The Nathan M. Clark Foundation concentrates funding on regional cultural institutions and community-focused place-making, with large, targeted gifts to museums, performing arts organizations, and local housing initiatives. Grants are directed primarily to Delaware arts institutions and a recurring partner supporting affordable housing, indicating a commitment to both cultural vitality and community stability in the foundation’s home region. The foundation favors visible, institution-building awards rather than many small grants.
A recurring $250,000 commitment to Todmorden Foundation for affordable housing is one of the clearest signs of how Nathan M Clark Foundation 2574-00-48 gives: the foundation makes large, targeted awards that can sustain a project over multiple years. That pattern continues across its recent grants, where support shows up for housing, dance, museums, and local programming rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. The foundation’s recent record includes repeated funding for American Dance Festival Inc in Durham and Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, alongside support for specialized heritage and community institutions. Grants also reach education-linked and public-facing programs such as speaker series, tuition assistance, and community outreach. With annual giving of $1,620,000 and a median grant size of $35,000, the foundation operates at a scale that allows a mix of major anchor grants and mid-sized program support. Its grant list suggests an institution-building approach, especially in cultural life and housing-related work, with several organizations appearing across multiple years.
Affordable housing is a major thread in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. It gave $250,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Todmorden Foundation for affordable housing, showing sustained support for that work. In the arts, the foundation backed American Dance Festival Inc with $100,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for ADF recruitment. Delaware art institutions also received repeated support: Delaware Art Museum General Fund Account received $100,000 in 2023 and 2024, and Delaware Art Museum received $100,000 in 2025 for DelArt a bold museum for. Education and public programming appear too, including $35,000 to Wilmington Friends School for speaker series and $35,000 to University of the Arts for school of dance.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized core, with a p25 of $32,500, median of $35,000, and p75 of $100,000. The distribution includes both smaller awards of $10,000 and larger anchor gifts at $250,000, so the foundation uses a layered approach rather than a single grant tier. Repeated recipients are common: Todmorden Foundation, American Dance Festival Inc, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington Friends School, and University of the Arts each appear across multiple years. The foundation is a grantmaker rather than a program-related-investment funder, and the data also indicates it funds individuals through tuition assistance.
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Most grants fall between $33K and $100K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants with repeat funding to a small set of core grantees; a mix of multi-grant relationships and one-time large awards focused on institutional capacity and place-based impact.
Notable grantees: Todmorden Foundation, American Dance Festival, Inc., Delaware Art Museum, Alfred Gillet Trust
Grants are concentrated in the United States, with all listed grants going to US recipients. Delaware is especially prominent: Wilmington appears repeatedly through Todmorden Foundation, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington Ballet, Wilmington Drama League, and Delaware Center for Horticulture. Outside Delaware, Durham, North Carolina appears through American Dance Festival Inc, while Mesa, Arizona appears through Legacy Global Programs. The top state by grant count is Arizona, even though the headquarters is in Wilmington, Delaware.
Recent grants focus on affordable housing, arts and culture, and community programming. Examples include recurring housing support for Todmorden Foundation, repeated funding for American Dance Festival Inc and Delaware Art Museum, and awards to Wilmington Friends School and Delaware Center for Horticulture for speaker series and trees for change.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around a median of $35,000, with a p25 of $32,500 and a p75 of $100,000. The recent list also includes larger $250,000 grants and smaller $10,000 awards, so its giving ranges from modest project support to major multi-year commitments.
Yes. Todmorden Foundation received $250,000 in both 2023 and 2024, American Dance Festival Inc received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Delaware Art Museum or its General Fund Account received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Wilmington Friends School and University of the Arts also appear in multiple years.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and one recent example is a $35,000 grant to Bennington College for tuition assistance. That indicates support can extend beyond institutions to education-related assistance.
