Sealed chain · filed Forms 990-PF
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
EIN 35-0868122. 6 filed returns, tax years ended 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2025, as the IRS published them, read in order and sealed 4 October 2026.
The years · carryover chain
One return is one year. The payout is kept across six.
What a foundation leaves undistributed is due by the end of the next tax year, and what it distributes beyond the year’s amount may be applied in the five years after. Each year below is re-added from its own opening lines and the elections it states, and each year’s opening is held against the year before’s closing.
6 filed years read; 5 of 5 year-to-year links agree.
Where the latest return leaves it
| As the return for the year ended 31 December 2025 states | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Undistributed income for the year (Part XII line 6f) | $3,561,400,280 | Distributable through 31 December 2026, the last day of the next tax year (IRC §4942(a)). |
| Excess distributions carried forward (line 9) | $0 | None carried forward. |
An excess may be applied in the five tax years after the one it arose in, the earliest first (Treas. Reg. §53.4942(a)-3(e)). What is left of it after the fifth is gone.
Each filed year, re-done
| Year ended | Distributable (1) | Distributed (4) | Carryover applied (5) | Undistributed (6f) | Lapsed (8) | Carried out (9) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2020 | $822,223,387 | $804,807,797 | – | $687,975,463 | – | – | agrees |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $1,214,647,434 | $744,448,075 | – | $1,158,174,822 | – | – | agrees |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $1,607,157,925 | $1,342,188,877 | – | $1,423,143,870 | – | – | agrees |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $2,247,414,647 | $1,548,655,658 | – | $2,121,902,859 | – | – | agrees |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $3,740,968,054 | $2,281,221,212 | – | $3,581,649,701 | – | – | agrees |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $3,867,799,023 | $3,888,048,444 | – | $3,561,400,280 | – | – | agrees |
Every line of Part XII re-adds to the figure filed, in every year read. A dash is a line the return leaves blank.
Each year against the year before
| Closed | Opened the year ended | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2021 | agrees | Every opening line is the prior year's closing line, to the dollar. |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | agrees | Every opening line is the prior year's closing line, to the dollar. |
| 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | agrees | Every opening line is the prior year's closing line, to the dollar. |
| 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | agrees | Every opening line is the prior year's closing line, to the dollar. |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 | agrees | Every opening line is the prior year's closing line, to the dollar. |
Every Part XII line of every year, as filed and as re-added
Year ended 31 December 2020 · IRS object 202121349349101217
| Line | What it is | Filed | Re-added | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3f | Excess distributions carryover, total of lines 3a to 3e | – | – | not checked |
| 4 | Qualifying distributions applied: lines 4a to 4e add up to line 4 | $804,807,797 | $804,807,797 | agrees |
| 4a | Applied to the prior year's undistributed income | $670,559,873 | $670,559,873 | agrees |
| 4d | Applied to this year's distributable amount | $134,247,924 | $134,247,924 | agrees |
| 4e | Remaining amount distributed out of corpus | – | $0 | agrees |
| 5 | Excess distributions carryover applied to this year | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6a | Corpus: lines 3f, 4c and 4e, less line 5 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6b | Earlier years' undistributed income: line 2b less line 4b | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6d | Line 6b less line 6c | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6e | Prior year's undistributed income left: line 2a less line 4a | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6f | This year's undistributed income: line 1 less lines 4d and 5 | $687,975,463 | $687,975,463 | agrees |
| 8 | Carryover from five years back not applied on line 5 or line 7 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 9 | Excess distributions carryover to next year: line 6a less lines 7 and 8 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 10 | Analysis of line 9 by year: lines 10a to 10e | – | – | not checked |
Year ended 31 December 2021 · IRS object 202241329349102664
| Line | What it is | Filed | Re-added | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3f | Excess distributions carryover, total of lines 3a to 3e | – | – | not checked |
| 4 | Qualifying distributions applied: lines 4a to 4e add up to line 4 | $744,448,075 | $744,448,075 | agrees |
| 4a | Applied to the prior year's undistributed income | $687,975,463 | $687,975,463 | agrees |
| 4d | Applied to this year's distributable amount | $56,472,612 | $56,472,612 | agrees |
| 4e | Remaining amount distributed out of corpus | – | $0 | agrees |
| 5 | Excess distributions carryover applied to this year | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6a | Corpus: lines 3f, 4c and 4e, less line 5 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6b | Earlier years' undistributed income: line 2b less line 4b | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6d | Line 6b less line 6c | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6e | Prior year's undistributed income left: line 2a less line 4a | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6f | This year's undistributed income: line 1 less lines 4d and 5 | $1,158,174,822 | $1,158,174,822 | agrees |
| 8 | Carryover from five years back not applied on line 5 or line 7 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 9 | Excess distributions carryover to next year: line 6a less lines 7 and 8 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 10 | Analysis of line 9 by year: lines 10a to 10e | – | – | not checked |
Year ended 31 December 2022 · IRS object 202311359349102611
| Line | What it is | Filed | Re-added | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3f | Excess distributions carryover, total of lines 3a to 3e | – | – | not checked |
| 4 | Qualifying distributions applied: lines 4a to 4e add up to line 4 | $1,342,188,877 | $1,342,188,877 | agrees |
| 4a | Applied to the prior year's undistributed income | $1,158,174,822 | $1,158,174,822 | agrees |
| 4d | Applied to this year's distributable amount | $184,014,055 | $184,014,055 | agrees |
| 4e | Remaining amount distributed out of corpus | – | $0 | agrees |
