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Lilly Endowment, Inc.
The Lilly Endowment, Inc. is an Indiana-polis-based private philantrhopic foundation established in 1873 by the members of the Lilly family; J.K. Lilly Sr., J.K. Lilly Jr., and Eli Lilly.
The foundation was formed through the stock gifts of their pharmaceutical company called the Eli Lilly and Company. However, the foundation is considered to be a separate entity from the company.
The foundation aims to help people in Indianapolis build a better life through supporting efforts of national significance and international projects.
Web Address
www.lillyendowment.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @lillyendowment
The foundation was formed through the stock gifts of their pharmaceutical company called the Eli Lilly and Company. However, the foundation is considered to be a separate entity from the company.
The foundation aims to help people in Indianapolis build a better life through supporting efforts of national significance and international projects.
Web Address
www.lillyendowment.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @lillyendowment
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$100M, Largest Philanthropic Gift Ever Given to Purdue
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
"These transformational grants from Lilly Endowment are historic in both magnitude and vision," says Clay Robbins, chairman and CEO of Lilly Endowment, in announcing $100 million in grants to two...more
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
"These transformational grants from Lilly Endowment are historic in both magnitude and vision," says Clay Robbins, chairman and CEO of Lilly Endowment, in announcing $100 million in grants to two...more
Western Indiana Community Foundation launches survey to enhance quality of life through ...
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
"These transformational grants from Lilly Endowment are historic in both magnitude and vision," says Clay Robbins, chairman and CEO of Lilly Endowment, in announcing $100 million in grants to two...more
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
"These transformational grants from Lilly Endowment are historic in both magnitude and vision," says Clay Robbins, chairman and CEO of Lilly Endowment, in announcing $100 million in grants to two...more
Madison County Community Foundation Announces Ambitious Fundraising Campaign
Foundation: Madison County Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
An Indiana community is putting its money where its mouth is. The Madison County Community Foundation has announced the biggest fundraising campaign in its 31-year history in an effort to raise...more
Foundation: Madison County Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
An Indiana community is putting its money where its mouth is. The Madison County Community Foundation has announced the biggest fundraising campaign in its 31-year history in an effort to raise...more
Hendricks County Community Foundation announces 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars
Foundation: Hendricks County Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
An Indiana community is putting its money where its mouth is. The Madison County Community Foundation has announced the biggest fundraising campaign in its 31-year history in an effort to raise...more
Foundation: Hendricks County Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
An Indiana community is putting its money where its mouth is. The Madison County Community Foundation has announced the biggest fundraising campaign in its 31-year history in an effort to raise...more
Philanthropy Funds Market Quantitative &Amp; Qualitative Analysis |Smithsonian Institution ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Open Society Foundations
This report researches the worldwide Philanthropy Funds market size (value, capacity, production and consumption) in key regions like North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (China, Japan) and other...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Open Society Foundations
This report researches the worldwide Philanthropy Funds market size (value, capacity, production and consumption) in key regions like North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (China, Japan) and other...more
Indiana United Ways to Award Capital Project Grants Up to $1.5 Million in Partnership with ...
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
The Lilly Endowment is putting its money where its mouth is, offering $50 million in grants to community organizations in Indiana for building and renovation projects, the Indianapolis Star...more
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
The Lilly Endowment is putting its money where its mouth is, offering $50 million in grants to community organizations in Indiana for building and renovation projects, the Indianapolis Star...more
$1.25 Million Grant Awarded to Trevecca Program for Pastors
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
A small Nazarene university in Tennessee has been awarded the largest grant in its history to train future pastors, the Times Free Press reports. The Lilly Endowment Foundation has awarded $1.25...more
Foundation: Lilly Endowment
A small Nazarene university in Tennessee has been awarded the largest grant in its history to train future pastors, the Times Free Press reports. The Lilly Endowment Foundation has awarded $1.25...more
Ripley Co. Resident Named to Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Lilly Endowment
"We want to imbue the individuals who graduate from our program with a lot of knowledge and wisdom," says John M. Mutz, founder and president of the Mutz Institute for Philanthropic...more
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Lilly Endowment
"We want to imbue the individuals who graduate from our program with a lot of knowledge and wisdom," says John M. Mutz, founder and president of the Mutz Institute for Philanthropic...more
The Tenuous Place of Big Philanthropy in America'S Social Contract
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Helmsley Charitable Trust
Sohrab Ahmari's new book, Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty and What to Do About It, isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of free enterprise. In fact, the co-founder and...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Helmsley Charitable Trust
Sohrab Ahmari's new book, Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty and What to Do About It, isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of free enterprise. In fact, the co-founder and...more
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