Grant requests from individuals, sports teams, or organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, or physical ability will not be considered.

SVP DE also will not make grants intended to support candidates for political office, auctions or fundraising events, debt reduction, endowment funds or capital campaigns, litigation or legal expenses, land acquisition, or performances.

SVP DE funds organizations that embrace a partnership that includes volunteer involvement by SVP DE partners. Our investees are organizations with strong leadership and a clear strategic vision, where we can help build the organization's infrastructure by supplying an infusion of human and financial resources.

Some of the areas where SVP DE has provided partner or consultant-led capacity building are:
·Strategic planning
·Replication/expansion of a program/organization
·Board development
·Marketing planning
·Fund and revenue development planning
·Volunteer management
·Financial and sustainability planning
·Information technology planning and implementation
·Real estate advice and transactions

Most partners also bring a perspective that makes them good one-on-one coaches and mentors for Executive Directors and/or Board Chairs. Many partners can also access other resources through their companies and businesses.

SVP DE makes initial investments with the intent of establishing long-term relationships with its investees. At the end of the first year of funding, the relationship with each investee is reviewed and evaluated for ongoing financial and volunteer support.

Depending on each program's status, the relationship would involve 3+ years of funding and volunteer support.  Our objective is to help develop the organizational capacity and sustainability of each organization we support, so that each organization has a greater positive impact on individuals and the community.