Delaware SpendingCato Inc.
Delaware state vendor profile · FY2018–FY2026 · 1,798 payments on the state checkbook
Total paid FY2018–26
$23.6M
1,798 payments
Average payment
$13K
across all years
Latest year (FY2026)
$3.4M
253 payments
Largest payer
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation
54% of total
Payments by Fiscal Year
Who Pays Them
What the Money Buys (categories)
About Cato Inc.'s state payments
Cato Inc. received $23.6 million from the State of Delaware between FY2018 and FY2026, across 1,798 payments — an average of $13,125 per payment. The largest payer was Department of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation, accounting for 54% of the total. In the most recent year (FY2026), the state paid Cato Inc. $3.4 million. Annual payments grew 150% between FY2018 and FY2026 and peaked in FY2023 at $3.8 million.
Data: State of Delaware Checkbook, FY2018–present · verify any figure on the checkbook explorer
Also paid by Department of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation
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