Lilly Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 35-6202479 · since 1968lilly.com/impact/lilly-foundation·Marion County, United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$29.1M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$7,100 to $460k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$100k

Typical grant (median)

93 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Lilly Foundation funds across four themes – global health, K-12 STEM education, economic mobility and strengthening communities – with a US geographic focus and a stated priority for Marion County, Indiana, so check your work fits one of these themes and, where relevant, that priority area before applying.
Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 261 grants fall between $7,100 and $460,000, and half were $85,000 or less, so a request in that range is realistic for a small charity, though a few very large grants (the largest about $3,150,000) go to major regranting organisations such as United Way of Central Indiana.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no fixed deadline to plan around.
With 66% of grant dollars going to organisations also funded in the previous two filings, the foundation appears to favour ongoing relationships, so a new applicant might find a sizeable award more competitive while a modest first grant remains plausible.
Its K-12 STEM work is aimed at students from low-income communities in Marion County, particularly during the middle school years, and its economic mobility work covers workforce readiness, postsecondary and skills-based education pathways and housing stability in Marion County, so applicants in those fields should align closely with these stated priorities; its global health work gives priority, where permissible, to cardiometabolic health in resource-limited communities.

Overview

Lilly Foundation is a US private foundation based in Indianapolis, IN.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Lilly Foundation supports U.S. charitable organisations through programmes aligned with global health, K-12 STEM education, economic mobility and strengthening communities. Its global health work supports efforts to improve access to quality health care for resource-limited communities in low- and lower-middle-income countries and in the United States, addressing gaps in care and non-communicable diseases; to the extent permissible, it gives priority to cardiometabolic health. Its K-12 STEM education work seeks to expand opportunities for students from low-income communities in Marion County, particularly during the middle school years. Economic mobility support covers workforce readiness, postsecondary and skills-based educational pathways, and housing stability in Marion County. It also supports eligible Lilly employee giving through matching, responsive disaster relief and targeted charitable community development addressing urgent local needs.

Themes

Global health
K-12 STEM education
Economic mobility
Strengthening communities

Geographic Focus

U.S. Priority: Marion County, Indiana.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 66% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 261 grants to organisations were $85,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

To the extent permissible, the foundation gives priority to charitable efforts related to cardiometabolic health in resource-limited communities.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Indiana82%

California5%

New York3%

Virginia2%

District of Columbia1%

Florida1%

6 other states: 4%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%

The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 66% of grant dollars went to organisations Lilly Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

93 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $100k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 93 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k3%

$1k–$2.5k0%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k9%

$10k–$25k10%

$25k–$50k10%

$50k–$100k17%

$100k–$250k27%

$250k–$500k11%

$500k–$1M11%

$1M and over3%

Median $100k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

International School of Indiana · Isi operational support 2023 - 2024
$1,000,0002024 tax year
United States Fund for UNICEF · United nations multi-partner trust fund: health4life
$1,000,0002024 tax year
Indianapolis Foundation · Support of charitable efforts to address homelessness in indianapolis
$1,000,0002024 tax year
Indiana University · Ampath breast and cervical cancer screening to improve womens cancer outcomes in kenya and nepal
$780,1772024 tax year
Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation · Accelerating equitable access to stem education and experiences
$709,5002024 tax year
Childrens Museum Of Indianapolis Incorporated · Girls and young women in stem in mission jurassic
$600,0002024 tax year
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Support of charitable purposes of initiatives to enhance indianapolis and central indiana region
$550,0002024 tax year
Florida A&M University Foundation · Support of programs advancing health education and career opportunities for students
$500,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Johna Norton — Board Member (Partial Year)
Anat Ashkenazi — Board Member (Partial Year)
Eric Dozier — Board Member
Patrik Jonsson — Board Member
Jacob Van Naarden — Board Member
Ilya Yuffa — Board Member
Edgardo Hernandez — Board Member
Diogo Rau — Board Member
Daniel Skovronsky — Board Member
Anne White — Board Member
Anat Hakim — Board Member
Alonzo Weems — Board Member
Melissa Seymour — Board Member
Lucas Montarce — Board Member
David Ricks — Board Chair

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$21,814,467	$21,461,756	$2,880,233	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$26,449,483	$25,980,906	$6,988,288	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$29,721,087	$29,127,899	$13,765,898	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.