Dills Family Foundation
Dills Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $755K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K. Net investment income was $155K.
Dills Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Dills Family Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000
- -90.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- -80.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $755,155
- +42.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dills Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Daniels Music Foundation ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Dills Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 21% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $500K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Daniels Music Foundation New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $755,155 | $237,687 | $11,670 | $1,000 | 1 | $8,096 | $155,121 | $38,868 |
| 2024 | $529,138 | $218,039 | $19,654 | $10,200 | 2 | $18,246 | $156,377 | $23,689 |
| 2023 | $330,753 | $118,263 | $219,644 | $212,500 | 4 | $219,260 | $52,093 | $16,765 |
| 2022 | $432,134 | $215,930 | $309,439 | $301,000 | 2 | $305,893 | $13,233 | $14,694 |
| 2021 | $525,643 | $460,746 | $506,870 | $500,000 | 1 | $506,370 | $304,269 | $25,528 |
| 2020 | $571,767 | $97,855 | $22,025 | $15,000 | 7 | — | $44,419 | $26,711 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dills Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dills Family Foundation is led by Denise P Dills, Co- President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Denise P Dills
Co- President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick G Dills
Director, Co- President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Dills Family Foundation
How much does Dills Family Foundation give each year?
Dills Family Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.
How large is Dills Family Foundation?
Dills Family Foundation reported $755K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Dills Family Foundation operate?
Dills Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin.
What is Dills Family Foundation's EIN?
Dills Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3925731. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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