Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Radnor, PA · EIN 35-6042099. Reported 12,293 grants totalling $42.9M to 3,396 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$150median grant
$42.9Mgranted, 2021-2025
3,396recipients, as named on its returns
55%of grantees funded again the next year
$5,579,909assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $150. Half of everything it gave fell between $58 and $543; the smallest was $3 and the largest $270,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
3,396 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $1,249,600 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Allen County Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $982,621 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $655,000 | 26 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Historymakers | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana I | Fort Wayne, IN | $477,944 | 93 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $475,800 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $461,800 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $450,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foodbank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $448,683 | 49 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $432,100 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| YWCA Northeast Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $421,084 | 52 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $407,774 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern Ne | Philadeplhia, PA | $401,725 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $375,168 | 51 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Eagles Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $345,730 | 48 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $308,350 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Heights Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $305,368 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| City Year Inc - Philadelphia | Boston, MA | $300,600 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc | Charlotte, NC | $286,025 | 20 | 5 | 2025 |
| Granite United Way | Manchester, NH | $280,816 | 18 | 5 | 2025 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Val | Philadelphia, PA | $278,285 | 32 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | $271,500 | 6 | 1 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Futures | Philadelphia, PA | $270,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Congreso De Latinos Unidos Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $265,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $263,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way Inc | Hartford, CT | $255,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $253,723 | 18 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $253,150 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $250,700 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Jalen Hurts Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region | Philadelphia, PA | $249,141 | 36 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Marys Food Bank Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $240,596 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $238,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc | Atlanta, GA | $237,785 | 17 | 5 | 2025 |
| American College | King of Prussia, PA | $217,900 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $215,155 | 9 | 2 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Caroli | Winston Salem, NC | $213,475 | 29 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blue Jacket Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $207,500 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Granite YMCA | Manchester, NH | $205,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $202,200 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $202,050 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | $197,500 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vincent Village Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $195,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Housing Advisory Services Inc | Omaha, NE | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Euell a Wilson Center Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $191,118 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $188,432 | 43 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $180,852 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $180,100 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation | Omaha, NE | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Alliance Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $179,468 | 25 | 5 | 2025 |
| Share Food Program Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $177,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $176,700 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Service of the Piedmont Inc | Jamestown, NC | $175,950 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chicano Awareness Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| East Wayne Street Center Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeast Indiana Innovation Center | Fort Wayne, IN | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Youth Network Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Actuarial Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $171,950 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $171,792 | 68 | 2 | 2025 |
| Partners Ending Homelessness | High Point, NC | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $165,803 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beyond Literacy | Philadelphia, PA | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University City District | Philadelphia, PA | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Science Central Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $164,400 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greensboro Urban Ministry | Greensboro, NC | $160,363 | 47 | 5 | 2025 |
| Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disa | Fort Wayne, IN | $160,200 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation | Hartford, CT | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeast Indiana Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania | Wayne, PA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Early Childhood Alliance Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $153,460 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $153,250 | 18 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Resource Center of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $152,750 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $152,271 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Guilford Education Alliance Inc | Greensboro, NC | $150,909 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $150,662 | 16 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Arc of Northeast Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Museum of Art Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $148,943 | 26 | 5 | 2025 |
| Police Athletic League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $148,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homeless Advocacy Project | Philadelphia, PA | $147,050 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central New Hampshire Inc | Concord, NH | $142,100 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | $140,625 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina Inc | Greensboro, NC | $140,100 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Way | Fort Wayne, IN | $140,100 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $139,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc | Chamblee, GA | $138,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $137,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids Can Community Center | Omaha, NE | $135,584 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of the Triad Inc | Greensboro, NC | $135,500 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc | Omaha, NE | $130,100 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $128,727 | 19 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $128,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Housing Consultants Group | Greensboro, NC | $127,050 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | $125,680 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Black Child Development Institute Inc | Greensboro, NC | $125,142 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire | Stratham, NH | $125,050 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Achieve Now | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Action Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Campus Compact for New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Action of Northeast Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Housing Solutions of Guilford Inc | Greensboro, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Concord Area Trust for Community Housing | Concord, NH | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greensboro Chamber Foundation | Greensboro, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Our Piece of the Pie Inc | Hartford, CT | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ready for School Ready for Life | Greensboro, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Philadelphia Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Urban League of Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Central Carolinas Inc | Charlotte, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army of Greensboro Nc | Atlanta, GA | $122,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | $120,700 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $120,258 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aging and in-Home Services of Ne in | Fort Wayne, IN | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness Inc | Hartford, CT | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Young Mens Christian Association | Fort Wayne, IN | $119,959 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $119,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $119,464 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eagles Autism Challenge Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $118,592 | 57 | 5 | 2025 |
| Concord Coalition to End Homelessness | Concord, NH | $117,200 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greensboro Childrens Museum | Greensboro, NC | $117,190 | 27 | 5 | 2025 |
