Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell
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HILLSBOROUGH, CAWebsite
About Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell
The Lillian Lincoln Foundation makes a small number of very large, targeted gifts that focus on local institutional philanthropy and a distinct global health interest. Giving is split between higher education scholarship support (including a named scholarship at Menlo College) and health-related causes, from underwriting a local hospital to funding an international snakebite initiative. The foundation appears donor-directed and relationship-driven, preferring sizable, single-purpose grants over many small awards.
Focus Areas
Named undergraduate scholarships at Menlo College (Barbara Howell Scholarship)Capital or program support for local hospital/healthcare institutions (Sequoia Hospital Foundation)Global neglected tropical disease interventions (Global Snakebite Initiative)
Who They Fund
children (including critically ill and special needs)youth and students (scholarship recipients)elderly / seniorslow-income / food-insecure populationsdisaster-affected communities (e.g., wildfire survivors)
About Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell
A $900,000 grant to Sequoia Hospital Foundation in 2025 is the clearest recent signal of how Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/o Lincoln Howell gives: large, targeted awards directed to specific institutions and programs rather than broad, open-ended support. The foundation also made a $675,000 scholarship gift to Menlo College in 2025, continuing a pattern of education funding that includes a named scholarship in Barbara Howell’s name. Health and education sit at the center of the recent record, but the foundation’s interests extend beyond those two areas. It has backed global snakebite work, hospital and child-health programs, disaster response, food assistance, wildlife and animal protection, and selected general operating support. The gift list shows a preference for sizable single-purpose grants, often repeated across years to the same recipient or cause. World Central Kitchen, Sequoia Hospital Foundation, St Jude Children's Hospital Foundation, and Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund appear among the more recent recipients. The foundation’s funding profile is national in scope while still showing a strong California presence in its recent giving.
What Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell Funds
Education support appears in several forms. In 2025, the foundation gave $675,000 to Menlo College for a scholarship in Barbara Howell’s name, and it also made $150,000 to Kalamazoo College for a hoop house project tied to education. Williams College and Wheaton College each received $100,000 in 2023 for education. Health-related grants are equally prominent. The foundation gave $100,000 in 2025 to St Jude Children's Hospital Foundation for healthcare, and $90,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America for healthcare. Child development and child healthcare also show up in the record: Calif Pacific Child Development Center received $100,000 in 2023 for child development and another $100,000 in 2025 for child healthcare. Humanitarian and food assistance are recurring themes as well, with gifts to World Central Kitchen, Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund, Feeding America, and Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine.
How Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell Gives
Typical grants cluster at a relatively high level: the 25th percentile is $6,250, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent grant list shows a much more targeted upper tier, including multiple six-figure awards and one $900,000 grant. The pattern is relationship-driven and repeat-oriented. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Sequoia Hospital Foundation, World Central Kitchen, St Jude Children's Hospital Foundation, Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund, Calif Pacific Child Development Center, and Feeding America. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals. It does not make program-related investments, and the available record does not show an application process or unsolicited grantmaking.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5M
Total Assets
$82.4M
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$5.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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