The Lily Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private family foundation established in 1997 and headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The organization is classified as a grantmaking foundation under the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) category "Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C."
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$8.1M
-3.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$963K
+17.4% YoY
Grant Count
23
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$42K
+17.4% YoY
Grantmaking
The foundation operates as an active grantmaker, with annual expenses exceeding revenue, indicating regular distribution of funds to charitable purposes. Specific grant sizes, funding priorities, and application procedures are not detailed in available public sources.
Grant Range
s, funding priorities, and application procedures are not detailed in available public sources.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Based on the most recent available tax filings (2023):
- Total Assets: $8.41 million
- Total Liabilities: $0
- Annual Revenue: $392,000 (2023)
- Annual Expenses: $920,000 (2023)
The foundation has maintained tax-exempt status since January 1998 and is required to file Form 990-PF with the IRS.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $8,086,598 | $8,411,173 | $8,955,820 |
| Revenue | $745,364 | $391,666 | $630,776 |
| Expenses | $1,069,939 | $919,635 | $863,192 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $962,760 | $820,000 | $771,000 |
| Net Investment Income | $696,968 | $300,986 | $519,000 |
| Distributable Amount | $567,457 | $534,812 | $561,649 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
106 grants across all recorded years
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
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT L MCNEIL III | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JANE MCNEIL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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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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