Our Grants

Funding programs and projects that foster communities of belonging

Our grantmaking is guided by our two strategic focus areas: equity and placemaking.

Specifically, our grantmaking is governed by the Last Will and Testament of Jessie Ball duPont, which provides for two types of grant recipients:

  1. Those organizations that received funding from Mrs. duPont between 1960 and 1965; and 

  2. Organizations supporting the temporary relief of people in need in the states where Mrs. duPont lived - Virginia, Delaware and Florida.

Our Grantees

This list includes several types of grantees:

  • those which Mrs. duPont specified in her will that are still active today; and

  • other organizations with which the duPont Fund partners to achieve its placemaking and equity mission.

The list includes organizations with which the duPont Fund currently has active grants, and others that do not have active grants.
Grantee City State
Acts Retirement-Life Communities Hockessin DE
Agnes Scott College Decatur GA
Alfred I. duPont Foundation Jacksonville FL
Allen Temple A.M.E. Church Lake Wales FL
Alliance for Christian Media Atlanta GA
American Cancer Society (Florida Division) Jacksonville FL
American Diabetes Association (Del Mar) Arlington VA
American Foundation for the Blind Arlington VA
American Heart Association - Pennsylvania Delaware Affiliate Newark DE
American Heart Association - Southeast St. Petersburg FL
American Lung Association of Delaware Camp Hill PA
American Mothers, Inc. Washington DC
American Nurses Foundation Silver Spring MD
American Printing House for the Blind Louisville KY
American Red Cross - Northumberland County Chapter Heathsville VA
American Red Cross - River Counties Chapter Kilmarnock VA
American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula Wilmington DE
American School of Classical Studies Princeton NJ
Annabella R. Jenkins Foundation Richmond VA
Archdiocese of Miami Miami Shores FL
Arthritis Foundation - Florida Chapter Tampa FL
Arthritis Foundation - Mid Atlantic Region Rockville MD
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville FL
Auburn University Auburn AL
Augustine Parish Chesapeake City MD
Bach Festival Society Winter Park FL
Barter Theatre Abingdon VA
Beebe Medical Center Lewes DE
Benedictine Sisters Newark DE
Berea College Berea KY
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware Dover DE
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida Jacksonville FL
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Charlotte NC
Blue Ridge School St. George VA
Bluff Point United Methodist Church Kilmarnock VA
Bolles School Jacksonville FL
Boy Scouts of America North Florida Council #87 Jacksonville FL
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Wilmington DE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida Jacksonville FL
Boys Home of Virginia Covington VA
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance West Chester PA
Bridgewater College Bridgewater VA
Calvary United Methodist Church Farnham VA
Catholic Charities Bureau Jacksonville FL
Child Welfare League of America Washington DC
Children's Home Society of Florida Orlando FL
Children's National Medical Center Washington DC
Christ Church Christiana Hundred Wilmington DE
Christ Episcopal Church Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Christchurch School Christchurch VA
Christiana Care Health System Wilmington DE
Church of Christ Port St. Joe FL
Church of God in Christ Port St. Joe FL
Church of the Good Shepherd Jacksonville FL
City of Jacksonville Jacksonville FL
Clara White Mission Jacksonville FL
College of William and Mary Williamsburg VA
Community Connections of Jacksonville Jacksonville FL
Cople Parish - Yeocomico Church Kinsale VA
Corrottoman Baptist Church Lancaster VA
Currioman Baptist Church Montross VA
Cuttyhunk Union Methodist Church Cuttyhunk MA
Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute for Children North Charleston SC
Daniel Memorial Jacksonville FL
Davidson College Davidson NC
Delaware Academy of Medicine Newark DE
Delaware Art Museum Wilmington DE
Delaware Humane Association Wilmington DE
Delaware Symphony Association Wilmington DE
Diocese of Delaware Wilmington DE
Diocese of Eau Claire Eau Claire WI
Diocese of Southern Ohio Cincinnati OH
Diocese of Virginia Richmond VA
Drew University Madison NJ
Drexel University Philadelphia PA
Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore New Castle DE
Edward Waters University Jacksonville FL
Elmira College Elmira NY
Emmanuel United Methodist Church Lively VA
Emory & Henry College Emory VA
Episcopal Diocese of Florida Jacksonville FL
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina Raleigh NC
Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas Hutchinson KS
Episcopal High School Alexandria VA
Evident Change Madison WI
Family Foundations Jacksonville FL
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Boys Town NE
Fay School Southborough MA
Ferrum College Ferrum VA
First Baptist Church Port St. Joe FL
First Baptist Church of White City Wewahitchka FL
First Church of the Nazarene Port St. Joe FL
