Funding search · EIN 311518662 · Washington, DC
The Kevin and Lesley Lilly Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Story Church Houston3 grants · $600,500
- Lifehouse3 grants · $367,500
- Houston Methodist1 grant · $50,000
- Strake Jesuit1 grant · $50,000
- Mainstreet Ministries3 grants · $40,000
- Southwestern University1 grant · $25,000
- Texas Wranglers2 grants · $12,767
- State Guard Association of Texas1 grant · $12,000
- Junior League of Houston1 grant · $10,000
- Partnership for Resource Development2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $330,000
Lifehouse · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $300,500
The Story Church Houston · Hn, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $200,000
The Story Church Houston · Hn, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $100,000
The Story Church Houston · Hn, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $50,000
Strake Jesuit · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $50,000
Houston Methodist · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $25,000
Southwestern University · Georgetown, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $23,500
Lifehouse · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $15,000
Mainstreet Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $15,000
Mainstreet Ministries · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $14,000
Lifehouse · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $12,000
State Guard Association of Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
Junior League of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
Mainstreet Ministries · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $10,000
Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $9,000
Texas Wranglers · Austin, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,500
Manresa Retreat House · Convent, LA · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Cornerstone Christian Center · Basalt, CO · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Creede Repertory Theatre · Creede, CO · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Partnership for Resource Development · Chesapeake, VA · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Partnership for Resource Development · Chesapeake, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Southwest Men'S Lacrosse · Georgetown, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Third Option Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $5,000
South Texas Charity Weekend · Kingsville, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $3,767
Texas Wranglers · Austin, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $3,000
Houston Botanic Garden · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $2,500
Micah Project · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $2,000
The University of Texas - Longhorn Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $2,000
Manresa Retreat House · Convent, LA · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $1,500
Trexo · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $1,500
Texas Ranger Assocation Foundation · Waco, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $1,000
The 100 Club · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $1,000
Serenity Retreat · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $1,000
The Ruah Center · Houston, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $1,000
Proverbs 31 Ministries · Matthews, NC · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $1,000
Serenity Retreat · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $700
Texas Biomedical Research Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2023
To fund charitable activities
- $700
Texas Biomedical Research Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $500
City Rise Church · Houston, TX · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $500
Proverbs 31 Ministries · Matthews, NC · 2024
To fund charitable activities
- $500
Spring Spirit · Houston, TX · 2022
To fund charitable activities
- $300
Rolling Rock Employee Scholarship Fund Co the Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To fund charitable activities
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