Our Story - Celebrating 30 Years of Giving

The Landfall Foundation was formed as a means for Landfall residents to thoughtfully and confidently extend support to greater Wilmington area non-profit organizations.  Grants are awarded after our Grants Committee evaluates applications for projects and programs in the areas of the arts, education, health and welfare. This valuable contribution to smaller organizations, that are often underfunded, makes a major impact on the vital needs of our community.

On November 7, the Landfall Foundation distributed $575,000 in grant checks for projects at 112 local nonprofits and schools. Earlier this year, the Foundation awarded $100,000 in Capital Grants to another 5 organizations. To date, the Foundation has distributed over $8 million since its inception in 1995.

Grants were awarded to nonprofits in three categories—the Arts, Education and Health & Welfare as follows: 22 Arts grants totaling $124,198, $252,640 for Health & Welfare grants went to 55 non profits, and $198,162 was distributed among 35 organizations in the Education category.

Board

Denise Baer
President

Alison Bernhart
Gala

Beth Bowers
Holiday Marketplace

Chris Brown
Technology

Jane Carlson
Marketing & Communications

Karin Carson
Treasurer
Scholarships

Robin Chandler
Stewardship

John Earl
Operations

Neil Henning
Assistant Treasurer

Bob Harootyan
Secretary

Phil Ley
Stewardship

Sherri Mercer
Donor Gatherings

Deloris Rhodes
Stewardship
Nominating Committee

Ora Sorensen
Art Show & Sale

Darcee Strube
Art Show & Sale

Lisa Theriault
Technology

Christina Whalen
Grants

 

2025 Committees

STEWARDSHIP

Deloris Rhodes, Co-Chair
Robin Chandler, Co-Chair
Mindy Agnoff*
Robyn Henning*
Phil Ley

INVESTMENTS

Karin Carson, Chair
Marilyn Gunther*
Mark Humphreville*


DONOR GATHERINGS

Sherri Mercer
Jane Pierson*

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Deloris Rhodes, Chair
Aimee Lamy
Michelle Clark-Bradley*

GRANTS

Christina Whalen, Co-Chair
Tim Jones, Co-Chair*

Macro Grants

Anne Sorhagen*, Chair
Carol Earey*
Terri Gardner*
Katherine McKenzie*

Micro Grants Arts

Mindy Krasnipol*, Chair
Carol Atwood*
Alyse Kanter*
Joel Sanders*

Micro Grants Education

Mari McKenzie*, Chair
Elizabeth Borges*
Dick Gongaware*
Rose Kane*
Greg Soltis*

Micro Grants Health & Welfare

Hannah Holt*, Chair
Bob Applegate*
Mary Evans*
Cathy Marshall*

SCHOLARSHIPS

Karin Carson

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Jane Carlson, Chair

PUBLICATIONS

Meredith Johnson*

WEBSITE

Aimee Lamy*

VIDEO/PHOTO

Holly Woodward*

SOCIAL MEDIA

Lauren Walsh*

TECHNOLOGY

Lisa Theriault, Chair
Chris Brown

CONSTANT CONTACT

Sue Stein


EVENTS

Art Show & Sale

Darcee Strube, Co-Chair
Ora Sorensen, Co-Chair
Susan Gasman*
Donna Murphy*

Gala

Alison Bernhart, Chair
Kristen Harmon*
Kelli Lazzaro*
Heather Morin*
Becky Spivey*
Karen Thompson*
Porter Young*

Holiday Marketplace

Beth Bowers, Co-Chair
Melany Hansen*, Co-Chair
Tammy DiPasquale*
Cathy Marshall*

* Volunteer