The Dockstader Foundation has been giving out grants and scholarships since 2002. Below is a list of some of the more recent grantees.
Brandywine Conservancy and Art Museum – Community Driven Water Quality Improvements
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance – Management of Invasive Ailanthus Trees and the Spotted Lantern Fly
Oxford Area Recreation Area – Rain Garden Restoration and Bridge Protection
Londonderry Township – Woodlands / Daleville Preserve Trail and natural Area
Natural Lands – Cheslen Preserve Invasive Species Removal and Stewardship Portal
Friends of New Garden Trails – Demonstration Wildflower Meadow
Penn Township – Trail and Environmental Education Area
Kennett Area Park Authority – Impervious Surface Removal and Emergency Park Entrance Renovation
Octorara School District – Octorara Solar Project
Friends Home in Kennett – Raised Beds for Gardens
Grace McNeill – Upperclassman Scholarship
Patton Middle School – Restoring the American Chestnut
The Land Conservancy of So. Chester County – Creek Crossing, Streambank Stabilization and Water Monitoring
2019
- White Clay Watershed Association – Green Infrastructure Demonstration Project $7,500
- The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – Enacting an environmental Management Plan $15,000
- Kids Care in the Square – Reducing Plastic Pollution in the Community $2,000
- Octorara Area School District – Solar Project $15,000
- Brandywine Red Clay Alliance – Bioswale Project $21,000
- Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board – Bioswale Project $15,000
- Londonderry Township – Native Woodlands Project Phase III $6,000
- Natural Lands – Signage for the Cheslen Preserve $5,000
- Kennett Area Park Authority – Garden Runoff Control $9,000
- Oxford Area Recreation Association – Woodland Trail Restoration $5,500
- Friends Home in Kennett Square – Secure Garden Passage for Residents $5,000
2018
- Natural Lands Trust – Nature Playground Improvements $5,000
- Kennett Area Park Authority – Borough Sewer Connection $30,000
- Londonderry Township – Woodlands Project Phase II $6,000
- New Garden Township Open Space Review Board – New Garden Airport Trail $3,200
- Octorara Area School District – Ecology Lab Project $15,000
- The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – Land Conservation to Connect Trails $40,000
- Brandywine Conservancy – Reforestation $15,000
- Brandywne Red Clay Alliance – Habitat Mural and Booklet $3,500
- Friends of the White Clay Creek – Reforestation $4,500
2017
- Londonderry Township – Woodlands at Londonderry Park $5,500
- Dr. Barbara Stewart – Continuing Native Plantings at New Bolton Center $900
- Octorara Area School District – Ecology Lab Project $10,000
- The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – Pervious Parking Lot Demo Project $15,000
- Friends of the White Clay Creek – Rebuild Nature Ctr. Historic Stone Wall $3,500
- Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board – Penn ock Park Renovation Project $6,000
- New Garden Township Open Space Review Board – Garden Trails $6,500
- Friends Home in Kennett Square – Garden at Secure Entrance $5,000
- Natural Lands Trust – Signage $10,000
- Brandywine Red Clay Alliance – Demonstration/Educational Wildflower Meadow $5,000
- Hillendale Elementary School PTO – Hillendale Trail Phase III $30,000
2016
- Hillendale Elementary School PTO – Hillendale Trail Extension $30,000
- The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County – Nature Preserve and Center $15,000
- Brandywine Red Clay Alliance – Education Infrastructure and Trout $10,000
- Brandywine Conservancy – Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project Demonstration $20,000
- Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board – Renovation to Herb Pennock Park $8,700
- YMCA/West Grove Avondale Rotary – Community Garden $3,600
- Kennett Area Park Authority – Chemical control of Phragmites $2,000
- Dr. Barbara Stewart – Pollinator Garden at New Bolton Center $800
- Oxford Area Recreation Authority – Landscaping and Trail Repair $5,000
