Private foundation · EIN 38-3014819 · Windermere, Florida

Lincoln Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Florida. The foundation accepts applications (November 30) and its median grant is $1,220.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 29 grants paid, $58K total, median $1,220. 69% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: Must have financial hardship

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
29
$58K
Median grant
$1,220
Stays in FL
69%
of grants
Deadline
November 30
Assets
$1.1M

How to apply

Submit request for educational assistance in writing Contact: Tw Lincoln, Po Box 163, Windermere, Fl, 4078761371 Deadlines: November 30 Restrictions: Must have financial hardship

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Steven RosarioOrlando, FLEducation$9,500
Kody SmithMaynardville, TNEducation$5,000
Catherine VinesWindermere, FLEducation$3,500
Marcio CarvalhoOrlando, FLEducation$3,465
Renata RoselloKissimmee, FLEducation$3,000
John SwerdloveTucson, AZEducation$3,000
Steven RamageBloomington, INEducation$2,845
Jeff BurchettRome, GAEducation$2,500
Dave HeldCocoa Beach, FLEducation$2,500
Bill HiskeyPalmetto, FLEducation$2,500
Isaac NydenMontverde, FLEducation$2,250
Lindsey WielerStevens Point, WIEducation$2,000
Miquel CosmeWinter Garden, FLEducation$1,800
Russell HaasSanford, FLEducation$1,300
Bill OppeltClermont, FLEducation$1,220
Sofia ArandaOrlando, FLEducation$1,065
Bob FittonSt Cloud, FLEducation$1,000
Joey SterlingOrlando, FLEducation$1,000
Christopher SeveranceWinter Garden, FLEducation$1,000
Dawn DavilaOrlando, FLEducation$1,000
Beau ButzWisconsin Rapids, WIEducation$1,000
Jimmy LopezFresno, CAEducation$950
Dewey HendricksApopka, FLEducation$900
Chafic NasrallahOrlando, FLEducation$900
Steve RiesenOrlando, FLEducation$675
Chris FloydLexington, VAEducation$630
John RayGrand Junction, COEducation$500
Ralph SantelienHaines City, FLEducation$400
Maria TorrealbaMiami, FLEducation$350

By state: Florida 20 · Tennessee 1 · Arizona 1 · Wisconsin 2 · Indiana 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Lincoln Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Windermere, Florida, administered in care of Timothy Lincoln, tax-exempt since 1992. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Lincoln Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Submit request for educational assistance in writing Deadlines: November 30.

How much does Lincoln Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $58K across 29 grants, a median of $1,220.

Where does Lincoln Foundation give?

Florida (20 grants), Tennessee (1 grants), Arizona (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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