D F Dillon Foundation
Private foundation · Lincoln, NE · EIN 91-1805591 · reported 2023–2025
317grants reported
$30Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$21.2Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 30 of its 317 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.2M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 6368
Lincoln, NE 68506-0368
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $1,000,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $1,000,000 |
| Doane College PROGRAM | Crete, NE | $500,000 |
| Pius X Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 |
| National Arbor Day Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $475,000 |
| Regis University PROGRAM | Denver, CO | $300,000 |
| Southeast Community College Foundat PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $300,000 |
| Malone Center CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $300,000 |
| Regis University PROGRAM | Denver, CO | $300,000 |
| Doane College PROGRAM | Crete, NE | $300,000 |
| Audubon Nebraska CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Denton, NE | $250,000 |
| Cato Institute PROGRAM | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Lincoln City Library Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $250,000 |
| Audubon Nebraska CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Denton, NE | $250,000 |
| Cedars Home for Children CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $250,000 |
| Lincoln Parks and Recreation Founda CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $250,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $250,000 |
| Creighton University PROGRAM | Omaha, NE | $225,000 |
| Creighton University PROGRAM | Omaha, NE | $215,000 |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Williamsburg, VA | $200,000 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $200,000 |
| Cato Institute PROGRAM | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Nebraska Public Media Foundation in CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $200,000 |
| Nebraska State Historical Foundatio CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $200,000 |
| Cultural Centers of Lincoln PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $200,000 |
| Blessed Sacrament School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $176,000 |
| Bellevue University PROGRAM | Bellevue, NE | $175,000 |
| Women's Care Center CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $175,000 |
| Creighton University PROGRAM | Omaha, NE | $175,000 |
| Roncalli Catholic High School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Omaha, NE | $175,000 |
| St Teresa's School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $175,000 |
| St Teresa's School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $150,000 |
| Community Action Partnership PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $150,000 |
| Regis University PROGRAM | Denver, CO | $150,000 |
| Bellevue University PROGRAM | Bellevue, NE | $150,000 |
| Blessed Sacrament School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $145,500 |
| Roncalli Catholic High School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Omaha, NE | $144,000 |
| Blessed Sacrament School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $142,500 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $125,000 |
| Community Action Partnership PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Teammates PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Bellevue University PROGRAM | Bellevue, NE | $100,000 |
| Cato Institute PROGRAM | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Williamsburg, VA | $100,000 |
| Doane College PROGRAM | Crete, NE | $100,000 |
| Madonna School CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Nebraska State Historical Foundatio PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Regis University PROGRAM | Denver, CO | $100,000 |
| St Mary Catholic Church CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Teammates PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Cedars Home for Children CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| St Teresa's School PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Teammates PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | Williamsburg, VA | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 317 reported grants.
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