Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Barclays
For Immediate Release Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from Barclays Donation brings the amount Barclays has funded E3 to $400,000 over the [...]
Reinventing Delaware Finalists Announced
WILMINGTON, Del. (Feb. 17, 2022) – The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s Reinventing Delaware program has announced its three finalists, chosen for their innovations [...]
Reinventing Delaware Alumni Spotlight: The Warehouse
Meet Logan Herring of The Warehouse, 2017 Reinventing Delaware Co-Winner Logan Herring, founder of The Warehouse in Wilmington, was one of the winners of the [...]
PDFF Golf Tournament Exceeds Fundraising Goal
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation held a charity golf tournament on Monday, August 30th at DuPont Country Club. The event sold out and exceeded [...]
Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Breaks With Tradition For Its 2021 Freedom Award
Update: This event has been postponed until further notice. Please subscribe to the PDFF e-newsletter to stay up to date on announcements for the new [...]
PDFF Receives $100,000 grant from Bank of America
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) has received a $100,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will support PDFF’s efforts in championing small [...]
Jobs for Delaware Graduates – A Local Idea That Sparked National Change
Forty-three years ago, in 1978, at a time when Delaware had the highest unemployment rate in the United States and the second-highest dropout rate…when the [...]
PDFF Receives $200,000 Grant from Barclays
Grant builds on the $100,000 Barclays committed to launch the Foundation’s Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) last year WILMINGTON, Del. (June 10, 2021) – The Pete du [...]
PDFF recognizes Covid-19 ‘Heroes’
Pete du Pont once said, “Optimism is driven primarily by the ingenuity and resilience of America’s people.” In 2020, we saw individuals, families, businesses, and [...]
Obituary – Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV
Former Delaware Governor and Congressman Pierre S. (“Pete”) du Pont IV died today, May 8, 2021, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware after a long [...]
E3 Open Application Cycle is Now Open for New Castle County Entrepreneurs
Following a successful pilot, the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation, in partnership with Wilmington Alliance, is accepting applications for the next round of entrepreneurs in [...]
MBNA named 2021 Freedom Award Winner
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation has selected MBNA as this year’s recipient of its Freedom Award, it was announced by Board Chair Thère du Pont. The [...]
Remembering Vice President Walter Mondale – JAG’s Founding Board Member and the First Investor
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation recognizes the important work of former Vice President Walter Mondale, who passed away on April 19, 2021 at the [...]
PDFF Announces Date for 2nd Annual Golf Tournament
PDFF will be hosting our 2nd annual golf tournament on Monday, August 30, 2021 at the DuPont Country Club. Join us for a day of [...]
PDFF Begins Search For Next Executive Director
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) recognizes the efforts of Stephen Sye, PDFF’s outgoing Executive Director. Thère du Pont, PDFF’s Board Chair, applauded Sye’s [...]
Alumni Spotlight: Jason Aviles
Wilmington Green Box was selected as a co-winner of PDFF’s 2017 Reinventing Delaware. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit centered upon providing entrepreneurial jobs for local at-risk [...]
Reinventing Delaware’s inaugural winner continues to create jobs for Delawareans
In 2014, the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation founded the Reinventing Delaware program. One hundred ideas were selected for review, and the winner was Zip Code Wilmington. [...]
Grit Talks welcomes their first speaker: PDFF Board Chair, Thère du Pont
Grit Talks are a quarterly speaker and networking event featuring interesting local leaders answering seven questions over fifteen minutes, followed by an in-depth Q&A. For [...]
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Welcomes Stephanie Johnnie
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation is pleased to announce that Stephanie Johnnie has joined the team as Program Manager. The following interview provides additional [...]