The Lincoln Academy of Illinois Employee Directory
Civic and Social OrganizationsIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization based in Springfield, Illinois, that operates under a governance framework of a Board of Regents and a General Trustees membership, with the Governor serving as its President. Its core function is to recognize individuals who have advanced the welfare of humanity in relation to Illinois, as well as senior students from four-year degree-granting institutions and an exemplary representative from community colleges, through formal honors. The Academy administers the Order of Lincoln, the state’s highest honor, and maintains a programmatic focus on democracy and humanistic ideals associated with the state’s heritage. The organization engages a small staff and operates within the civic and social sector, distinguishing itself by its role in honoring contributions tied to Illinois, while pursuing related educational and civic recognition activities from its base in central Illinois.