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Dillon Foundation

STERLING, IL EIN: 36-6059349 Website

The Dillon Foundation is a private foundation based in Sterling, Illinois. Established in February 1955, it operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and is classified as a private grantmaking foundation.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$3.4M

+16.7% YoY

Grant Count

148

+8.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+7.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary grant-making focuses on:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation has provided support to organizations including the Sterling Schools Foundation.

Average Grant

amount and median grant amount data are available but specific figures were not fully extracted in the sources

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Illinois
  • New York
  • Colorado

Grant Distribution by State

25states
+17 more states

Cities

AMERICUSAURORABATAVIABEREABLOOMINGTONBOONEBOSTONBOULDERBROCKPORTBUDD LAKECENTENNIALCHADWICKCHAMPAIGNCHARLESTONCHARLOTTECHARLOTTESVILLECHATTANOOGACHICAGOCLARKSVILLECLINTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2024:

  • Total Assets: $73,299,822
  • Total Giving: $3,392,896
  • Total Revenue: $4.43 million
  • Total Expenses: $4.02 million
  • Total Liabilities: $0

Tax-Exempt Status: Tax-exempt since February 1955 EIN: 36-6059349

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$848K$2M$3M$3M139 grants2020140 grants2021141 grants2022136 grants2023148 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DI…$146KGREATER STERLING DEVELOP…$52KCITY OF STERLING$51KGRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH$36KFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$31KCGH HEALTH FOUNDATION$22KCITY OF STERLING - STERL…$12KEXCEPTIONAL CARE & TRAIN…$12KBEREA COLLEGE$11KCOLOMA TOWNSHIP PARK DIS…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

237<$50K5$50–100K1$100–250K5$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PETER W DILLONPRESIDENT12
PATRICK W DILLONVICE PRESIDE1
GALE D INGLEEASST. TREASU1
JAMES BOESENASST. SECRET1
JOHN VAN OSDOLTREASURER1
CHRISTINE TRIZULNYDIRECTOR1
TODD INGLEEDIRECTOR1
MOLLY MCGEEDIRECTOR1
JOHN GVOZDJAKDIRECTOR1
TIMOTHY LEXVOLDSECRETARY1
JENNIFER WEHRSTEINDIRECTOR1
MARK INGLEEDIRECTOR1

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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