What Delaware STEM does

Delaware STEM (operating as the Delaware STEM Council) is a state-government advisory non-profit organization created by executive order of the Governor of Delaware in 2010 to expand STEM education, diversify the STEM workforce, attract STEM industry to the state, and increase STEM literacy for all Delaware students. The Council is governed by 27 members, two Co-Chairs (Teri Quinn Gray and Jud Wagner), and an Executive Director (Daniel Suchenski), and is headquartered at 100 W 10th Street Suite 612, Wilmington, Delaware. It serves as the central coordinating body linking Delaware's PreK-12 public and charter schools, the Delaware Department of Education, three higher education institutions (Delaware State University, Wilmington University, and Delaware Technical Community College), and a network of corporate sponsors.

The organization's core offerings are programs and advocacy services rather than technology products. Principal programs include the annual Delaware STEM Educator Awards (now in its 11th year, recognizing K-12 STEM educators with unrestricted $7,500 cash prizes across Certified and Community Educator categories), the Delaware STEM Symposium, the STEM & Math Equity Conferences, the Jon Manon STEAM Team Educators Award, and the Armbrecht Award for Outstanding STEM Advocacy. It also maintains curated online resource hubs for educators, students, parents, and businesses, and facilitates the Delaware STEM Business Network to connect Delaware companies with classrooms. The underlying technology stack is a WordPress-based informational website (delawarestem.org); the organization has no proprietary software product, API, or AI capability.

The business model is grant and sponsorship funded rather than commercial. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and derives from corporate sponsorships (Ashland, DuPont, Agilent, LabWare, Mountaire Farms, Croda, Incyte, Bloom Energy, Verizon, and Walmart) and event partnerships, with Ashland and DuPont acting as flagship keynote sponsors. There is no commercial pricing model; "customers" in the traditional sense are program beneficiaries — Delaware educators, students, parents, and businesses — while actual paying contributors are corporate sponsors and partner institutions such as the Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME), with which the Council co-delivers the Educator Awards.

Name

Delaware STEM

Legal name

Delaware STEM Council

Website

https://delawarestem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Delaware STEM (Delaware STEM Council) is a state-chartered non-profit advisory body, created by executive order in 2010, that coordinates STEM education, educator recognition, and workforce development across Delaware by connecting K-12 schools, higher education, government, and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Advocacy

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH), STEM & Maker Education (Makerspaces, Coding Clubs, Robotics) (EDAAAFAL)

Keywords

• STEM education advocacy
• Workforce development
• Educator recognition awards
• STEM community partnerships
• K-12 STEM programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Sponsorships: The Council operates through grant funding and corporate sponsorships from organizations such as Ashland, DuPont, Agilent, LabWare, Mountaire Farms, Croda, Incyte, Bloom Energy, Verizon, and Walmart who sponsor annual events like the STEM Educator Awards.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Delaware STEM Council coordinates STEM education advocacy, educator recognition, and workforce development across the state of Delaware. It operates annual programs including the Delaware STEM Educator Awards, the Delaware STEM Symposium, and the STEM & Math Equity Conferences, while facilitating the Delaware STEM Business Network to connect industry with K-12 and higher education. The organization serves as the statewide hub linking PreK-12 schools, higher education institutions, government agencies, and Delaware businesses around shared STEM priorities.

