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

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Lilly Endowment


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

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

$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

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

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

Tis the season for giving: A guide for how to give, even a little | AM 870 The ANSWER
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment

People who study philanthropy and advise donors like Vanessa Lee, a program officer who coordinates giving circles at the Chicago Foundation for...more

'Tis the season for giving: A guide for how to give, even a little - Tribune Chronicle - Tribune Chronicle
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Dell Foundation, Lilly Endowment

___ Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with...more

Marlo Thomas Celebrates Thanks and Giving'S 20Th Year and $1 Billion Raised for St. Jude Hospital
Foundation: Lilly Endowment

When Danny Thomas founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis in the '60s, he made a promise to his daughter, Marlo: "My dad in his day brought in Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and...more

Philanthropy Funds Market Is Thriving Worldwide
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

Ten High School Seniors Recognized as Finalists for Monroe County'S Lilly Endowment ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, Lilly Endowment

Ten high school seniors in Bloomington, Ind., have been named as finalists for the Lilly Endowment's Monroe County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. Only two of the 10 will be...more



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Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.




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