Lincoln Community Foundation
To Cultivate Lincoln Philanthropy and Stewardship for Today and Tomorrow
Lincoln Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Lincoln Community Foundation gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,000
- +75.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,000
- +251.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,000
- Total assets
- $1,197,938
- +85.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lincoln Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Art League of Lincoln ($21K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lincoln Community Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2019) to $66K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Art League of Lincoln Lincoln, CA | — | $21,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,197,938 | $582,749 | $119,234 | $21,000 | 1 | $4,858 |
| 2024 | $646,975 | $41,195 | $56,073 | $11,965 | 2 | $29 |
| 2023 | $571,102 | $43,777 | $44,017 | — | — | $34 |
| 2022 | $523,270 | $10,180 | $66,837 | $23,500 | 3 | $2 |
| 2021 | $649,911 | $28,340 | $100,170 | $55,000 | 2 | $3 |
| 2020 | $562,410 | $16,523 | $108,038 | $65,800 | 3 | $5,697 |
| 2019 | $658,859 | $73,232 | $112,142 | $9,055 | 1 | $9,010 |
About Lincoln Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lincoln Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Lincoln, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lincoln Community Foundation is led by Kris Knutson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kris Knutson
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary McDonald
Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Berger
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Kurland
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clair Luke
Vice President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Knutson
Secretary
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Kevin
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Jan Bedwell (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Linda Maxwell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stan Nader (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Edythe Ternullo (2021) — Director
- Former: Dennis Mayhew (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Jansen (2019–2020) — Advisor
- Former: Gwen Scanlon (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Ellen Fickwirth (2019) — Director
- Former: Kris Wyatt (2019) — Director
- Former: Marcia Kuhlmann (2019) — Director
- Former: Ruth Alves (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan Cope (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lincoln Community Foundation
How much does Lincoln Community Foundation give each year?
Lincoln Community Foundation gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 2 grants.
How large is Lincoln Community Foundation?
Lincoln Community Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $583K.
Where does Lincoln Community Foundation operate?
Lincoln Community Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Lincoln Community Foundation's EIN?
Lincoln Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1677611. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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