First United Methodist Church Port St. Joe FL
Florida Historical Society Cocoa FL
Florida Orchestra Guild, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg FL
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Boys Ranch FL
Florida Southern College Lakeland FL
Florida State University Tallahassee FL
Fork Union Military Academy Fork Union VA
Foster Drive Baptist Church Jacksonville FL
Foundation for Historic Christ Church Irvington VA
Fraternal Order of Police Jacksonville Consolidated Lodge 530 Jacksonville FL
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Valley Forge PA
Fuqua School Farmville VA
Garden Club of Jacksonville Jacksonville FL
General Douglas MacArthur Foundation Norfolk VA
Georgetown University Washington DC
Gilpin Hall Wilmington DE
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. New York NY
Goucher College Baltimore MD
Grace Episcopal Church (DE) Wilmington DE
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney VA
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association Kempton PA
Henderson United Methodist Church Callao VA
Highland View Church of God Port St. Joe FL
Historic St. Luke's Restoration Smithfield VA
Historical Society of Delaware Wilmington DE
Hollins University Roanoke VA
Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church Foundation Wilmington DE
Hope Family Worship Center Port St. Joe FL
Hope Haven Jacksonville FL
Hospital for Special Surgery New York NY
Howertons Baptist Church Dunnsville VA
HumanKind Lynchburg VA
Immanuel Church, Highlands Wilmington DE
International Social Service - United States of America Branch, Inc. Baltimore MD
Irvington Baptist Church Irvington VA
Jacksonville Humane Society Jacksonville FL
Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center, Inc. Jacksonville FL
Jacksonville Symphony Association Jacksonville FL
Jacksonville University Jacksonville FL
James Madison University Harrisonburg VA
James Monroe Memorial Foundation Richmond VA
Junior Achievement of North Florida Jacksonville FL
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore MD
Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Inc. Wilmington DE
Kilmarnock Baptist Church Kilmarnock VA
Kilmarnock United Methodist Church Kilmarnock VA
Kilmarnock-Lancaster County Volunteer Rescue Squad Kilmarnock VA
King and Queen County Historical Society King & Queen Court House VA
Knights of Columbus - Father Maher Council, No. 648 Jacksonville FL
Lakewood United Methodist Church Jacksonville FL
Lancaster Community Library Kilmarnock VA
Lancaster Virginia Historical Society Lancaster VA
Little Sisters of the Poor Newark DE
Long Avenue Baptist Church Port St. Joe FL
Longwood Foundation Wilmington DE
Longwood University Farmville VA
Mary Baldwin University Staunton VA
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA
Mattaponi Baptist Church King & Queen Court House VA
McDaniel College Westminster MD
Medical College of Virginia Foundation Richmond VA
Menninger Clinic Foundation Houston TX
Meredith College Raleigh NC
Milligan College Milligan College TN
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena MS
Morattico Baptist Church Kilmarnock VA
Mountain Mission School Grundy VA
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Jacksonville FL
National Audubon Society New York NY
National Jewish Health Denver CO
National Juvenile Court Foundation Reno NV
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond VA
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Delaware Wilmington DE
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Florida Jacksonville FL
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonel David Hall Chapter Lewes DE
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, San Diego Chapter San Diego CA
National Trust for Historic Preservation Washington DC
Nemours Foundation Jacksonville FL
New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford MA
New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Port St. Joe FL
New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Port St. Joe FL
Nordica Memorial Association Farmington ME
Northeast Florida Safety Council Jacksonville FL
Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society Montross VA
Northumberland County Rescue Squad, Inc. Reedville VA
Oak Grove Church Port St. Joe FL
Old Salem Museums & Gardens Winston-Salem NC
Old Trinity Church Church Creek MD
Opportunity Center, Inc. Wilmington DE
Ortega United Methodist Church Jacksonville FL
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Rosemont IL
Osborne Association Bronx NY
Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Brookneal VA
Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia PA
Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia PA
Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church Port St. Joe FL
Piney Woods School Piney Woods MS
Pinnacle Living Glen Allen VA
Port St. Joe Garden Club Port St. Joe FL
Porter-Gaud School Charleston SC
Preservation Virginia Richmond VA
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Rabun Gap GA
Radford University Radford VA
