Funders › IL › Dillon Foundation › 2025
Grants paid by Dillon Foundation, tax year 2025
EIN 36-6059349 · Sterling, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2025, Dillon Foundation (EIN 36-6059349) reported 134 grants paid totaling $3,580,339. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sterling Park District Sterling, IL | C | $867,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Riverfront Foundation Sterling, IL | B | $382,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/DEV | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Woodlawn Arts Academy Sterling, IL | B | $230,347 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Park District - Museum Association Sterling, IL | U | $196,472 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | United Way of Whiteside County Sterling, IL | C | $192,750 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Community Unit School District 5 Sterling, IL | U | $159,259 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Public Library Sterling, IL | U | $153,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Greater Sterling Development Corp Sterling, IL | B | $144,566 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Whiteside Area Career Center Sterling, IL | U | $84,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sauk Valley Community College Foundation Dixon, IL | D | $78,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock River Hospice and Home Sterling, IL | B | $68,850 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | City of Sterling Sterling, IL | U | $57,958 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Rock Falls Family YMCA Sterling, IL | U | $55,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Schools Foundation Sterling, IL | B | $49,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | First Presbyterian Church Sterling, IL | U | $36,750 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEV | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Grace Episcopal Church Sterling, IL | C | $36,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Timber Lake Playhouse Mount Carroll, IL | B | $31,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Whiteside County Senior Center Sterling, IL | U | $29,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock River Stone Real Estate LLC Rock Falls, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Mary's School Saints Club Raleigh, NC | D | $25,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society Sterling, IL | B | $22,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Cgh Health Foundation Sterling, IL | B | $22,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | YWCA of the Sauk Valley Sterling, IL | U | $22,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Mark's Episcopal Church Geneva, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Educati and Research Rochester, MN | D | $18,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The Salvation Army Sterling, IL | C | $16,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sauk Valley Foodbank Sterling, IL | B | $16,250 | paid | TO SUPPORT FOOD, NUTRITION, AND AG | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock Falls Elementary School Rock Falls, IL | U | $15,488 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Sterling, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The Museum of Flight Seattle, WA | C | $14,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The Associated Colleges of Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $12,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Cornerstone Special Care Sterling, IL | U | $12,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Berea College Berea, KY | B | $10,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock Falls Public Library Rock Falls, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Living Well Cancer Resource Center Geneva, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH/GENERAL RELATED | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Community Christmas for Children Sterling, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Twin City Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc Sterling, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY/EMERGENCY | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Tri-County Opportunities Council Rock Falls, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HOUSING & SHELTER | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Sterling, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Coloma Township Park District Rock Falls, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RECREATION, LEISURE, SPOR | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Freeport, IL | C | $9,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Franklin Creek Conservation Association Franklin Grove, IL | B | $9,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Jude Children's Research Hospita Memphis, TN | C | $9,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Presbyterian Church (usa) Foundatio Jeffersonville, IN | C | $9,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The Culver Educational Foundation Culver, IN | B | $8,750 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA | U | $8,750 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock Falls Township High School District 301 Rock Falls, IL | U | $8,712 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Bi-County Cooperative Foundation Sterling, IL | B | $8,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Boy Scouts of America Blackhawk Area Council Rockford, IL | U | $8,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rockford University Rockford, IL | U | $8,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Erie County Spca West Seneca, NY | B | $8,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ANIMALS | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | University of Colorado Foundation Inc Denver, CO | C | $8,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The Nature Conservancy of Il Chapter Chicago, IL | D | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Hope Cancer Wellness Center Dixon, IL | U | $7,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | YMCA at University of Illinois Champaign, IL | U | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Charles Library Foundation St Peters, MO | D | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois University Foundation - Wniu Dekalb, IL | C | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Seymour Library Brockport, NY | B | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Acs Relay for Life of Sauk Valley Sterling, IL | U | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The Joseph F Glidden Homestead Foundation Dekalb, IL | D | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Whiteside County Community Health Clinic Rock Falls, IL | B | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Mr Grey's Strays Inc Brockport, NY | B | $7,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ANIMALS | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Township Sterling, IL | U | $7,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Flight for Life - Colorado Lakewood, CO | U | $6,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Big Brother-Big Sister of the Mississippi Valley Rock Falls, IL | U | $6,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Newman Central Catholic High School Sterling, IL | U | $6,137 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Rock Falls Day Care Agency Inc