| Out of the Garden Project | Greensboro, NC | $116,173 | 16 | 4 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $115,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Philadelphia Academies Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $115,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Siena Francis House | Omaha, NE | $114,412 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $112,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $111,717 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hopeworks N Camden Inc | Camden, NJ | $110,801 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Vip Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $110,405 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girls Incorporated of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $110,240 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greensboro Housing Coalition Inc | Greensboro, NC | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation | Hartford, CT | $108,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army Southern Territory | Atlanta, GA | $107,880 | 8 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities Inc | Manchester, NH | $107,240 | 29 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Servant Center Inc | Greensboro, NC | $107,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Operation Xcel Promoting Excellent Communities Edu | Stokesdale, NC | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Greater Omaha | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $103,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $103,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Need in Deed | Philadelphia, PA | $102,600 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra Inc | Hartford, CT | $102,310 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Allen Co Ft Wayne Historical Society Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $101,600 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| House of Bread Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,780 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Council of Life Insurance Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Martin Luther King School Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Omaha Childrens Museum Inc | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Durham Museum | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Senior Resources of Guilford | Greensboro, NC | $96,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Together Inc of Metropolitian Omaha | Omaha, NE | $95,415 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Transportation Network Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Partnership 4 Kids | Omaha, NE | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Center for Advancement | Omaha, NE | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Friendly Kitchen Inc | Concord, NH | $93,705 | 14 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger | Philadelphia, PA | $93,141 | 15 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $93,050 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | $92,150 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hartford Promise Inc | Hartford, CT | $90,204 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | Lincoln, NE | $90,050 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| City Year New Hampshire | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hopephl | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Womens Community Revitalization Project | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | $87,700 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $87,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Reading Connections Inc | Greensboro, NC | $86,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Mark Twain Memorial | Hartford, CT | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Hartford Region Inc | Hartford, CT | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Philadelphia Young Mens Christian Associat | Conshohocken, PA | $82,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Incorporated | Greensboro, NC | $82,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $82,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| West End Ministries | High Point, NC | $82,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harc Inc | Hartford, CT | $81,100 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aging and Inhome Services of Ne in | Fort Wayne, IN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $77,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte | Atlanta, GA | $77,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arden Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $76,750 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Colorado Springs, CO | $76,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Museum of New Hampshire | Dover, NH | $76,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Carolina for Community and Justice Inc | Greensboro, NC | $75,250 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Core Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends Program Inc | Concord, NH | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Phoenix Urban League Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of G Reater Fort Wa | Ft Wayne, IN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joyce Theater Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| College Pathways of the Triad Inc | Greensboro, NC | $73,370 | 82 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $72,196 | 13 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc | Norristown, PA | $71,070 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $70,275 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathways to Housing Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $70,256 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Omaha, NE | $70,250 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Riverfront Recapture Inc | Hartford, CT | $68,320 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Omaha Symphony Association | Omaha, NE | $66,594 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $66,500 | 15 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Ballet Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,800 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $65,100 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Invention Convention Inc | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Currier Museum of Art | Manchester, NH | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| League for the Blind and Disabled Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Concord Community Music School | Concord, NH | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Southeast Youth Council Inc | Monroeville, IN | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $64,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Theaterworks Inc | Hartford, CT | $64,600 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Child Saving Institute Inc | Omaha, NE | $64,547 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Artreach Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $64,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Readyct Inc | Hartford, CT | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Youtheatre Incorporated | Fort Wayne, IN | $60,700 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $60,100 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connectikids Inc | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Inglis Community Services Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| International Institute of New England Inc | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Reach Out First Inc | Greensboro, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valley Youth House Committee | Bethlehem, PA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Hampshire Food Bank Program of Nh Catholic Cha | Manchester, NH | $58,170 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Thecentral Piedmont in | Greensboro, NC | $55,970 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Green Hill Center for Nc Art | Greensboro, NC | $55,570 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Achieve Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Legal Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Food Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $53,850 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire Inc | Manchester, NH | $52,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Positive Direction for Youth and Families Inc | Greensboro, NC | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry Inc | Garrett, IN | $51,975 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Embassy Theatre Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $51,714 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Capitol Region Food Program | Concord, NH | $50,600 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Loaves & Fishes Ministries Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians | Philadelphia, PA | $50,150 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| A Simple Gesture Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands Inc | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forge Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grow Allen Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shift Education | Jamestown, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
1,502 of 3,396 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
Special Initiatives Grants - United Way of Greater Greensboro Inc
United Way Program Grants - United Negro College Fund Inc
Financial Wellness Grants - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Val
Financial Wellness Programs - Philabundance
Employee Holiday Food Drive Match - Lincoln National Life
Employee Temporary Living Assistance
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 9,841 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,065 | $8,548,177 | $200 |
| 2022 | 2,342 | $8,438,850 | $209 |
| 2023 | 2,248 | $8,810,026 | $245 |
| 2024 | 2,479 | $8,321,589 | $142 |
| 2025 | 3,159 | $8,764,445 | $100 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc has 5 of them, worth $3,756,950. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | $1,905,000 |
| The Historymakers | Chicago, IL | $754,325 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $429,300 |
| The Historymakers | Chicago, IL | $374,125 |
| United Negro College Fund Scholars Program | Washington, DC | $294,200 |
Where its money goes
22% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
American Online Giving Foundation Inc321 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund269 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund254 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc235 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program176 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America142 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $150. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 150 N Radnor-Chester Rd Suite B3, Radnor, PA, 19087. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 35-6042099 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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