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# Delaware Agreement Creates $950 Million Children’s Health Fund
- URL: https://www.theamericanquorum.com/state-news-delaware-2026-10-03-b/
- Published: 2026-10-03T18:48:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T18:48:44.000Z
- Description: A new Delaware-centered agreement commits $950 million over 11 years to a grantmaking fund for children’s health, with nonprofit awards statewide and at least $237.5 million reserved for Nemours initiatives in Delaware.
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Policy, Delaware

Delaware officials, the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust and the Nemours Foundation have reached an agreement committing $950 million over 11 years to children’s health and well-being in the state. The arrangement creates a separate grantmaking arm for nonprofit programs and reserves at least $237.5 million for Nemours initiatives in Delaware.

The [Delaware Department of Justice](https://news.delaware.gov/2026/10/02/a-i-dupont-charitable-trust-nemours-foundation-and-doj-launch-historic-agreement-to-advance-childhood-health/?ref=theamericanquorum.com) announced the agreement Friday among the Trust, Delaware, Florida and Nemours. Attorney General Kathy Jennings described it as the product of decades of work across seven state attorneys general to carry out Alfred I. duPont’s charitable intent.

The new Alfred I. duPont Charitable Fund for Delaware’s Children will finance nonprofit programs focused on children’s health and broader well-being. A four-member committee will govern the fund: three directors appointed by the Trust and one appointed by Delaware’s governor. The parties said grantmaking will continue beyond the initial $950 million, 11-year commitment, making the agreement a framework for a continuing institution rather than a single round of awards.

A parallel [Nemours announcement](https://nemours.mediaroom.com/TrustAgreement?ref=theamericanquorum.com) said the Trust has distributed more than $5 billion to the foundation since 1980\. Nemours operates Delaware’s major pediatric hospital and a wider network of primary, specialty and urgent-care practices. The agreement preserves substantial support for that system while creating a channel for other Delaware nonprofits to seek funding.

The structure is consequential for the state because it separates a portion of the Trust’s long-term giving into a Delaware-focused grant program. At least one-quarter of the 11-year commitment—$237.5 million—is designated for Nemours work in Delaware. The remaining commitment can support a broader set of qualifying nonprofits, although the announcement did not yet identify application dates, annual award levels or detailed selection criteria.

Independent local coverage from [WBOC](https://www.wboc.com/news/new-agreement-establishes-the-alfred-i-dupont-charitable-fund-for-delaware-s-children-focuses-on/article%5Fd09dc7a4-47d4-4a4d-bab6-222e1588b8d1.html?ref=theamericanquorum.com) and [CoastTV](https://www.coasttv.com/news/950-million-agreement-to-support-delaware-children-s-health/article%5F3f33d337-2d8d-49cd-a6f5-66de4925ae18.html?ref=theamericanquorum.com) confirmed the 11-year scale and statewide child-health focus. The public descriptions consistently frame the new entity as a grantmaker, not as a direct state benefit or an immediate expansion of insurance coverage.

That distinction matters for families and service providers. The $950 million is a funding commitment over time, and the practical impact will depend on which programs receive grants, how quickly awards begin and whether money expands services beyond existing commitments. The governing committee’s future guidelines will determine how community organizations compete for support and how results are measured.

The agreement also resolves a long-running stewardship question around a charitable legacy established in 1935\. The Trust’s sole qualified beneficiary has historically been the Nemours Foundation, which helped build a multistate pediatric system. Delaware’s new fund creates a formal state-focused mechanism while maintaining a guaranteed flow to Nemours’ Delaware operations.

For Delaware nonprofits, the next operational milestones will be the fund’s incorporation of grant rules, application procedures and reporting standards. Until those details are published, the agreement’s clearest immediate effects are the size of the commitment, the governor’s role in appointing one director and the guaranteed minimum for Nemours’ Delaware initiatives.