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Lincoln Dynamic Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$389k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2024
22
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,183
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
2 to 35
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$2.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Lincoln Dynamic Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthEnvironmentHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving16$389k44%
FY202322$416k41%
FY202235$462k51%
FY202122$336k59%
FY202012$333k75%
FY20196$52k83%
FY20182$75kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$1.2MEnvironment$242kHealth$203kHuman Services$99kHousing & Shelter$83kArts & Culture$81kYouth Development$73kPhilanthropy$57kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of California Irvine Foundation$1,041,13850%
Collaboration Center Foundation$91,50641%
Climate Mobilization Project Inc$89,250525%
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth$75,00041%
Grant A Gift Autism Foundation$69,99941%
The Just One Project$54,60050%
Cool Effect Inc$49,64260%
Las Vegas Natural History Museum$35,10041%
Green Our Planet$35,00020%
Core Powered by the Rogers Foundation$30,27521%
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All grantees of Lincoln Dynamic Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of California Irvine Foundation$1,041,13850%
Collaboration Center Foundation$91,50641%
Climate Mobilization Project Inc$89,250525%
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth$75,00041%
Grant A Gift Autism Foundation$69,99941%
The Just One Project$54,60050%
Cool Effect Inc$49,64260%
Las Vegas Natural History Museum$35,10041%
Green Our Planet$35,00020%
Core Powered by the Rogers Foundation$30,27521%
Foster Kinship$30,15031%
The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation$30,00021%
Discovery Children's Museum$25,00010%
Friends of Nevada Wilderness$20,00021%
Start Empowerment Inc$17,22515%
Bridge to Turkiye$16,00031%
Baby's Bounty$13,00022%
Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada$10,15710%
Future Smiles$8,00020%
The Ability Center of Southern Nevada Inc$7,50016%
Lighthouse Charities Inc$7,00011%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$5,36320%
Hopelink of Southern Nevada$5,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada$5,00011%
Spread the Word Nevada$5,00010%
University of California Berkeley Foundation$5,00010%
Nevada News Bureau Inc$5,00010%
Pride Tree$5,00016%
The Lullaby Connection$3,0002n/a
Leaders in Training$3,00011%
There Is No Hero in Heroin Foundation$3,00011%
Vegas Stronger$3,00011%
The Moonridge Foundation$2,67120%
Regents of the University of California$2,5001n/a
Serving Our Kids Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Help of Southern Nevada$2,00010%
Three Square$1,50020%
Embrace Global$1,15010%
Citizens Climate Education Corp$1,00010%
Project 150$1,00010%
Casa de Luz$1,00010%
Children's Heart Foundation$72710%
Critical Care Comics$50010%
Opera Las Vegas$50010%
Horses 4 Heroes$16510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($243k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lincoln Dynamic Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of California Irvine Foundation: $1,041,138 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCollaboration Center Foundation: $91,506 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetClimate Mobilization Project Inc: $89,250 over 5y, 25% of budgetNevada Partnership for Homeless Youth: $75,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetGrant A Gift Autism Foundation: $69,999 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetThe Just One Project: $54,600 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCool Effect Inc: $49,642 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetLas Vegas Natural History Museum: $35,100 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetGreen Our Planet: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCore Powered by the Rogers Foundation: $30,275 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFoster Kinship: $30,150 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Shaquille O'Neal Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDiscovery Children's Museum: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Nevada Wilderness: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetStart Empowerment Inc: $17,225 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetBridge to Turkiye: $16,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetBaby's Bounty: $13,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southern Nevada: $10,157 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFuture Smiles: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Ability Center of Southern Nevada Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetLighthouse Charities Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $5,363 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHopelink of Southern Nevada: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSpread the Word Nevada: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of California Berkeley Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNevada News Bureau Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPride Tree: $5,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetLeaders in Training: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThere Is No Hero in Heroin Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetVegas Stronger: $3,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Moonridge Foundation: $2,671 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetServing Our Kids Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHelp of Southern Nevada: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThree Square: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEmbrace Global: $1,150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCitizens Climate Education Corp: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject 150: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCasa de Luz: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Heart Foundation: $727 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCritical Care Comics: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOpera Las Vegas: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHorses 4 Heroes: $165 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

NV Energy Charitable …United Way of Souther…Nevada Community Foun…Mondays DarkSpeedway Children's C…Canarelli Family Foun…Wynn Resorts Foundati…Engelstad Family Foun…Mgm Resorts FoundationVegas Golden Knights …Raiders Foundation NvThree Square
NV Energy Charitable FoundationNV48.4× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: NV Energy Charitable Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Mondays Dark · Speedway Children's Charities · Canarelli Family Foundation · Wynn Resorts Foundation · Engelstad Family Foundation · Mgm Resorts Foundation · Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc · Raiders Foundation Nv · Three Square

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Lincoln Dynamic Foundation

How much does Lincoln Dynamic Foundation give?
Lincoln Dynamic Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $388,933 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Lincoln Dynamic Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (56%), Environment (12%), Health (10%).
Who are Lincoln Dynamic Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: University of California Irvine Foundation ($1.0M), Collaboration Center Foundation ($92k), Climate Mobilization Project Inc ($89k).
Does Lincoln Dynamic Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lincoln Dynamic Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lincoln Dynamic Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include NV Energy Charitable Foundation, United Way of Southern Nevada, Nevada Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Lincoln Dynamic Foundation based?
Lincoln Dynamic Foundation is based in NV.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 63 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The endowment market
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The camps
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By state
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