Dillon Foundation
Private foundation · Sterling, IL · EIN 36-6059349 · reported 2023–2025
418grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$9.9Mtotal paid
22states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 47 of its 418 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $400K 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 537
Sterling, IL 61081-0537
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Park District TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $867,500 |
| Sterling Riverfront Foundation TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/DEV | Sterling, IL | $822,500 |
| Sterling Park District - Museum TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $443,500 |
| Sterling Riverfront Foundation TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/DEV | Sterling, IL | $382,500 |
| Sterling Park District TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $343,034 |
| Sterling Park District TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $312,000 |
| Community Unit School District 5 IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $289,641 |
| Woodlawn Arts Academy TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $253,500 |
| Woodlawn Arts Academy TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $230,347 |
| Woodlawn Arts Academy TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $208,876 |
| Sterling Park District - Museum TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $196,472 |
| Sterling Park District - Museum TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $194,500 |
| United Way of Whiteside County TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | Sterling, IL | $192,750 |
| United Way of Whiteside County TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | Sterling, IL | $189,750 |
| United Way of Whiteside County TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | Sterling, IL | $185,250 |
| Community Unit School District 5 IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $159,259 |
| Sterling Public Library TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $153,000 |
| Community Unit School District 5 IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $145,633 |
| Greater Sterling Development Corp TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $144,566 |
| Sterling Schools Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $131,835 |
| Sterling Rock Falls Family YMCA IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | Sterling, IL | $121,000 |
| Sterling Schools Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $108,805 |
| Whiteside Area Career Center TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $84,000 |
| Whiteside Area Career Center TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $84,000 |
| Whiteside Area Career Center TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $84,000 |
| Sauk Valley Community College TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Dixon, IL | $79,000 |
| Sauk Valley Community College TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Dixon, IL | $78,000 |
| Sterling Rock Falls Community Trust TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $77,000 |
| Greater Sterling Development Corp TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $76,500 |
| Sauk Valley Community College TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Dixon, IL | $71,500 |
| Rock River Hospice and Home IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | Sterling, IL | $68,850 |
| City of Sterling TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $57,958 |
| Sterling Rock Falls Family YMCA IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | Sterling, IL | $55,000 |
| Sterling Rock Falls Family YMCA IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | Sterling, IL | $55,000 |
| City of Sterling TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $54,829 |
| Greater Sterling Development Corp TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $52,165 |
| City of Sterling TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Sterling, IL | $50,876 |
| Sterling Schools Foundation TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $49,000 |
| Rock River Hospice and Home IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | Sterling, IL | $40,500 |
| Rock River Hospice and Home IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | Sterling, IL | $39,500 |
| First Presbyterian Church IN SUPPORT OF RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEV | Sterling, IL | $36,750 |
| Grace Episcopal Church TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | Sterling, IL | $36,000 |
| Grace Episcopal Church TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | Sterling, IL | $36,000 |
| Grace Episcopal Church TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | Sterling, IL | $36,000 |
| Sterling Rock Falls Historical TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $35,000 |
| Northern Illinois Cancer Treatment TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | Dixon, IL | $35,000 |
| Sterling Rock Falls Historical TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $35,000 |
| Temple Shalom TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | Sterling, IL | $33,500 |
| Sauk Valley Foodbank TO SUPPORT FOOD, NUTRITION, AND AG | Sterling, IL | $32,585 |
| First Presbyterian Church IN SUPPORT OF RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEV | Sterling, IL | $31,250 |
| First Presbyterian Church IN SUPPORT OF RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEV | Sterling, IL | $31,250 |
| Timber Lake Playhouse TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Mount Carroll, IL | $31,000 |
| Sterling Public Library TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $30,000 |
| Whiteside County Senior Center TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITES | Sterling, IL | $29,500 |
| Sterling Public Library TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | Sterling, IL | $26,000 |
| Rock River Stone Real Estate LLC TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | Rock Falls, IL | $25,000 |
| St Mary's School Saints Club IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| Northern Illinois Cancer Treatment TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | Dixon, IL | $25,000 |
| YWCA of the Sauk Valley TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | Sterling, IL | $24,380 |
| Rock River Valley Self Help TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | Sterling, IL | $23,500 |
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