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LILLY ENDOWMENT INC

· INDIANAPOLIS, IN · private_foundation · large program funder

2,330recipients FY2016–24
$12Bgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 56% of giving in Indiana

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A local funder — 56% of its dollars go to IN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 51 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder326
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder251
NICHOLAS H NOYES JR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCCARMEL, INprogram funder188
LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder175
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder143
NINA MASON PULLIAM CHARITABLE TRINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder139
RICHARD M FAIRBANKS FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder128
EUGENE AND MARILYN GLICK FOUNDATION CORPORATIONINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder125
MAURER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCARMEL, INprogram funder122
INDIANA YOUTH INSTITUTE INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder112
HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNOBLESVILLE, INprogram funder107
BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INCFISHERS, INprogram funder105
EARLY LEARNING INDIANA INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder87
ALLEN WHITEHILL CLOWES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder84
Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Incprogram funder79
HOOVER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder75
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF INDIANA INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder69
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder68
NISOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCOLUMBUS, OHlarge program funder68
PACERS BASKETBALL CORP FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder68
SAMERIAN FOUNDATION INCCARMEL, INprogram funder66
STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder66
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder64
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGESWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder63
ARTHUR DEAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder60

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INCIN32024$250,500,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONIN72024$212,743,972
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONIN72024$193,132,890
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF INDIANA INCIN72024$173,692,608
INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF UNITED WAYS INCORPORATEDIN72024$167,304,008
EARLY LEARNING INDIANA INCIN72024$126,772,270
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INCIN72024$122,778,696
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATESDC62024$121,899,962
CICP FOUNDATION INCIN72024$111,583,762
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INCDC72024$108,368,798
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INCNY32024$107,350,200
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONDC12024$102,600,000
INDIANAPOLIS CENTER FOR CONGREGATIONS INCIN62024$88,146,149
SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CORPVA72024$85,750,000
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSSDC72024$85,518,820
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTEDC62024$83,100,187
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYIN72024$79,043,011
DUKE UNIVERSITYNC72024$73,878,777
CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INCORPORATEDIN72024$63,979,821
16 TECH COMMUNITY CORPORATIONIN62024$57,437,811
INDIANA YOUTH INSTITUTE INCIN62024$52,390,663
WABASH COLLEGEIN72024$50,967,910
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYNC72024$49,769,849
ASSOCIATION OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLSPA62024$47,070,000
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYIN72024$45,497,240
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICANY22024$45,200,000
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUNDCO72024$44,291,250
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYIN72024$43,613,580
LOUISVILLE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY INC FD BREEDEN TUAKY62024$41,403,257
THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INCGA72024$40,775,000
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONIN72024$40,629,450
IVY TECH FOUNDATION INCIN72024$38,764,721
WHITE RIVER STATE PARK FOUNDATION INCIN22024$38,700,000
BUTLER UNIVERSITYIN72024$37,748,175
DEPAUW UNIVERSITYIN72024$37,492,851
TAYLOR UNIVERSITYIN62024$35,735,482
BELMONT UNIVERSITYTN42024$35,655,065
CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCIN72024$35,197,357
GRACE SCHOOLSIN62024$33,757,147
HANOVER COLLEGE TRUSTEESIN72024$32,425,788
MARIAN UNIVERSITYIN72024$32,060,126
FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYCA72024$31,386,456
COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGESDC42024$30,588,800
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USACO22024$30,200,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICAFL42024$29,430,000
THE CONVERSATION US INCMA52024$29,282,148
CALVIN UNIVERSITYMI32024$28,711,711
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND INCDC12024$25,000,000
THE MIND TRUST INCIN72024$24,108,030
INDIANAPOLIS CULTURAL TRAIL INCIN72024$23,670,058