Advancing arts access for all through performance, education and advocacy.
The Joshua M Freeman Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large project support for Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville, where three of its biggest awards total more than $10 million across 2023 to 2025. That pattern points to a funder centered on one physical arts venue and the programming it supports, rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated grants. The foundation’s public summary is straightforward: it advances arts access through performance, education, and advocacy. Its grantmaking aligns with that mission through the Arts Access Initiative and Freeman Arts Pavilion programming, which are built to give K-12 students, community partners, and families across Delmarva access to year-round arts experiences at no cost. The venue hosts live music, dance, comedy, and other performances, and the foundation also describes community partnerships that expand access to diverse arts programming across Sussex County, Delaware, and Worcester County, Maryland. The foundation’s work sits within performing arts, arts education, community engagement, youth programming, and accessibility to the arts, with a strong emphasis on project-specific and restricted capital support.
A central theme is access to live performance for local audiences. Through the Arts Access Initiative, the foundation supports K-12 students, community partners, and families across Delmarva with year-round arts experiences at no cost, including music, dance, comedy, and other performances. Another clear focus is venue-centered cultural infrastructure. Freeman Arts Pavilion programming supports live arts presentations in Selbyville and frames the foundation’s work around an outdoor performance venue that serves the surrounding region. The foundation also funds collaborative arts access work through Community Partners (Arts Access Initiative), which builds relationships with fellow nonprofits to broaden access to diverse arts programming across Sussex County, Delaware, and Worcester County, Maryland. That structure connects arts education, community partnerships, and public performance access in one regional model.
The foundation’s typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $2,477,104, the median is $2,898,817, and the 75th percentile is $3,320,530. The recent record shows a repeated pattern of substantial project support rather than many small awards. Freeman Arts Pavilion appears across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests recurring support for the same venue and related capital or operating project needs. The organization is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The available program descriptions also show that some initiatives accept unsolicited requests.
$4.5M
$9.5M
$15.3M
$14.3M
Most grants fall between $2.5M and $3.3M, with a median of $2.9M.
25th Percentile
$2.5M
Median
$2.9M
75th Percentile
$3.3M
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Giving is local and entirely concentrated in Delaware: 100% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s top state by grant count, DE. The recent grants list shows all three awards to Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville. Program geography reaches beyond the grant recipient city to Delmarva, Sussex County, Delaware, and Worcester County, Maryland, but the actual grant recipients in the data are all in the United States.
Its stated focus is advancing arts access through performance, education, and advocacy. The listed focus areas include performing arts, arts education, community engagement, youth programming, accessibility to the arts, and DEI. The active programs emphasize live arts experiences for K-12 students, families, and community partners across Delmarva.
Its grants are large. The 25th percentile is $2,477,104, the median is $2,898,817, and the 75th percentile is $3,320,530. The recent grant record also includes awards above $4 million.
Yes. Freeman Arts Pavilion appears in the recent grants list in 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating repeated support across multiple years. The grant descriptions include both project support and a capital project award.
The foundation supports live music, dance, comedy, and other performing arts through the Arts Access Initiative and Freeman Arts Pavilion programming. It also describes collaborative programming that expands access to diverse arts experiences for K-12 students, families, and community partners.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Delaware. The top state by grant count is DE, and 100% of grants in the dataset go to recipients in the HQ state. Program geography also references Delmarva, Sussex County, Delaware, and Worcester County, Maryland.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Joshua M Freeman Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local community-based organizations serving Delmarva communities; examples include child-care and after-school clubs, at-risk youth programs, transitional living programs, organizations providing hospital and respite housing, community action/empowerment networks, veterans organizations, and diverse faith-based organizations and programs.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION | SELBYVILLE, DE | $4,489,238 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION | SELBYVILLE, DE | $2,055,391 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION | SELBYVILLE, DE | $3,742,243 | 2023 | FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION CAPITAL PROJECT |
FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION
$4,489,238PROJECT SUPPORT
FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION
$2,055,391PROJECT SUPPORT
FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION
$3,742,243FREEMAN ARTS PAVILION CAPITAL PROJECT