| 5 | Excess distributions carryover applied to this year | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6a | Corpus: lines 3f, 4c and 4e, less line 5 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6b | Earlier years' undistributed income: line 2b less line 4b | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6d | Line 6b less line 6c | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6e | Prior year's undistributed income left: line 2a less line 4a | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6f | This year's undistributed income: line 1 less lines 4d and 5 | $1,423,143,870 | $1,423,143,870 | agrees |
| 8 | Carryover from five years back not applied on line 5 or line 7 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 9 | Excess distributions carryover to next year: line 6a less lines 7 and 8 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 10 | Analysis of line 9 by year: lines 10a to 10e | – | – | not checked |
Year ended 31 December 2023 · IRS object 202421359349103342
| Line | What it is | Filed | Re-added | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3f | Excess distributions carryover, total of lines 3a to 3e | – | – | not checked |
| 4 | Qualifying distributions applied: lines 4a to 4e add up to line 4 | $1,548,655,658 | $1,548,655,658 | agrees |
| 4a | Applied to the prior year's undistributed income | $1,423,143,870 | $1,423,143,870 | agrees |
| 4d | Applied to this year's distributable amount | $125,511,788 | $125,511,788 | agrees |
| 4e | Remaining amount distributed out of corpus | – | $0 | agrees |
| 5 | Excess distributions carryover applied to this year | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6a | Corpus: lines 3f, 4c and 4e, less line 5 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6b | Earlier years' undistributed income: line 2b less line 4b | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6d | Line 6b less line 6c | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6e | Prior year's undistributed income left: line 2a less line 4a | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6f | This year's undistributed income: line 1 less lines 4d and 5 | $2,121,902,859 | $2,121,902,859 | agrees |
| 8 | Carryover from five years back not applied on line 5 or line 7 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 9 | Excess distributions carryover to next year: line 6a less lines 7 and 8 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 10 | Analysis of line 9 by year: lines 10a to 10e | – | – | not checked |
Year ended 31 December 2024 · IRS object 202521359349102167
| Line | What it is | Filed | Re-added | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3f | Excess distributions carryover, total of lines 3a to 3e | – | – | not checked |
| 4 | Qualifying distributions applied: lines 4a to 4e add up to line 4 | $2,281,221,212 | $2,281,221,212 | agrees |
| 4a | Applied to the prior year's undistributed income | $2,121,902,859 | $2,121,902,859 | agrees |
| 4d | Applied to this year's distributable amount | $159,318,353 | $159,318,353 | agrees |
| 4e | Remaining amount distributed out of corpus | – | $0 | agrees |
| 5 | Excess distributions carryover applied to this year | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6a | Corpus: lines 3f, 4c and 4e, less line 5 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6b | Earlier years' undistributed income: line 2b less line 4b | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6d | Line 6b less line 6c | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6e | Prior year's undistributed income left: line 2a less line 4a | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6f | This year's undistributed income: line 1 less lines 4d and 5 | $3,581,649,701 | $3,581,649,701 | agrees |
| 8 | Carryover from five years back not applied on line 5 or line 7 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 9 | Excess distributions carryover to next year: line 6a less lines 7 and 8 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 10 | Analysis of line 9 by year: lines 10a to 10e | – | – | not checked |
Year ended 31 December 2025 · IRS object 202641359349103099
| Line | What it is | Filed | Re-added | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3f | Excess distributions carryover, total of lines 3a to 3e | – | – | not checked |
| 4 | Qualifying distributions applied: lines 4a to 4e add up to line 4 | $3,888,048,444 | $3,888,048,444 | agrees |
| 4a | Applied to the prior year's undistributed income | $3,581,649,701 | $3,581,649,701 | agrees |
| 4d | Applied to this year's distributable amount | $306,398,743 | $306,398,743 | agrees |
| 4e | Remaining amount distributed out of corpus | – | $0 | agrees |
| 5 | Excess distributions carryover applied to this year | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6a | Corpus: lines 3f, 4c and 4e, less line 5 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6b | Earlier years' undistributed income: line 2b less line 4b | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6d | Line 6b less line 6c | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6e | Prior year's undistributed income left: line 2a less line 4a | – | $0 | agrees |
| 6f | This year's undistributed income: line 1 less lines 4d and 5 | $3,561,400,280 | $3,561,400,280 | agrees |
| 8 | Carryover from five years back not applied on line 5 or line 7 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 9 | Excess distributions carryover to next year: line 6a less lines 7 and 8 | – | $0 | agrees |
| 10 | Analysis of line 9 by year: lines 10a to 10e | – | – | not checked |
- Every figure is a filed Form 990-PF as the IRS published it, or exact arithmetic on it; nothing is estimated.
- A line that differs is the return's figure beside the recomputed one. The return may rest on something these files do not show: an election statement, a set-aside, a corrected valuation, an amended return not yet published. It is not a finding.
- Whether any tax applies is not decided here. Lines 6d and 6e are the form's own lines, re-added; §4942(a) turns on facts no return shows.
- The chain is as long as the e-filed returns the IRS has published for this foundation; a year filed on paper is a gap, and a gap is said, never bridged.
- This reading’s hash
a4189b45165fa0e2…(chain v1, rules 88ef69903d76…); each year’s return is named by its IRS object id and the SHA-256 of its bytes: 202121349349101217 6fd5572061ac…; 202241329349102664 aca41af7b5a8…; 202311359349102611 0ae783c28e10…; 202421359349103342 eb2664c6a44e…; 202521359349102167 8d52bf4dda4f…; 202641359349103099 bf728b52dde5….
What this hash is over
chain
a4189b45165fa0e2bb040e26938bd2fe0af7581488ec6c69d25aed2171d8562c · recomputed now, matchesreturns 6 Forms 990-PF; the digest over their object ids and byte hashes, in order, is
e0b0e8200e8fb3c0ff270c8c1e7042c4c687f4e2c98aecf39b80c84aa146a81crules chain v1, the code at digest
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