Public Charity

DELAWARE COLLEGE SCHOLARS INC

Based in WILMINGTON, DE, DELAWARE COLLEGE SCHOLARS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.7M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $666K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 20 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.3M.

EIN: 824608572 WILMINGTON, DE Youth Development Programs NTEE: O50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$666K
Grant Records20
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY PREPARE HIGH-ACHIEVING, UNDER-RESOURCED DELAWARE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFULLY APPLYING TO, SUCCEEDING IN, AND GRADUATING FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Where $100 goes at Delaware College Scholars Inc

How Delaware College Scholars Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$60
Our tuition-free seven-year program with a three-year residential component helps the best and brightest disadvantaged students navigate the complex path to college acceptance, college persistence and career success
78% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 50 scholars
$17
Queen city scholars is an expansion of the Delaware College Scholars program
22% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TWO YEAR SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PREP FOR 6 STUDENTS
$54,000
2024
FOR DELAWARE COLLEGE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS & PROGRAM SUPPORT
$50,000
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$32,500
2024
CHARITABLE GIFT
$20,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Fred Sears
SECRETARY Glenn Thompson
DIRECTOR Heather Leberstein
DIRECTOR Jason Honsel
DIRECTOR Katie Wilkinson
DIRECTOR Lynne Howard

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$658,350 10 grants
Education
$358,750 7 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$274,595 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$21,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $1.3M $666K
2023 $1.1M $1.4M $297K
2022 $1.1M $1.2M $528K
2020 $882K $529K $489K
2019 $465K $774K $135K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $465K to $1.7M (+255%), with total assets most recently reported at $666K.

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