OVERVIEW: The Marmot Foundation supports health, education, culture, youth, human services and the environment in Delaware.
IP TAKE: This foundation maintains a low profile but typically gives out over $1.5 million per year and mostly in Delaware. It does not provide a direct avenue for getting in touch, but contact information is provided below.
PROFILE: Established in 1968, the Marmot Foundation is a private family foundation based in Virginia. This foundation is affiliated with the DuPont family of the chemical company behemoth, with Willis H. DuPont serving as chairman and other duPont family members serving as trustees. The foundation’s major donor is reported as the Margaret F. DuPont Trust and is managed by the Wilmington Trust Company. The foundation funds local efforts for health, education, culture, youth, human services and the environment. It has been a major contributor to health initiatives that address damages caused by chemical leaks at DuPont facilities and their surrounding communities. Delaware, where the DuPont company is headquartered, is the site of most of its funding.
The Marmot Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax filings show that Marmot funds a range of causes at the local level. Specific interests include hospitals, secondary education, higher education, libraries, community funds, cultural programs and museums. Marmot also awards grants to ecological organizations, environmental programs, literacy programs, youth agencies and social services groups. Homelessness, housing, family planning and residential care programs have also seen this funder’s support.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses primarily on Delaware, with some grants supporting Pennsylvania and Florida organizations. Delaware grantees include the Delaware Center for Horticulture, Urban Promise, the YMCA of Wilmington and the Bellance Airfield Museum.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits during the months of April and October. It does not require any official application form. Marmot makes grant determinations in May and November each year. Direct general questions to the staff at 302-651-1300.
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CONTACT:
Marmot Foundation
P.O. Box 1136
McLean, VA 22101
(302) 651-1300
