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Longwood Foundation
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Longwood Foundation
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longwoodfoundation.com
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Private
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1937
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Longwood Foundation is a private charitable foundation headquartered at 100 West 10th Street, Suite 1109, Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1937 by Pierre S. du Pont, the foundation operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and is currently led by President Eleuthere Pont. Its stated purpose is to serve as a catalyst to strengthen nonprofits in Delaware and the Kennett Square area of Pennsylvania so those organizations can better serve their communities.

The foundation's core offerings consist of a responsive grantmaking program with two annual application cycles (March 1 and September 1 deadlines), the Catalysts Together capacity-building initiative focused on nonprofit leadership development, and an online Grants Management System accessed via the Grant Interface platform for application submission, grant agreements, and reporting. The Grants Management System is the foundation's only notable technology component; it is a third-party portal used to operationalize the grant life cycle rather than a proprietary technology product. Geographic eligibility for grants is charter-restricted to the state of Delaware and a four-mile radius around Longwood Gardens.

Longwood Foundation is a non-commercial grantmaking organization and does not charge for its services. It functions as a philanthropic distributor of capital rather than a revenue-generating business, with detailed financial statements published on its website but no commercial revenue, endowment value, or grant payout figures disclosed in the available data. Go-to-market is community-led: the foundation engages prospective grantees through its website, information sessions, pre-meetings, and the online application portal, and serves a single primary vertical — nonprofit organizations serving its defined geography.

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Longwood Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in 1937 that provides grants and nonprofit capacity-building programs to nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area of Pennsylvania.

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North America
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nonprofit grantmaking, charitable foundation, leadership development, community philanthropy, nonprofit capacity building
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1Community Foundations
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2Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders
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NAICS code2 codes
  • Grantmaking Foundations813211
  • Grantmaking and Giving Services81321
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  • Services-Membership Organizations8600
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Philanthropic Grantmaking and Nonprofit Capacity Building
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Longwood Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation that provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area in Pennsylvania, via a responsive grantmaking process with Spring and Fall application cycles. In addition to financial grants, the foundation invests in nonprofit capacity building through its Catalysts Together leadership development program, and operates an online Grants Management System to administer proposals, agreements, and reporting.

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Longwood Foundation operates as a nonprofit grantmaking organization offering a single unified grantmaking program rather than a technology product portfolio. The foundation's core offerings include a responsive grantmaking program with two annual funding cycles, the Catalysts Together capacity building initiative for nonprofit leadership development, and a Grants Management System accessible via Grant Interface. These offerings are focused on strengthening nonprofits serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area (within a four-mile radius of Longwood Gardens), rather than delivering commercial technology products.

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Longwood Foundation

Philanthropic Grantmaking and Nonprofit Capacity Buildinglongwoodfoundation.com

Longwood Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in 1937 that provides grants and nonprofit capacity-building programs to nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area of Pennsylvania.

What Longwood Foundation does

Longwood Foundation is a private charitable foundation headquartered at 100 West 10th Street, Suite 1109, Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1937 by Pierre S. du Pont, the foundation operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and is currently led by President Eleuthere Pont. Its stated purpose is to serve as a catalyst to strengthen nonprofits in Delaware and the Kennett Square area of Pennsylvania so those organizations can better serve their communities.

The foundation's core offerings consist of a responsive grantmaking program with two annual application cycles (March 1 and September 1 deadlines), the Catalysts Together capacity-building initiative focused on nonprofit leadership development, and an online Grants Management System accessed via the Grant Interface platform for application submission, grant agreements, and reporting. The Grants Management System is the foundation's only notable technology component; it is a third-party portal used to operationalize the grant life cycle rather than a proprietary technology product. Geographic eligibility for grants is charter-restricted to the state of Delaware and a four-mile radius around Longwood Gardens.

Longwood Foundation is a non-commercial grantmaking organization and does not charge for its services. It functions as a philanthropic distributor of capital rather than a revenue-generating business, with detailed financial statements published on its website but no commercial revenue, endowment value, or grant payout figures disclosed in the available data. Go-to-market is community-led: the foundation engages prospective grantees through its website, information sessions, pre-meetings, and the online application portal, and serves a single primary vertical — nonprofit organizations serving its defined geography.

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Name
Longwood Foundation
Legal name
Longwood Foundation
Website
https://longwoodfoundation.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1937
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Longwood Foundation is a private charitable foundation established in 1937 that provides grants and nonprofit capacity-building programs to nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area of Pennsylvania.
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Wilmington
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United States
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North America

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B2B
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Services
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Operations, Personnel, Others

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Longwood Foundation product offering

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Core offering

Longwood Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation that provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area in Pennsylvania, via a responsive grantmaking process with Spring and Fall application cycles. In addition to financial grants, the foundation invests in nonprofit capacity building through its Catalysts Together leadership development program, and operates an online Grants Management System to administer proposals, agreements, and reporting.

Product overview

Longwood Foundation operates as a nonprofit grantmaking organization offering a single unified grantmaking program rather than a technology product portfolio. The foundation's core offerings include a responsive grantmaking program with two annual funding cycles, the Catalysts Together capacity building initiative for nonprofit leadership development, and a Grants Management System accessible via Grant Interface. These offerings are focused on strengthening nonprofits serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area (within a four-mile radius of Longwood Gardens), rather than delivering commercial technology products.

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Frequently asked questions about Longwood Foundation

What does Longwood Foundation do?

Longwood Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation that provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations serving Delaware and the Kennett Square area in Pennsylvania, via a responsive grantmaking process with Spring and Fall application cycles. In addition to financial grants, the foundation invests in nonprofit capacity building through its Catalysts Together leadership development program, and operates an online Grants Management System to administer proposals, agreements, and reporting.

Is Longwood Foundation a public or private company?

Longwood Foundation is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Longwood Foundation founded?

Longwood Foundation was founded in 1937. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Longwood Foundation based?

Longwood Foundation is headquartered in Wilmington, United States, in the North America region.

Does Longwood Foundation have an API?

No public API is recorded for Longwood Foundation.

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