The Mid-del Charitable Foundation
The Mid-Del Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Harrington, Delaware, established to consolidate the charitable undertakings of Harrington Raceway. It funds agricultural, civic and social needs in Delaware and operates a single annual grant-making cycle. Application instructions and a downloadable application PDF are hosted on the Harrington Raceway website.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize Delaware nonprofit delivering direct community services (youth development, seniors, disability support, food programs, agricultural or civic events) with a project-level request that fits the foundation's non-religious, non-lobbying restrictions.
Good Fit
- • Project serves Delaware communities (county-level or statewide) or related local programs.
- • Request is for programmatic support, community events, youth or senior services, disability services, or small equipment/supply needs.
- • Request size is in the small-to-mid grant range (most grants are under $5K; occasional awards up to $15K).
- • Organization can meet the foundation's application requirements and annual deadline.
- • Applicant follows the stated submission formatting and postmark/email rules.
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly focused on Delaware — roughly 96% of dollars in the latest year — with only minimal out-of-state awards across two other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 39 distinct, largely independent recipients across many community program types, and the foundation has a similar breadth in the prior observed year.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness exists: the foundation publishes an application PDF and instructions, accepts mailed or emailed submissions, and added 23 new recipients in the latest year, showing that unfamiliar applicants have been able to join the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
