Please Join us in Thanking our Newest Fund for Women Founders
Marlene Biddinger
Sarah Bronson
Melissa Carson
Caitlin Custer
Courtney Eshleman
Kristy Mottola
MacKenzie E. Nayden
Suzanne Oberlander
Susan Odoherty
Dale Poster-Ellis
Meridith Rothstein
Nicole Sepulveda
Sandra Skidmore
Carolyn Smith
Robbie Tarpley Raffish
Please join us in thanking our Founders who help us achieve our mission.
Please note: Some Founders wish to remain anonymous. If a name is missing, or needs updated, on our Founder list, please contact us right away so we can make the necessary corrections.
The electronic Founder list found below is updated regularly.
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Key for letters following the / is as follows:
d=deceased, m=memoriam, h=made someone a founder, s=sustainer in 2020.
Sustainers are defined as a Founder who has paid off their pledge and makes an additional operating account donation during the calendar year. The sustainer notation is updated in January from the year prior.
Delaware Community Foundation Pledge Policy
The DCF will accept pledges to its funds, in order to facilitate larger gifts from donors. The following policy describes the conditions under which the DCF accepts pledges and manages those promises in its financials.
Acceptance: A pledged contribution shall be accepted and recorded by the DCF, provided it meets the following criteria:
- The total pledge must be at least $500.
- The pledge must be documented on a DCF pledge form or described fully in a letter of intent acceptable to the DCF and signed and dated by the donor. The FFW Founder Form is acceptable documentation.
- The payment installment schedule must be annual and should not exceed a period of five (5) years from the date of signature. The DCF may consider a schedule of up to 10 years for pledges in excess of $1,000,000.
- The donor should intend the pledge to be a binding commitment.
Recording : All accepted pledges will be recorded in the DCF’s financials as a receivable according to the documented payment schedule.
Payments : Pledge payments must be made directly to Fund for Women or DCF by cash or public securities. Pledges may not be fulfilled by grants from a donor-advised fund.
Payments on a pledge may be made at any time and may be made ahead of schedule. Payments made early will be counted toward the next scheduled installment.
Reminders: The DCF will send notices to donors at least annually, regarding the amount due on recorded pledges. These reminders will include the amount due toward the current year’s installment and any additional past-due amounts.
Write-offs: Unpaid pledge balances will be written off in the DCF’s financials two years after the scheduled due date of the last unfulfilled payment. Fund for Women Founders/Young Founders who lapse after that time will be marked as "Friend".
Extensions: In order to help enable a donor to fulfill their pledge obligation, the DCF may consider an extension to the payment schedule for outstanding balances of at least $50,000, if requested by the donor.
16 FIRST FOUNDERS
Terry F. Bovarnick
Carolyn S. Burger / d
Audrey K. Doberstein
Sandra Dull / d
Gloria Fine
Retha S. Fisher
Judith H. Hoopes / d
Bonnilee Jones
Lynne M. Kaufman
Sally J. Knox / d
Barbara J. Krajewski
Dorothy M. Peoples
Elisabeth Stroud Poole / d
M. Lynn Herrick Sharp
Hazle Shorter
Phyllis McMullen Wynn / d