Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION FOR DELAWARE COUNTY IS TO ENSURE AN EQUITABLE, VIBRANT FUTURE FOR DELAWARE COUNTY BY PROMOTING GENEROSITY, INSPIRING PARTICIPATION AND PARTNERSHIP ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. ONE OF OVER 700 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE LARGEST PHILANTHROPY IN DELAWARE COUNTY, WE FULFILL OUR MISSION BY INVESTING IN NON-PROFITS WHOSE PROGRAMS ADVANCE OUR AIMS AND ENRICH LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF DELAWARE COUNTY; PROMOTING AND FACILITATING PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT WITH REAL IMPACT; DELIVERING VITAL SERVICESPROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, RESULTS-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS TO COUNTY RESIDENTS IN NEED; AND SERVING AS A POSITIVE FORCE IN THE COMMUNITY, A CONVENER AND PROBLEM-SOLVER, DRAWING PARTNERS OF MANY KINDS INTO EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION.