D F Dillon Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-PF Part VIII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.8% of spending.
990-PF Part VIII
0.6 mo
of spending, in cash
0.6 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$15.4M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$8.9M
Net assets
$64.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.4M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$18.4M
FY2025$15.4M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$64.3M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50.0M
FY2021$47.4M
FY2022$48.7M
FY2023$46.6M
FY2024$57.8M
FY2025$64.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 91% · $8.1M Operating & administrative 9% · $776K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $72K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
Pres/Treas
$50,000990-PF Pt VIII
$7,500990-PF Pt VIII
VP/Sec/Direc
$7,500990-PF Pt VIII
$7,500990-PF Pt VIII

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Joseph Kerrigan$50,000$50,000$50,000
Donald F Dillon$7,500$7,500$10,000
Patrick J Kerrigan$7,500$7,500$10,000
David B Policky$7,500$7,500$10,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Lincoln, NE.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 112 grants · $8.1M · 2025–2025
University of Nebraska FoundationFY2025$1,000,000
University of Nebraska FoundationFY2025$500,000
Pius X FoundationFY2025$500,000
Doane CollegeFY2025$500,000
National Arbor Day FoundationFY2025$475,000
Regis UniversityFY2025$300,000
Lincoln City Library FoundationFY2025$250,000
Cato InstituteFY2025$250,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$250,000
Creighton UniversityFY2025$215,000
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityFY2025$200,000
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationFY2025$200,000
Blessed Sacrament SchoolFY2025$176,000
Women's Care CenterFY2025$175,000
Bellevue UniversityFY2025$175,000
St Teresa's SchoolFY2025$150,000
St Thomas Aquinas ChurchFY2025$125,000
TeammatesFY2025$100,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$73K
Median grantPart XV$30K
Largest grantPart XV$1.0M

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$15.4M
Investment income$15.3M
Gifts and grants$133K
Money out
$8.9M
Grants paid$8.1M
Running costs$776K
Owns and owes
$64.3M
net assets
Cash and savings$470K
Total assets$64.3M
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$133K
Investment income$15.3M
Total revenue$15.4M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$470K
Total assets$64.3M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$64.3M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $15.4M$8.9M$6.5M$64.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 7, 2025 $18.4M$7.3M$11.2M$57.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $4.9M$7.0M−$2.0M$46.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $8.5M$7.2M$1.3M$48.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $3.3M$5.9M−$2.6M$47.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 $1.3M$5.4M−$4.1M$50.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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