Sterling, IL | C | $6,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Preservation Dixon, IL | D | $6,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Junior Achievement of Heartland Inc Moline, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | American Red Cross - Lincoln Land Chapter Rock Falls, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Kiwanis Club of Sterling Foundation Sterling, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITI | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Lincoln Presidential Foundation Springfield, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Ridgewood Church Preschool Minnetonka, MN | D | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sustainable Berea Inc Berea, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Dixon Habitat for Humanity Dixon, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HOUSING/SHELTER | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | American Battlefield Trust Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Main Street Sterling, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | First Presbyterian Church Preschool Clarksville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Union League Boys & Girls Clubs Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Eureka College Eureka, IL | C | $4,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Montmorency School District 12 Rock Falls, IL | U | $4,450 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Exponent Philanthropy Washington, DC | U | $4,400 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | East Coloma School District 12 Rock Falls, IL | U | $4,387 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Mary's Grade School Sterling, IL | C | $4,350 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Christ Lutheran School Sterling, IL | U | $4,125 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Special Olympics of Illinois Normal, IL | C | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RECREATION, LEISURE, SPOR | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Kingsville, TX | U | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Cultural Literacy Foundation Sterling, IL | U | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Clinton Symphony Orchestra Association Clinton, IA | B | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The National Arbor Day Foundation Nebraska City, NE | C | $3,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Caring Center of Rock Falls Sterling, IL | C | $3,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Denver Zoological Foundation Inc Denver, CO | B | $3,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Temple Shalom Sterling, IL | U | $3,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Junior Tackle Football Inc of Sterling Il Sterling, IL | D | $3,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT RECREATION, LEISURE, SPOR | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Andrew's Catholic Elementary School Rock Falls, IL | U | $3,188 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Happy Tails Humane Society Rock Falls, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ANIMALS | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | National Jewish Health Deerfield, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL AND RELATE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Fox Valley Hands of Hope Geneva, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Coloma Township Rock Falls, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT FOOD, NUTRITION, AND AG | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | The United States Olympic Committee Colorado Springs, CO | U | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RECREATION, LEISURE, SPOR | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation - N Il Division Rockford, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Smile Train Washington, DC | U | $2,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Guiding Eyes for the Blind Yorktown Heights, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/GENERAL RELATED | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Whiteside County Public Transportation Sterling, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living Rock Falls, IL | C | $2,400 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Vincent de Paul - Sterling Rock Falls Sterling, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Augustana College - Wvik Rock Island, IL | C | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver Denver, CO | D | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HEALTH/DISEASE/DISORDER | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Mccloud & Associates Sterling, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Sterling Rock Falls Community Trust Sterling, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Seventh Day Adventist Church Rock Falls, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock Falls Youth Football Rock Falls, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT RECREATION, LEISURE, SPOR | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Arly Kruse Educational Foundation Boulder, CO | B | $1,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | St Mary's Church Sterling, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Hope Life Center Sterling, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Mayo Clinic Dept of Development Rochester, MN | U | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Save Ellis Island Inc Budd Lake, NJ | C | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Preborn Indianapolis, IN | U | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | National Fire Safety Council Inc Sterling, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER, PREPAREDNES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Kaneville United Methodist Church Kaneville, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation Dundee, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ANIMALS | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Paws of War Smithtown, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ANIMALS | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter Golden, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ANIMALS | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Fox Valley Ice Arena Geneva, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RECREATION, LEISURE, SPOR | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rock House Kids Rockford, IL | B | $750 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc Menomonee Falls, WI | B | $750 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL | B | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Summit Church Blue Ridge Campus Raleigh, NC | U | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELO | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Discovery Center Museum of Rockford Inc Rockford, IL | B | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Providence Baptist Church of Raleigh Raleigh, NC | B | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANI | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT FOOD, NUTRITION, AND AG | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Operation Smile Norfolk, VA | C | $500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
| 2025 | Mercy Ships Garden Valley, TX | C | $500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN SERVICE | 202620619349100807 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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