The Lincoln Collection Endowment

FORT WAYNE, IN EIN: 27-0530027 Website

The organization is a perpetual trust organized to provide financial support for the Abraham Lincoln Collection consisting of three dimensional items at the Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN and documents, images, and other two dimensional items at the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.9M

+7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$275K

+10.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$275K

+10.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$473K$947K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,862,990$10,084,982$9,491,394
Revenue$730,570$1,065,963$439,298
Expenses$339,393$313,258$502,864
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$719,060$847,464$347,343
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$412K$825K$1M$2M3 grants20203 grants20213 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

Friends of the Lincoln C…$275K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K7$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Jason BenedictTrustee0.15
Patrick ChaseyTrustee0.15
Sherry HardySecretary/Trustee0.5
Ris TaylorChairperson/Trustee1
Todd StephensonTrustee0.15

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Fort Wayne

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

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