated, the fund prioritizes rapid, equitable, and collaborative action, enabling the Foundation to quickly mobilize resources, reduce barriers for grantee partners, and coordinate with local government, businesses, and other funders to ensure that relief reaches those most impacted.

You can find a list of the organizations given funding in 2025 here.

FY25 Impact Grants awards were announced in late April, 2025. You can find a list of grants awarded here. Last summer, the Foundation shared the unfortunate news that we would have to pause our Impact Grants funding in FY26.

The Associates Board 2025 Community Grants Program application is closed. Grant announcements were made in December.

You can find the full list of Associates Board grants awarded here.

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Questions? Contact grants@delcofoundation.org or schedule a meeting with the foundation’s Vice President of Nonprofit Services, Mischico Warren for more information.