Funding search · EIN 356042099 · Radnor, PA

Lincoln Financial 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.

7,647
grants reported
$33.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • United Way of Greater Greensboro11 grants · $999,550
  • United Way of Allen County4 grants · $712,121
  • Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana I39 grants · $392,194
  • Foodbank for the Heartland38 grants · $379,875
  • Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana12 grants · $371,050
  • The Free Library of Philadelphia7 grants · $350,600
  • Teach for America10 grants · $350,000
  • United Way of the Midlands6 grants · $322,405
  • Ywca Northeast Indiana17 grants · $318,953
  • Philabundance32 grants · $316,881

Giving over time

$8.2M
2022
$8.5M
2023
$8.1M
2024
$8.4M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 7,647 grants.

  • $270,000

    United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    United Way Programs

  • $250,000

    Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation · Conshohocken, PA · 2025

    Special Initiatives Grants

  • $250,000

    United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    United Way

  • $250,000

    United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    United Way Programs

  • $249,991

    United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    United Way

  • $247,534

    United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2025

    United Way Program Grants

  • $242,121

    United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    United Way

  • $150,000

    United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2025

    Financial Wellness Grants

  • $125,000

    Jalen Hurts Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2025

    Special Initiatives Grants

  • $125,000

    The Jalen Hurts Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Special initiatives

  • $125,000

    Greensboro Chamber Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    Financial Wellness

  • $125,000

    Heights Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Education

  • $125,000

    Philadelphia Futures · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Education Programs

  • $100,000

    Boys Girls Clubs of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $100,000

    Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Special Initiatives Grants

  • $100,000

    The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Special Initiatives Grants

  • $100,000

    United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    United Way Program Grants

  • $100,000

    Boys Girls Clubs of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Special initiatives

  • $100,000

    United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    United Way

  • $100,000

    City Year Inc - Philadelphia · Boston, MA · 2023

    Education

  • $100,000

    The Eagles Charitable Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Special Initiatives

  • $100,000

    The Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Education

  • $100,000

    The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Special Initiatives

  • $100,000

    United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern Ne · Philadeplhia, PA · 2023

    United Way

  • $100,000

    American Council of Life Insurance · Washington, DC · 2022

    Special Initiatives

  • $100,000

    City Year Inc - Philadelphia · Boston, MA · 2022

    Education Programs

  • $100,000

    Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Arts Programs

  • $100,000

    The Eagles Charitable Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Special Initiatives

  • $100,000

    The Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Education Programs

  • $100,000

    The Historymakers · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Special Initiatives

  • $100,000

    United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern Ne · Philadeplhia, PA · 2022

    United Way Programs

  • $90,000

    Heights Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $90,000

    Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $90,000

    Heights Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Education

  • $90,000

    Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Education

  • $90,000

    Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Education

  • $90,000

    Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Arts Programs

  • $90,000

    Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Education Programs

  • $90,000

    Ywca Northeast Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Human Services Programs

  • $85,000

    Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $85,000

    City Year · Boston, MA · 2024

    Education

  • $85,000

    United Way · Hartford, CT · 2023

    United Way

  • $85,000

    United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2023

    United Way

  • $85,000

    United Way · Hartford, CT · 2022

    United Way Programs

  • $85,000

    United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022

    United Way Programs

  • $80,000

    Teach for America · New York, NY · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $80,000

    Ywca Northeast Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Human Services

  • $76,000

    Junior Achievement USA · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Education

  • $75,000

    The Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $75,000

    United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2025

    United Way Program Grants

  • $75,000

    Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Education

  • $75,000

    The Free Library of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Education

  • $75,000

    United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024

    United Way

  • $75,000

    Ywca Northeast Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Human Services

  • $75,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Education

  • $75,000

    Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Human Services

  • $75,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Education Programs

  • $75,000

    Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Human Services Programs

  • $72,000

    Ywca Northeast Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Human Services Grants

  • $70,000

    Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Human Services Grants

  • $70,000

    Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Val · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Financial Wellness Grants

  • $70,000

    Foodbank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2025

    Human Services Grants

  • $70,000

    Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Human Services

  • $70,000

    Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2024

    Human Services

  • $70,000

    Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Val · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Financial Wellness

  • $70,000

    Foodbank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2024

    Human Services

  • $70,000

    Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024

    Education

  • $70,000

    Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2023

    Human Services

  • $70,000

    Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Val · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Financial Wellness

  • $70,000

    Foodbank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Human Services

  • $70,000

    Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023

    Education

  • $70,000

    Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2022

    Human Services Programs

  • $70,000

    Foodbank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Human Services Programs

  • $70,000

    Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022

    Education Programs

  • $65,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025

    National Disaster Fund

  • $65,000

    City Year · Boston, MA · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $65,000

    Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2025

    Human Services Grants

  • $65,000

    Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Arts

  • $60,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $60,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Human Services Grants

  • $60,000

    Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Human Services

  • $60,000

    United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    Arts

  • $60,000

    United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    Arts Programs

  • $58,000

    Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2023

    United Way

  • $58,000

    Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2022

    United Way Programs

  • $55,000

    Congreso De Latinos Unidos · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Financial Wellness Grants

  • $55,000

    Congreso De Latinos Unidos · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Financial Wellness

  • $55,000

    Congreso De Latinos Unidos · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Financial Wellness

  • $50,000

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $50,000

    Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $50,000

    Boys Girls Club of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Education Grants

  • $50,000

    Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2025

    United Way Program Grants

  • $50,000

    Hopeworks N Camden · Camden, NJ · 2025

    Financial Wellness Grants

  • $50,000

    United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2025

    United Way Program Grants

  • $50,000

    United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern Ne · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    United Way Program Grants

  • $50,000

    Urban League of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Financial Wellness Grants

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Education

  • $50,000

    Boys Girls Club of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Education

  • $50,000

    Boys Girls Clubs of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024

    Education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.