· Private foundation
Donald J Lindley Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k16 grants · $94k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $148k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $72k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $71,800 |
| LAKE LAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION | $32,300 |
| INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY | $28,800 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN | $18,300 |
| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE | $17,900 |
| IVY TECH FOUNDATION | $14,400 |
| PARKLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION | $14,400 |
| ROSEHULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $11,100 |
| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILL | $10,700 |
| OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY | $7,200 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | $7,200 |
| LAKE FOREST COLLEGE | $7,200 |
| GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY | $7,200 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | $7,200 |
| MILLIGAN COLLEGE | $7,200 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…
Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…
Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…
Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
Through innovative learning opportunities, individual student attention, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive educational access, simpson college cultivates a diverse community of learners to lead lives of meaning and purpose.
Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…
Education - lagrange college challenges the minds and inspires the souls of its students. founded in 1831 and committed to its relationship with the united methodist church and its wesleyan and liberal arts traditions, the college supports…
Pitzer College produces engaged socially responsible citizens of the world through an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary liberal arts education emphasizing social justice, intercultural understanding and environmental sensitivity.…
Dunwoody college changes lives by building opportunities for graduates to have successful careers, to develop into leaders and entrepreneurs, and to engage in "the better performance of life's duties." quote is from the last will and…
Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.
True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.
How this is measured
11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds LAKE LAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds IVY TECH FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds PARKLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ↗
- Who funds MILLIGAN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Greenville College ↗
- Who funds Lake Forest College ↗
- Who funds OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds ILLINOIS COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds Marian University ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Donald J Lindley Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Donald J Lindley Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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