Lilly Endowment Inc

INDIANAPOLIS, IN EIN: 35-0868122

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$79.9B

+28.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3B

+48.0% YoY

Grant Count

1,808

-8.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.3M

+62.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$850M$1.7B$2.5B$3.4B20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$79,907,328,537$62,180,012,552$40,798,643,857
Revenue$3,090,184,045$2,061,897,636$1,915,656,584
Expenses$2,328,546,370$1,580,523,182$1,372,463,741
Qualifying Distributions$2,281,221,212$1,548,655,658$1,342,188,877
Net Investment Income$3,076,385,712$2,048,149,255$1,898,245,317
Distributable Amount$3,740,968,054$2,247,414,647$1,607,157,925

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$565M$1.1B$1.7B$2.3B1,830 grants20201,659 grants20211,474 grants20221,983 grants20231,808 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUND…$138.0MINDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOP…$100.0MNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$100.0MUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUN…$50.0MINDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NA…$40.0MNATIONAL TRUST HISTORIC …$40.0MSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$40.0MBELMONT UNIVERSITY$32.1MDEPAUW UNIVERSITY$32.0MROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF…$30.5M

Grant Size Distribution

8,754 grants across all recorded years

4524<$50K851$50–100K666$100–250K600$250–500K707$500K–1M1175$1–5M231$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

N CLAY ROBBINSCHAIRMAN&CEO$1.2MJENNETT M HILLPRESIDENT$800KBEN W BLANTONVP SECY & GC$500KCHRISTOPHER L COBLEVP RELIGION$488KDIANE M STENSONVP&TREASURER$488KPETER A BUCKVP INVEST&GM$476KRONNI N KLOTHVP CMTY DEV$450KTED MAPLEVP EDUCATION$450KJACLYN P DOWDVPEVALUATION$320KCHARLES E GOLDENDIRECTOR$61KMARY K LISHERDIRECTOR$61KDANIEL P CARMICHAELDIRECTOR$56KJOHN C LECHLEITERDIRECTOR$53KCLARENCE CRAINDIRECTOR$45KWILLIAM G ENRIGHTDIRECTOR$45KDAVID N SHANEDIRECTOR$45KELI LILLY II PART YEARDIRECTOR$22KREBECCA E LILLY PART…DIRECTOR$22KCRAIG DYKSTRA PART Y…DIRECTOR$11KJOHN D WITVLIET PART…DIRECTOR$4K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
N CLAY ROBBINSCHAIRMAN&CEO40$1,158,000
JENNETT M HILLPRESIDENT40$800,000
BEN W BLANTONVP SECY & GC40$500,000
PETER A BUCKVP INVEST&GM40$476,000
CHRISTOPHER L COBLEVP RELIGION40$488,000
JACLYN P DOWDVPEVALUATION40$320,000
RONNI N KLOTHVP CMTY DEV40$450,000
TED MAPLEVP EDUCATION40$450,000
DIANE M STENSONVP&TREASURER40$488,000
DANIEL P CARMICHAELDIRECTOR5.5$55,700
CLARENCE CRAINDIRECTOR4$44,500
CRAIG DYKSTRA PART YEARDIRECTOR4$11,125
WILLIAM G ENRIGHTDIRECTOR4$44,500
CHARLES E GOLDENDIRECTOR6.5$60,500
JOHN C LECHLEITERDIRECTOR6$52,500
ELI LILLY II PART YEARDIRECTOR4$22,250
REBECCA E LILLY PART YEARDIRECTOR4$22,250
MARY K LISHERDIRECTOR6.5$60,500
DAVID N SHANEDIRECTOR4$44,500
JOHN D WITVLIET PART YEARDIRECTOR4$3,708

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

50states
+43 more states

Cities

AbileneAccordAlamedaAlbionAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAllstonAltoonaAmbridgeAmericusAmherstAndersonAndrewsAngolaAnn ArborAnnandaleAntiochArdenArden HillArlington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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