Community foundation · Lincoln, NE (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Lincoln Community Foundation Inc.
90% of its grant money in 2024 went out through donor-advised funds: individual donors chose those grants, not staff, so there is no application for them. If it also runs open grant rounds, they're in GrantMe's grant search when we've verified them.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 2 totaling $224K
- Typical grant
- $12K to $212K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $112K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County · plus 377 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 2.
- Total giving that year
- $23.2M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.2M | $224K | 2 |
| 2023 | $21.9M | — | 0 |
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Jasmine KingsleyCorporate secretary
- Lauren PuglieseBoard vice chair
- Linda MajorCorporate secretary - until 2/6/2024
- Mark HesserBoard chair
- Ryan BeckmanTreasurer
- Aaron DavisBoard member
- Aaron HilkemannBoard member
- Ben KiserBoard member
- Brett EbertBoard member
- Connie EdmondBoard member
- Dan MarvinBoard member
- Diane Temme StintonBoard member
- Eric BuchananBoard member
- Juan Carlos HuertasBoard member
- Kile JohnsonBoard member
- Kim RobakBoard member
- Makenzie RathBoard member
- Marco BarkerBoard member
- Marilyn MooreBoard member- past chair
- Meg LauermanBoard member
- Michael FerrisBoard member
- Pam HunzekerBoard member
- Preeta BansalBoard member
- Rhonda SeacrestBoard member
- Ronnie GreenBoard member
- Sandra WashingtonBoard member
- Susie Keisler-MunroBoard member
- Suzanne BlueBoard member
- Alec GorynskiPresident- until 8/2/2024
- Richard DebuseVice pres-development
- Sandi HansenVice pres-development
- Scott LawsonVice president-finance
- Tracy EdgertonVice pres-development and president beg 8/2/2024
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | General support | $212K |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, Shelby County | General support | $12K |
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