Public Charity

SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC

Based in GEORGETOWN, DE, SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.8M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, $597K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $3.0M.

EIN: 510323794 GEORGETOWN, DE Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.8M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$597K
Grants Given27
Grant Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROMOTE TOURISM IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE

Where $100 goes at Southern Delaware Tourism Inc

How Southern Delaware Tourism Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$46
Promotion of tourism in sussex county, de, including providing grants to support area chambers of commerce and their activities as they relate to the promotion of tourism in…
50% of program spending
$46
Direct and cooperative advertising promotion of travel through trade shows, travel writers and travel associations publication of travel guide
About 50% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Southern Delaware Tourism Inc

Rarely funds new orgs 5% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

REHOBOTH-DEWEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE · 2024
TO PROMOTE TOURISM
$545,324
BETHANY - FENWICK AREA CHAMBER OF C
BETHANY, DE · 2024
TO PROMOTE TOURISM
$159,467
LEWES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LEWES, DE · 2024
TO PROMOTE TOURISM
$61,654
WESTERN SUSSEX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SEAFORD, DE · 2024
TO PROMOTE TOURISM
$58,203
GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
GEORGETOWN, DE · 2024
TO PROMOTE TOURISM
$39,862

Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allison Schuch
DIRECTOR Andrew Harton
DIRECTOR Benjamin Gray
DIRECTOR Bonnie Hall
DIRECTOR Drew Difonzo
DIRECTOR Fred Thompson

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Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$3,026,539 27 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.8M $1.8M $597K
2024 $1.6M $1.7M $597K
2023 $1.8M $1.7M $727K
2021 $962K $943K $418K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $962K to $1.8M (+89%), with total assets most recently reported at $597K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DE.

DE

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