Below is a list of Lilly Endowment initiatives open to eligible organizations that support work within one of the Endowment’s three main areas of focus: community development, religion and education and youth.
Please review the specific eligibility requirements for each initiative to determine if your organization is able to apply. For any questions, please email the distinct address coordinating with each initiative found on the last page of the Request for Proposals.
Through the new Storytelling Initiative, the Endowment seeks to help charitable organizations unlock and tell compelling stories that portray the vibrancy and hope of Christian faith and life to inspire and help people from a wide variety of backgrounds to come to know and love God.
Learn MoreThrough a new round of its Pathways initiative, the Endowment seeks to help theological schools strengthen and sustain their institutional capacities to prepare and support pastoral leaders for Christian churches. Pathways 2025 will offer funding opportunities for Individual School Grants and for Large-scale Collaboration Grants.
Learn MoreThe Marion County K-12 Public Schools Initiative aims to help public schools initiate, enhance or expand compelling programs and projects that show promise to improve their students’ academic achievement and prospects for post-secondary success.
Learn MoreThe Marion County K-12 Private Schools Initiative aims to help private schools initiate, enhance or expand compelling programs and projects that show promise to improve their students’ academic achievement and prospects for post-secondary success.
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