The Lincoln Foundation appears to operate as a small, locally focused education fund that makes many modest cash awards to individual recipients (likely students or educators) rather than institutional grants. Most grants are labeled simply 'EDUCATION' and are directed to named individuals, suggesting scholarship/tuition support, awards, or direct educational assistance within the foundation’s local community. Giving is spread across many recipients with occasional repeat awards to the same individuals.
Distributed, small-dollar grants to many individual recipients (mostly one-off awards with a few repeat grantees); no large institutional or multi-year commitments evident.
Lincoln Foundation’s giving is built around many small education awards to named individuals, with one of the clearest signs of that pattern being repeated support to the same recipient across years. Austin Perkins received $12,703 in 2024 and $5,720 in 2023, both marked EDUCATION, which points to an ongoing relationship rather than a single one-time award. The foundation also made a $12,922 EDUCATION grant to Dennis Combs in 2024, alongside another large award of $7,000 to Steven Rosario in 2023. Those higher grants sit within a broader stream of modest support that appears aimed at individuals rather than institutions. The recipient list includes people in Windermere, Orlando, Winter Garden, and other Florida communities, as well as a smaller number of grantees outside the state. Across the recent grants shown here, the common thread is direct educational assistance delivered through personal awards, often at amounts that suggest tuition help, scholarships, or related support.
Education is the only stated grant purpose across the recent awards, and it reaches a mix of recipients in Florida and beyond. Lincoln Foundation gave $6,000 in 2024 to Shawn Laureano in Orlando for EDUCATION, and $5,000 in 2024 to Judy Hillman in Buchanan, Virginia for the same purpose. Support also went to people in smaller Florida communities: $3,375 to Peter Fleck in Winter Garden in 2023, $2,750 to Jacob Uhle in Winter Garden in 2023, and $1,660 to Robert Trierweiler in Saint Cloud in 2023. The pattern suggests broad educational assistance rather than a single institutional theme. Most awards are tied to individuals by name, which makes the foundation’s grantmaking look personal and recipient-specific rather than project-based.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $794, the median is $1,440, and the 75th percentile is $2,900. That places most awards in a relatively narrow band, even though a few larger grants rise well above it. The recent record also shows repeat giving to the same recipient, including Austin Perkins in 2023 and 2024, which suggests some continuing support. Lincoln Foundation is a private foundation, not a funder of individuals directly in the sense of personal assistance outside its grantmaking; the grants shown are all cash awards to named recipients. No application process is described in the provided data.
$104K
$1.2M
$52K
$4K
Most grants fall between $795 and $3K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$795
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 57% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: Austin Perkins, Dennis Combs, Steven Rosario, Shawn Laureano, Judy Hillman
Lincoln Foundation’s grants are concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 57% of grants in the foundation’s HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Within the recent awards, Orlando appears repeatedly, along with Windermere and Winter Garden. Other Florida recipient cities include Saint Cloud, Casselberry, DeLand, and Groveland. Outside Florida, recipients appear in Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, California, and other U.S. locations. All of the recent grants shown go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants are all labeled EDUCATION and go to named individuals. That points to direct educational support such as scholarships, tuition help, or related awards rather than institutional program grants.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is small: the 25th percentile is $794, the median is $1,440, and the 75th percentile is $2,900. Most awards fall within that range, though some individual grants are larger.
Yes. Austin Perkins appears in both 2023 and 2024, with grants of $5,720 and $12,703. That repeat award pattern suggests the foundation sometimes provides ongoing support to the same individual.
Florida is the top state by grant count, and 57% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent Florida recipient cities include Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden, Saint Cloud, Casselberry, DeLand, and Groveland.
No. The recipient list also includes people in Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, and California, but all recent grants in the dataset are to U.S. recipients.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS COMBS | HARRISONBURG, VA | $12,922 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| AUSTIN PERKINS | WINDERMERE, FL | $12,703 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SHAWN LAUREANO | ORLANDO, FL | $6,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| JUDY HILLMAN | BUCHANAN, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| JOHN TATE | ORLANDO, FL | $3,800 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CATHERINE VINES | WINDERMERE, FL | $3,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| DON BAKER | ORLANDO, FL | $1,947 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CORY GOODMAN | DELAND, FL | $1,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MEGAN LEE | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $1,250 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| WAYNE KELLER | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| JASON BUTZ | WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI | $853 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CHRIS FLOYD | LEXINGTON, VA | $500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| STEVEN ROSARIO | ORLANDO, FL | $7,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| AUSTIN PERKINS | WINDERMERE, FL | $5,720 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| RICHARD FLEISCHMANN | CASSELBERRY, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| PETER FLECK | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $3,375 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| COURTNEY WIELER | STEVENS POINT, WI | $2,950 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JACOB UHLE | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $2,750 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| SAMMY MAIYO | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $2,500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| TOM SCHRECKHISE | WEYERS CAVE, VA | $2,166 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CLAYTONM ZIMNIAK | KEARNEY, NE | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| EDDIE TUCKER | ORLANDO, FL | $1,700 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ROBERT TRIERWEILER | SAINT CLOUD, FL | $1,660 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| WILL BRANDT | CLOVERDALE, VA | $1,500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| TOM FLOEY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $1,500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MARCUS ENGLEMAN | LYNCHBURG, VA | $1,380 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| EDDIE SELMAN | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $1,250 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JOSEPH STERLING | ORLANDO, FL | $1,235 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| TINA PRESSLER | ORLANDO, FL | $1,200 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JORDAN ALWINE | GROVELAND, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JASON BUTZ | WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI | $1,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MIGUEL COSME | WINTER GARDEN, FL | $980 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MELISSA GUAYLUPO | ORLANDO, FL | $775 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| SHERRY RILEY | LEXINGTON, VA | $760 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JULIE KUMMER | WAXAHACHIE, TX | $750 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JESUS ALVAREZ | ORLANDO, FL | $650 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHRIS KELLER | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ED WEILER | ELTON, WI | $500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ADAM LOCKWOOD | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| STEPHANIE ODOM | WINDERMERE, FL | $350 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CASSIDY STEINER | WINDERMERE, FL | $300 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| WAYNE KELLER | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $300 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
DENNIS COMBS
$12,922EDUCATION
AUSTIN PERKINS
$12,703EDUCATION
SHAWN LAUREANO
$6,000EDUCATION
JUDY HILLMAN
$5,000EDUCATION
JOHN TATE
$3,800EDUCATION
CATHERINE VINES
$3,500EDUCATION
DON BAKER
EDUCATION
CORY GOODMAN
$1,500EDUCATION
MEGAN LEE
$1,250EDUCATION
WAYNE KELLER
$1,000EDUCATION
JASON BUTZ
$853EDUCATION
CHRIS FLOYD
$500EDUCATION
STEVEN ROSARIO
$7,000EDUCATION
AUSTIN PERKINS
$5,720EDUCATION
RICHARD FLEISCHMANN
$5,000EDUCATION
PETER FLECK
$3,375EDUCATION
COURTNEY WIELER
$2,950EDUCATION
JACOB UHLE
$2,750EDUCATION
SAMMY MAIYO
$2,500EDUCATION
TOM SCHRECKHISE
$2,166EDUCATION
CLAYTONM ZIMNIAK
$2,000EDUCATION
EDDIE TUCKER
$1,700EDUCATION
ROBERT TRIERWEILER
$1,660EDUCATION
WILL BRANDT
$1,500EDUCATION
TOM FLOEY
$1,500EDUCATION
MARCUS ENGLEMAN
$1,380EDUCATION
EDDIE SELMAN
$1,250EDUCATION
JOSEPH STERLING
$1,235EDUCATION
TINA PRESSLER
$1,200EDUCATION
JORDAN ALWINE
$1,000EDUCATION
JASON BUTZ
$1,000EDUCATION
MIGUEL COSME
$980EDUCATION
MELISSA GUAYLUPO
$775EDUCATION
SHERRY RILEY
$760EDUCATION
JULIE KUMMER
$750EDUCATION
JESUS ALVAREZ
$650EDUCATION
CHRIS KELLER
$500EDUCATION
ED WEILER
$500EDUCATION
ADAM LOCKWOOD
$500EDUCATION
STEPHANIE ODOM
$350EDUCATION
CASSIDY STEINER
$300EDUCATION
WAYNE KELLER
$300EDUCATION