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Dear Friends,

We hope you enjoy our final e-newsletter of 2018. Happy holidays from all of us at the Delaware Community Foundation!

Stuart Comstock-Gay (mailto:scomstock-gay@delcf.org) , President & CEO
News from the DCF

For Donor Advised Fundholders
Log in to DonorCentral® (https://edonorcentral.com/login_0196.asp) anytime to easily make grants from your fund. Grants cannot be made via email, so DonorCentral® is a great online option. Try it today as you make your year-end gifts! If you have questions about the process, please contact Calisa Emerson (mailto:CREmerson@delcf.org?subject=DonorCentral) .

College Scholarships Available!
Review detailed descriptions of all DCF scholarships in the Delaware Community Foundation Scholarship Compendium (https://www.delcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DCF_Scholarship_Compendium_2019-20.pdf) and apply online (https://www.delcf.org/scholarships/) .

For Nonprofits
We are upgrading our grants application process to a new system that will integrate directly with GuideStar (https://www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx) . Please make sure your GuideStar profiles are updated so you'll be ready when the next grant cycle is announced early next year!
There's Still Time to Give in Tax Year 2018!

Straight through midnight on Dec. 31, you can make a tax-deductible gift through the DCF… even if the office is closed! You may give by:

Credit Card
Complete your transaction by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31. You can:
* Give to the DCF Friends Campaign (https://www.delcf.org/friends2019/) .
* Give to an existing fund (https://www.delcf.org/give/) at the DCF.
* Establish a new charitable fund (https://www.delcf.org/donations/newfund/) . If the DCF office is closed, we can still accept your gift for the 2018 tax year and complete paperwork to establish the new fund in 2019.

Check
Mail and postmark your check by Dec. 31.

Stock
Our brokerage house must receive instructions from your broker by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31. For assistance, contact Joan Hoge-North (mailto:jhoge-north@delcf.org) at 302.504.5224 in advance, to allow time for the DCF to coordinate with your broker.

Other Non-Cash Assets
The DCF accepts many illiquid assets as charitable gifts. The amount of time needed to accept these gifts varies. To discuss the possibilities, contact Joan Hoge-North (mailto:jhoge-north@delcf.org) at 302.504.5224.
Fundholders: Make Your Year-End Grants

To make a grant recommendation from your donor advised fund, log in to DonorCentral® (https://edonorcentral.com/login_0196.asp) or use this form (https://www.delcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DCFGrantRecommendationForm_web.pdf) .

Grants are typically processed on the first and 15^th of each month. In December, checks are issued more frequently.

If a grant recommendation is submitted before Dec. 20, checks will be mailed and postmarked by Dec. 31. If a grant recommendation is submitted after Dec. 20, we will do everything we can to issue funds by the end of the year.

Please remember, fundholders do not realize a tax benefit when grants are issued from existing charitable funds, so issuance after Dec. 31, 2018 will not affect 2018 taxes.
Fund for Women Grant Writing Workshop

The Fund for Women (https://www.delcf.org/ffw) 's 2019 grants application will be available on Jan. 1, 2019.
https://www.delcf.org/ffw
To prepare to put your best foot forward, participate in the FFW grant writing workshop at 4 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 19, at Brandywine Library, 1300 Foulk Road, Wilmington. Registration is not required.

If you can't attend in person, you can participate remotely via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/6921219983) . Participants who don’t already have Zoom should log in a few minutes early to download the application. Instructions will appear when you click the link (https://zoom.us/j/6921219983) .

Dial by your location
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 692 121 9983

The application will be available at delcf.org/grants (https://www.delcf.org/grants) on Jan. 1, 2019.
Grants Available from
DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards

Delaware nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants (https://www.delcf.org/grants) from the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPB).

The Kent and Sussex County boards will award $10,000 each. The New Castle County board will award $15,000.

Applications must be submitted by Jan. 1, 2019.

Read more (https://www.delcf.org/2018/11/dcf-announces-new-strategy-to-build-opportunity-in-delaware/) .

Photo: New Castle County YPB
New Charitable Fund Opened November 2018

Fund For Women Collaborative Grant Fund
Grants Awarded November 2018

DCF funds invested more than $1.2 million in grants and scholarships in the community during November! Here is a sample of some of these powerful grants:

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Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital -- $16,130
Carleton College - Student Financial Services -- $10,000
Delaware CAN -- $25,000
East Side Community Learning Center Foundation -- $10,000
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children -- $10,000
Rodel Charitable Foundation - Delaware -- $10,000
Teach for America - Delaware -- $10,000
TeenSHARP, Inc. -- $10,000
Tower Hill School -- $50,000

First State Fund
University of Delaware, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance -- $10,000
Christiana Health Care System, Inc. Blood Pressure Ambassadors program -- $10,000

Kingsberry Fund
Serviam Girls Academy, Inc -- $12,385
How could you make a lasting impact on Delaware
through charitable giving?

Contact us to discuss the possibilities. (mailto:info@delcf.org?subject=Contact%20from%20DCF%20newsletter)

We know philanthropy, and we know Delaware.

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