Private foundation · EIN 22-3554995 · Boca Grande, Florida · Unknown

Doug and Gay Lane Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $50K. 24% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
17
$1.4M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in FL
24%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.9M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAAthletic department$500K
Montclair FoundationMontclair, NJSpecial arts$150K
Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, NYResearch$150K
Friends of Boca GrandeBoca Grande, FLGeneral purposes$100K
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladlphia, PAScholarship fund$100K
Radcliffe Creek SchoolChestertown, MDGeneral purposes$80K
Special Operation Warrior FoundationTampa, FLDelta force$70K
Perlman Music Program SuncoastSarasota, FLGeneral purposes$55K
Accent DanceNew York, NYGeneral purposes$50K
Healthnetwork FoundationPepper Pike, OHGeneral purposes$50K
Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50K
Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NCGeneral purposes$10K
Arts QuestBethlehem, PAGeneral purposes$10K
Never Forget RideTampa, FLGeneral purposes$10K
Moravian ManorLititz, PAGeneral purposes$10K
Rockland Development ProgramClifton, NJGeneral purposes$2,000
Upper Saucon Ambulance CorpsCenter Valley, PAGeneral purposes$1,000

By state: Pennsylvania 5 · Florida 4 · New York 2 · New Jersey 2 · Maryland 1 · Ohio 1

About this foundation

Doug and Gay Lane Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boca Grande, Florida, administered in care of Douglas C Lane & Sharon Gay Lane, tax-exempt since 1998. 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 Doug and Gay Lane Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Doug and Gay Lane Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.4M across 17 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Doug and Gay Lane Foundation give?

Pennsylvania (5 grants), Florida (4 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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