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Board debates budget strategy, prioritizing larger special grants and census preparedness
Summary
Members discussed a tentative 2025 budget and grant strategy, with differing views on whether to increase the number of grants or deepen funding to a smaller set of multi-year partners. One member proposed creating a reserve for the 2030 census; others urged spending more of the current funds this year.
At the Jan. 15 meeting of the Foundation for Delaware County, board members discussed a tentative 2025 grant budget and diverging approaches to spending the authority—s funds. The board did not vote on the tentative budget; members were asked to send category and recipient recommendations to staff for compilation.
The discussion centered on how quickly the authority should distribute funds and whether to prioritize many small grants or larger, multiyear commitments to established partners. One board member (Vince) said he would prefer to "grow and deepen" relationships with long-standing nonprofit partners and proposed raising funding levels for several…
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