Randolph College Lynchburg VA
Randolph-Macon College Ashland VA
Rehoboth United Methodist Church Kilmarnock VA
Robert E. Lee Memorial Association Stratford VA
Rollins College Winter Park FL
Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Florida Foundation Jacksonville FL
Saint Francis de Sales Church Kilmarnock VA
Saint Leo University Saint Leo FL
Saint Mary's Hall San Antonio TX
Salvation Army (Northeast Florida) Jacksonville FL
San Antonio College San Antonio TX
San Jose Episcopal Church Jacksonville FL
San Jose Episcopal Day School Jacksonville FL
Scotchtown, Home of Patrick Henry Richmond VA
Shands Jacksonville Properties Jacksonville FL
Sheltering Arms Hospital Mechanicsville VA
Shiloh Baptist Church Montross VA
Shippensburg University Shippensburg PA
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province St. Louis MO
Sisters of St. Mary, St. Mary's Convent Sewanee TN
Society for the Future of Higher Education Bowling Green KY
Society of Former Agents of the FBI Foundation Dumfries VA
Sons of Confederate Veterans Richmond VA
Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Jacksonville FL
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville KY
St William/St Sylvester Church London KY
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (FL) Interlachen FL
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (VA) Lawrenceville VA
St. Andrews University Laurinburg NC
St. Anthony's Hospital St. Petersburg FL
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Washington DC
St. Catherine's School Richmond VA
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Colonial Beach VA
St. George's Episcopal Church Valley Lee MD
St. James' Episcopal Church (FL) Port St. Joe FL
St. James's Episcopal Church (VA) Richmond VA
St. John's Cathedral Jacksonville FL
St. Joseph Catholic Church Port St. Joe FL
St. Joseph on the Brandywine Greenville DE
St. Margaret's School Tappahannock VA
St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Outreach Ministries Jacksonville FL
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Fleeton Reedville VA
St. Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Church Lancaster VA
St. Matthew's Reformed Episcopal Church Havertown PA
St. Michael's School and Nursery, Inc. Wilmington DE
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Apopka FL
St. Pius X Church Cedar Rapids IA
St. Simon's on the Sound Episcopal Church Fort Walton Beach FL
St. Stephens Baptist Church St. Stephens Church VA
St. Timothy Catholic Church Tappahannock VA
Stephens College Columbia MO
Stetson University DeLand FL
Stuart Hall Staunton VA
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar VA
Sycamores Los Angeles CA
Talleyville Fire Company Talleyville DE
Temple Beth El Newark DE
Temple University Philadelphia PA
The Bowery Mission New York NY
The Citadel Charleston SC
The Community Church Lanark Village FL
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Jacksonville FL
The Falls Church Falls Church VA
The Lewes Historical Society Lewes DE
Theatre Jacksonville Jacksonville FL
Thompson Temple First Born Church of the Living God, Inc. Port St. Joe FL
Transylvania University Lexington KY
Trinity Episcopal Church (DE) Wilmington DE
Trinity Episcopal Church (VA) Lancaster VA
United Way of Delaware Wilmington DE
United Way of Northeast Florida Jacksonville FL
University of Delaware Newark DE
University of Florida Gainesville FL
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg VA
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg VA
University of Miami Coral Gables FL
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA
University of Richmond University of Richmond VA
University of the South Sewanee TN
University of Toronto Toronto ON
University of Virginia Charlottesville VA
University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville VA
Vauter's Church Champlain VA
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Richmond VA
Virginia Home Richmond VA
Virginia Military Institute Lexington VA
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond VA
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem NC
Washington and Lee University Lexington VA
Washington College Chestertown MD
Washington Hospital Center Washington DC
Washington National Cathedral Washington DC
Wesley Manor, Inc. Jacksonville FL
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green KY
White Stone United Methodist Church White Stone VA
Wicomico Episcopal Church Wicomico Church VA
Wicomico United Methodist Church Heathsville VA
Wilmington Senior Center, Inc. Wilmington DE
Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center Foundation Fishersville VA
Wingate University Wingate NC
Woman's Club of Jacksonville Jacksonville FL
Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest VA
Woodlawn Plantation Alexandria VA
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation Staunton VA
Yale University New Haven CT
YMCA of Florida's First Coast Jacksonville FL
Young Life Colorado Springs CO
Zion Fair Baptist Church Port St. Joe FL

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