Private foundation (trust)EIN 366059349Est. 1955-02

DILLON FOUNDATION

STERLING, IL 61081

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Total Assets

$73.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.4M

FY 2023

Grants Made

148

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$23K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$823K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.4M

Total Expenses

$4.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.5M

Min. Investment Return

$3.6M

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

148 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $5K to maximum $823K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $3.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

GREATER STERLING DEVELOPMENT CORP
$1.3M
4 grants
STERLING PARK DISTRICT
$1.2M
4 grants
STERLING PARK DISTRICT - MUSEUM
$1.1M
4 grants
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 5
$966K
4 grants
STERLING RIVERFRONT FOUNDATION
$823K
1 grant
UNITED WAY OF WHITESIDE COUNTY
$736K
4 grants
WOODLAWN ARTS ACADEMY
$462K
2 grants
STERLING SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$364K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

499 grants

<$10K
379
grants
$10–50K
76
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

24 states

Illinois
$11.2M
94% of total
Minnesota
$101K
1% of total
New York
$100K
1% of total
Colorado
$87K
1% of total
Indiana
$74K
1% of total
Kentucky
$58K
0% of total
Tennessee
$56K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$54K
0% of total
Iowa
$48K
0% of total
Washington
$28K
0% of total

+14 more states

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