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Lilly Endowment Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana · EIN 35-0868122

Grants itemized on the 990
$4BTax year 2025
Grants made
1,473Tax year 2025
Total assets
$110BLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

CONVENING FOR STRENGTHENING YOUTH PROGRAMS IN INDIANA INITIATIVE - IN 2022, LILLY ENDOWMENT PAID THE WESTIN HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS AN INITIAL SITE DEPOSIT FOR THE 2023 CONVENING OF STRENGTHENING YOUTH PROGRAMS IN INDIANA INITIATIVE GRANTEES. THE CONVENING WAS HELD ON AUGUST 24-25, 2023, AND THE BALANCE OF CHARGES BY THE HOTEL WAS PAID IN 2023. ATTENDING THE CONVENING WERE 206 REPRESENTATIVES OF NINE NATIONAL YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE AWARDED GRANTS BY THE ENDOWMENT UNDER THE INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE IMPACT OF THEIR INDIANA AFFILIATES AND CHAPTERS. THE CONVENING OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NATIONAL OFFICES AND INDIANA AFFILIATES TO INTERACT AND NETWORK WITH EACH OTHER AND LEARN FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$260M2019
$790M2020
$730M2021
$1.3B2022
$1.5B2023
$2.7B2024
$4B2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Indiana Community Develpmntprojects$400M2025
Indiana Lifelong Learning Projects$400M2025
Feeding America$75M2025
University of Notre Dame Du Lac$65M2025
National Geographic Society$57M2025

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (1,473 grants in 2025) is available with a free account.

Website: www.lillyendowment.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.