SVP Partners are individuals who want to make a meaningful contribution to nonprofit organizations by sharing their skills, time, and financial resources. Partners may join SVP DE as individuals or as a couple. They commit to an annual contribution (tax-deductible) for at least two years. Each partner is required to make a two-year commitment to SVP DE, and pledge a minimum of $5,500 per year for two years.  Married couples or domestic partners can participate as a couple for $7,500 per year for two years. For those under 40, an associate level partnership is available for $1,500.

We hope that persons who become SVP DE partners want to feel they are part of, or want to be a part of, a community of lifelong, informed, and inspired philanthropists. Through engagement with investees, connections with other SVP DE partners, and participation in educational events, partners are inspired to reinvest and make new investments in organizations associated with SVP DE as well as more broadly.

SVP DE contributions are pooled and distributed to non-profit organizations as directed by the partners. Donations are professionally managed by the Delaware Community Foundation until the Investment Committee makes its grant determinations each year. Contributions may be made in the form of cash, corporate matching funds or stock transfers.All partners are encouraged to take an active role in the development of SVP DE or an investee organization.

For more information about becoming a partner, please contact David Woods at: 302.778.2680 or email.