The grants are all to US recipients, with Delaware receiving a large share through repeated awards in Wilmington. Other named recipient locations include Durham, North Carolina and Mesa, Arizona. Arizona is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation’s headquarters is in Wilmington, Delaware.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Gillet Trust | New York, NY | $130,000 | 2026 | SHOEMAKERS MUSEUM |
| DELAWARE ART MUSEUM | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 2026 | DELART A BOLD MUSEUM FOR |
| AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2026 | ADF RECRUITMENT |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $70,000 | 2026 | SCHOOL OF DANCE BACHELOR'S |
| WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 2026 | SPEAKER SERIES |
| Legacy Global Programs | Mesa, AZ | $35,000 | 2026 | WE ALL FALL DOWN - BYNA |
| GASPARD & DANCERS | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT 2025 |
| PS 10 PTA | Brooklyn, NY | $18,558 | 2026 | DANCE INSTITUTE ANNUAL 10 |
| AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | ADF RECRUITMENT |
| Alfred Gillet Trust | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SHOEMAKERS MUSEUM |
| DELAWARE ART MUSEUM | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 2025 | DELART A BOLD MUSEUM FOR |
| WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 2025 | SPEAKER SERIES |
| Legacy Global Programs | Mesa, AZ | $35,000 | 2025 | FBO FRIENDS OF WAFD - 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL OF DANCE |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $35,000 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR THE |
| Legacy Global Programs | Mesa, AZ | $30,000 | 2025 | FBO FRIENDS OF WAFD - DANS |
| WILMINGTON BALLET ACADEMY OF DANCE INC | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMMING AND SCHOLARSHIP |
| TODMORDEN FOUNDATION | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 | 2024 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR |
| AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | ADF RECRUITMENT |
| DELAWARE ART MUSEUM GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 2024 | DELART A BOLD MUSEUM FOR |
| WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 2024 | SPEAKER SERIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL OF DANCE |
| WILMINGTON BALLET ACADEMY OF THE DANCE INC | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMMING AND SCHOLARSHIP |
| TODMORDEN FOUNDATION | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 | 2023 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR |
| DELAWARE ART MUSEUM GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT | Wilmington, DE | $100,000 | 2023 | DELART A BOLD MUSEUM FOR |
| AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2023 | ADF RECRUITMENT |
| WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL | Wilmington, DE | $35,000 | 2023 | SPEAKER SERIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2023 | SCHOOL OF DANCE |
| WILMINGTON BALLET | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| WILMINGTON DRAMA LEAGUE | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 2023 | TREES FOR CHANGE |
Alfred Gillet Trust
$130,000SHOEMAKERS MUSEUM
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC
$100,000ADF RECRUITMENT
Bennington College
$70,000SCHOOL OF DANCE BACHELOR'S
WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
$35,000SPEAKER SERIES
WE ALL FALL DOWN - BYNA
GASPARD & DANCERS
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT 2025
PS 10 PTA
$18,558DANCE INSTITUTE ANNUAL 10
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC
$100,000ADF RECRUITMENT
Alfred Gillet Trust
$100,000SHOEMAKERS MUSEUM
WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
$35,000SPEAKER SERIES
Bennington College
$35,000TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR THE
WILMINGTON BALLET ACADEMY OF DANCE INC
$30,000PROGRAMMING AND SCHOLARSHIP
TODMORDEN FOUNDATION
$250,000AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC
$100,000ADF RECRUITMENT
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT
$100,000DELART A BOLD MUSEUM FOR
WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
$35,000SPEAKER SERIES
WILMINGTON BALLET ACADEMY OF THE DANCE INC
$30,000PROGRAMMING AND SCHOLARSHIP
TODMORDEN FOUNDATION
$250,000AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT
$100,000DELART A BOLD MUSEUM FOR
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INC
$100,000ADF RECRUITMENT
WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
$35,000SPEAKER SERIES
WILMINGTON BALLET
$30,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
WILMINGTON DRAMA LEAGUE
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES