Delaski Family Foundation
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About Delaski Family Foundation
The Delaski Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy exclusively on education, providing repeated, unrestricted support to a single national education innovator. Their grants to Education Design Lab suggest a focus on systemic education improvement—particularly translating learning design into workforce-aligned programs and postsecondary innovation—rather than one-off project funding. The foundation appears comfortable with general operating support to scale organizational capacity.
Focus Areas
Postsecondary and workforce-aligned learning innovation (learning design and credentialing)Capacity-building and general operating support for education nonprofitsScaling evidence-informed higher-education program design
Who They Fund
college and university students (including scholarship recipients)apprenticeship candidates and skilled-trades learnersfarmers / on-farm operatorslow-income homebuyers / affordable housing beneficiariesartists and arts organizations
About Delaski Family Foundation
The Delaski Family Foundation has built a clear grantmaking pattern around one education intermediary: Education Design Lab received $500,000 in 2023, $500,000 in 2024, and $400,000 in 2025 for general operations. That repeated support points to a foundation that backs organizational capacity over isolated projects, especially when the work relates to postsecondary innovation and workforce-aligned learning design. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also supports other education-focused organizations, but the repeated, unrestricted commitment to Education Design Lab stands out as the clearest signal of how they operate. The foundation is a regular funder, with annual grants of $6,746,201 and total assets of $49,422,468 on its latest filing. Its grantmaking reaches beyond one-off awards and includes multi-year general operating support for groups working in higher education, student pathways, and career readiness. The pattern suggests interest in education models that can scale, especially where credentials, pathways, and postsecondary systems intersect with social mobility and workforce preparation.
What Delaski Family Foundation Funds
In workforce-aligned learning, the foundation funded Skillup Coalition with $75,000 in 2025 for “Bridging the Gap for Careers in Skilled Trades.” It also supported Year Up Inc with $100,000 in 2025 for general operations and the Talent for Tomorrow Alliance, showing interest in programs tied to career readiness and transitions into work. In arts education and access, Sitar Arts Center received $100,000 in 2023, $80,000 in 2024, and $80,000 in 2025, including support for ArtsAdvance. Signature Theater also received $70,000 in 2024 and $70,000 in 2025 for general operations. These grants show recurring support for arts organizations with education or community-facing programming. The foundation also funds student support through Catholic University of America, which received $75,000 in 2025 for student scholarships for CUA Tuscon.
How Delaski Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, with several larger multi-year awards above that range. The foundation repeatedly supports the same organizations across multiple years, especially in general operating form, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time awards. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. The active programs also indicate that unsolicited requests are accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$49.4M
Total Revenue
$3.2M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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