Product overview

Delaware STEM is an educational advocacy organization (not a technology product company) that operates programs and services to advance STEM education in Delaware. The core offerings include the annual Delaware STEM Educator Awards (recognizing K-12 STEM educators with Certified and Community Educator awards) and the Delaware STEM Symposium (bringing together STEM leaders across the education pipeline). Additional services include the Jon Manon STEAM Team Educators Award and the Armbrecht Award for Outstanding STEM Advocacy. The organization also maintains resource hubs for educators, students, parents, and businesses, hosts annual STEM & Math Equity Conferences, and facilitates the Delaware STEM Business Network. All offerings are educational programs and advocacy services rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Delaware STEM Educator Awards Annual awards program recognizing outstanding K-12 STEM educators across elementary, middle, and high school levels in Delaware. Includes Certified Educator Awards for licensed teachers and Community Educator Awards for non-traditional educators, each carrying a $7,500 unrestricted cash prize.
• Delaware STEM Symposium Annual convening bringing together STEM leaders across the education pipeline in Delaware to share resources, ideas, and collaboration opportunities.
• STEM & Math Equity Conferences Annual two-day professional development conferences focused on promoting equitable access to and outcomes in STEM education across Delaware. The 4th Annual edition drew over 500 educators.
• Delaware STEM Business Network A collaborative network of Delaware business representatives tasked with improving communication and collaboration between businesses and education communities. Founding members include Air Liquide, AstraZeneca, Christiana Care Health System, CAI, DuPont, Incyte, ILC Dover, Pixstar, and W.L. Gore & Associates.
• Jon Manon STEAM Team Educators Award A $1,000 cash award recognizing teams of educators whose collaborative efforts have furthered STEM education in their school community. The 2024 award went to the Delaware Youth Environmental Summit (YES!).
• Armbrecht Award for Outstanding STEM Advocacy An award recognizing Delawareans who demonstrate outstanding commitment and collaboration between business, educators, and community leaders to improve STEM education.
• Delaware STEM Educator Resources Online portal providing curated STEM education resources for educators including lesson plans, professional development materials, field trip opportunities, and links to external STEM organizations.
• Delaware STEM Business Resources Resources for businesses to engage with STEM education, including information about the Delaware STEM Business Network and partnership opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 awards presented to 15 recipients at the 11th Annual STEM Educator Awards (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Primary partner organization for joint programming. The STEM Educator Awards is a yearly joint effort between the Delaware STEM Council and DFSME. DFSME is a business-community-government partnership that advocates for high-quality STEM education across Delaware.
• Delaware Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState education agency partner supporting STEM education initiatives and represented on the Council.
• Delaware State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorically black university in Delaware and partner organization supporting STEM education pathways.
• Wilmington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelaware-based university partner in STEM education initiatives.
• Delaware Technical Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelaware community college partner in workforce development and STEM pathways.
• AshlandflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerKeynote sponsor of the Delaware STEM Educator Awards for multiple years. Vice President of Corporate Affairs Carolmarie Brown serves as co-host for awards ceremonies.
• DuPontflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerLongtime sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards. Representative Vere Archibald serves as co-host for awards ceremonies.
• AgilentmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards.
• LabWaremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards and equity conferences.
• Mountaire FarmsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards.
• CrodamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards and equity conferences.
• IncytemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerDelaware-based pharmaceutical company and sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards.
• Bloom EnergymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of equity conferences and STEM educator awards.
• VerizonmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor through Verizon Foundation, providing digital resources and support for STEM education.
• WalmartmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Delaware STEM Educator Awards.
• Delaware STEM Business NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA group of Delaware business representatives (founding members include Air Liquide, AstraZeneca, Christiana Care Health System, CAI, DuPont, Incyte, ILC Dover, Pixstar, W.L. Gore & Associates) tasked with improving communication and collaboration between businesses and education communities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME): Direct peer and primary partner organization with overlapping STEM education advocacy mission in Delaware. Jointly runs the annual STEM Educator Awards and is the Council's most natural comparison in scope, geography, and stakeholder base.

Broad incumbents

• STEM Next (formerly STEMx): National network that convenes state STEM networks and out-of-school time STEM programs. Directly comparable to Delaware STEM's convening function but operates at multi-state scale with deeper programmatic infrastructure.
• 100Kin10: National non-profit focused on recruiting and retaining 100,000 STEM teachers. Comparable mission pillar around STEM educator excellence and equity, but with a national funder and partner ecosystem rather than a single-state focus.
• STEM Learning Ecosystems: National community of STEM ecosystems led by Afterschool Alliance, STEM Next, and partners. Comparable in convening cross-sector STEM stakeholders (education, business, government, community) toward coordinated STEM pathways.
• Battelle: Large non-profit science R&D organization with a substantial STEM education and workforce development portfolio. Comparable on state-level STEM ecosystem building but with vastly greater funding scale and operational footprint.
• National Science Teaching Association (NSTA): National professional association serving K-12 science educators, providing professional development and recognition programs. Overlaps with Delaware STEM's educator recognition and professional development focus but at national scale.

Regional players

• California STEM Network: State-level STEM advocacy network in California focused on policy, partnerships, and equity in STEM. Functionally parallel to Delaware STEM's state-level convening role but serving a much larger and more diverse population.
• Oregon STEM: Oregon statewide STEM education coalition connecting educators, industry, and policymakers. Directly comparable structure to Delaware STEM with regional STEM hubs, equity focus, and industry partnerships.
• Maryland STEM Festival: Statewide STEM awareness and recognition initiative in Maryland similar in spirit to Delaware STEM's annual awards and symposium. Comparable in event-driven engagement model with a state-level footprint.

Others

• Afterschool Alliance: National non-profit advocating for afterschool and out-of-school STEM programs, including STEM equity initiatives. Relevant ecosystem-level peer given shared equity-in-STEM focus with Delaware STEM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delaware-stem

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Profiles3 records

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