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Dillon Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-6059349 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $7M
- Grants reported
- 282
- Median grant
- $5K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134 | $3.6M |
| 2023 | 148 | $3.4M |
Where Dillon Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING PARK DISTRICT | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $867.5K |
| STERLING RIVERFRONT FOUNDATION | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/DEV | 2023 | $822.5K |
| STERLING RIVERFRONT FOUNDATION | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/DEV | 2024 | $382.5K |
| STERLING PARK DISTRICT | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 2023 | $343K |
| WOODLAWN ARTS ACADEMY | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 2024 | $230.3K |
| WOODLAWN ARTS ACADEMY | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 2023 | $208.9K |
| STERLING PARK DISTRICT - MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 2024 | $196.5K |
| STERLING PARK DISTRICT - MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 2023 | $194.5K |
| UNITED WAY OF WHITESIDE COUNTY | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 2024 | $192.8K |
| UNITED WAY OF WHITESIDE COUNTY | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 2023 | $189.8K |
| COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 | STERLING, IL | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2024 | $159.3K |
| STERLING PUBLIC LIBRARY | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 2024 | $153K |
| COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 | STERLING, IL | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2023 | $145.6K |
| GREATER STERLING DEVELOPMENT CORP | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $144.6K |
| STERLING SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2023 | $108.8K |
| WHITESIDE AREA CAREER CENTER | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2023 | $84K |
| WHITESIDE AREA CAREER CENTER | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2024 | $84K |
| SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DIXON, IL | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2023 | $79K |
| SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DIXON, IL | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 2024 | $78K |
| STERLING ROCK FALLS COMMUNITY TRUST | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 2023 | $77K |
| ROCK RIVER HOSPICE AND HOME | STERLING, IL | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 2024 | $68.9K |
| CITY OF STERLING | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $58K |
| STERLING ROCK FALLS FAMILY YMCA | STERLING, IL | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 2024 | $55K |
| STERLING ROCK FALLS FAMILY YMCA | STERLING, IL | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 2023 | $55K |
| GREATER STERLING DEVELOPMENT CORP | STERLING, IL | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 2023 | $52.2K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- PETER DILLON
- Address
- PO BOX 537 STERLING, IL, 61081
- Phone
- 8156269000
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- SUBMIT A LETTER STATING PURPOSE OF GRANT AND INCLUDE COPY OF EXEMPTION LETTER
- Restrictions
- NONE
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Dillon Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.