Delaplaine Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in Frederick County and sits in arts and culture, education, health, human services, historical preservation or spiritual enlightenment, it fits the foundation's stated focus, though for arts, education, health and human services the programme must directly impact Frederick County residents.
- About 8 in 10 of its 493 grants to organisations fall between $1,750 and $30,000, and half were $10,000 or less, so a request near the $10,000 median is a realistic size; the filing shows a largest grant of $215,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Individual scholarships, government agencies, for-profit businesses and golf tournaments are excluded, so those should not apply, and organisations without tax-exempt status need a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.
- First-time applicants should submit a Letter of Intent by 1 September through the Grantee Portal to establish eligibility, then a full application before 1 October, while renewal and returning applicants are due by midnight on 1 October or the next business day.
- Most grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded, so a first approach is best treated as the start of a relationship.
Overview
Delaplaine Foundation is a US private foundation based in Frederick, MD.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Delaplaine Foundation supports programmes to strengthen arts and culture, educational advancement, health and human services in Frederick County, alongside historical preservation and spiritual enlightenment in Frederick County and surrounding areas. It backs cultural organisations bringing performances and exhibits to the public, arts education, educational initiatives and tuition assistance, health care addressing physical, mental and behavioural needs, historical programming and archival or structural preservation, and services supporting children, youth and adults. Eligible applicants include charitable tax-exempt nonprofits and certain public institutions such as schools, churches and hospitals; organisations without tax-exempt status can apply through a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor. For cultural arts, education, health and human services, supported programmes or projects must directly impact Frederick County residents.
Themes
- Arts & Culture
- Education
- Health
- Historical Preservation
- Human Services
- Spiritual Enlightenment
Geographic Focus
Frederick County.
What They Don't Fund
- Individual Scholarships
- Government Agencies
- For-profit Businesses
- Golf Tournaments
How to apply
First-time applicants begin with an LOI to determine eligibility; those approved then submit a full grant application. Renewal and returning applicants use the relevant application. Applicants create profiles in the Grantee Portal, select the appropriate application, and submit it with financial information and required documentation.
Deadlines:
- First-time applicants submit their initial Letter of Intent by 1 September.
- Approved first-time applicants submit a full application before 1 October.
- Renewal and returning applications are due by midnight on 1 October or the next business day.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 493 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Delaplaine Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 180 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $8,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine · Operating expenses$215,0002024 tax year
- Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center · Unrestricted grant$197,5002024 tax year
- Heritage Frederick · Unrestricted grant$110,0002024 tax year
- Frederick Rescue Mission · Unrestriced grant$95,0002024 tax year
- Beyond Shelter Frederick · Unrestricted grant$87,5002024 tax year
- YMCA of Frederick County · Unrestriced grant$70,0002024 tax year
- United Way of Frederick County · Unrestriced grant$70,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation of Frederick County · Unrestriced grant$63,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Marlene B Young — President / Trustee
- Philip W Hammond — Treasurer / Trustee
- Edward S Delaplaine II — Vice-President / Trustee
- John P Delaplaine — Trustee
- James W Delaplaine — Trustee
- George B Delaplaine III — Secretary / Trustee
- George B Delaplaine Jr — Chairman Of The Board / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,654,226 | $2,244,567 | $38,193,656 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,120,007 | $2,739,600 | $41,146,315 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,374,899 | $2,845,200 | $44,112,775 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
🎯 You've done the research. Now write an application they can't refuse.
Hinchilla combines funder's specific priorities with your organisation's past successful grants and AI analysis of what reviewers want to see.
Data privacy and security by default
Your organisation's past successful grants and experience
AI analysis of what reviewers want to see
A compelling draft application in 10 minutes instead of 10 hours
Spotted something that needs correcting? Let us know
At a glance
Applying to Delaplaine Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Applying to Delaplaine Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required