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DILLON FOUNDATION

· STERLING, IL · private_foundation · program funder

125recipients FY2016–24
$25Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 95% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 95% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 20 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MN, NC, NE, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
QUAD CITIES COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBETTENDORF, IAprogram funder11
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder10
KUNES FAMILY FOUNDATION INCDELAVAN, WIprogram funder10
STERLING-ROCK FALLS COMMUNITY TRUSTSTERLING, ILprogram funder8
WILLIAM & BEVERLY BURKARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION NFPDIXON, ILprogram funder8
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN ILLINOISROCKFORD, ILprogram funder7
THE BERGSTROM INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
DUPAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONDOWNERS GROVE, ILprogram funder5
THE KJELLSTROM FAMILY FOUNDATIONROCKFORD, ILprogram funder5
UNITED WAY OF WHITESIDE COUNTY INCROCK FALLS, ILprogram funder5
WOODWARD GOVERNOR CHARITABLE TRUSTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FOX RIVER VALLEYAURORA, ILprogram funder4
JANUS FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder4
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder4
LILLY ENDOWMENT INCINDIANAPOLIS, INlarge program funder4
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
PENTAIR FOUNDATIONGOLDEN VALLEY, MNprogram funder4
RALPH J BAUDHUIN FOUNDATIONROSCOE, ILprogram funder4
RYDELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONROCKFORD, ILprogram funder4
SJOSTROM & SONS FOUNDATION INCROCKFORD, ILprogram funder4
THE DUFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATIONPLEASANTON, CAprogram funder4
WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION INCDENVER, COprogram funder4
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATIONDOWNERS GROVE, ILprogram funder3
AHLSTRAND FAMILY FOUNDATIONROCKFORD, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
STERLING PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATIONIL82024$3,189,534
GREATER STERLING DEVELOPMENT CORPIL82024$3,112,242
STERLING PARK DISTRICT MUSEUM ASSOCIATION STERLING PARK DISTRICTIL82024$1,736,322
UNITED WAY OF WHITESIDE COUNTY INCIL82024$1,441,350
STERLING RIVERFRONT FOUNDATIONIL22024$1,205,000
WOODLAWN ARTS ACADEMYIL42024$869,223
STERLING SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONIL82024$835,214
SAUK VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONIL82024$724,862
STERLING-ROCK FALLS FAMILY YMCA OF STERLING ILLINOISIL82024$508,750
ROCK RIVER HOSPICE & HOMEIL82024$437,850
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCHIL82024$288,000
STERLING-ROCK FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETYIL82024$275,692
SAUK VALLEY FOODBANKIL82024$180,830
CGH HEALTH FOUNDATIONIL82024$171,500
THE SALVATION ARMYIL82024$163,500
ST MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCHIL82024$147,250
ROCK RIVER VALLEY SELF-HELP ENTERPRISESIL82024$121,000
STERLING-ROCK FALLS COMMUNITY TRUSTIL82024$120,300
ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF ILLINOIS INCIL82024$100,000
TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSEIL82024$87,000
BEREA COLLEGEKY82024$74,500
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS FOR CHILDRENIL82024$72,250
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA FOUNDATIONIN82024$72,000
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUEIA82024$70,250
CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONIN82024$70,000
GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN ILLINOISIL82024$69,750
BI-COUNTY COOPERATIVE FOUNDATIONIL82024$67,750
ROCKFORD UNIVERSITYIL82024$64,000
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATIONWA82024$63,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONCO82024$63,000
MAIN STREET OF STERLING INCIL82024$60,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCTN82024$57,550
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOISIL82024$56,000
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONIL82024$54,000
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONIL72024$51,000
STERLING ROCK FALLS DAY CARE CENTERIL82024$48,500
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE HEARTLANDIL82024$48,350
WHITESIDE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICIL82024$45,500
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER INCIL82024$43,900
SUSTAINABLE BEREA INCKY82024$41,000
KIWANIS CLUB OF STERLING FOUNDATIONIL82024$38,750
EUREKA COLLEGEIL82024$35,500
ST MARY GRADE SCHOOLIL82024$35,439
MONTMORENCY SCHOOL DIST 145IL82024$35,338
UNION LEAGUE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBSIL82024$35,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOISIL82024$32,000
RONALD REAGAN HOME PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONIL82024$30,000
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INCCO82024$30,000
CLINTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATIONIA82024$28,750
NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATIONNE82024$27,800