Private foundation · EIN 31-1531619 · Colorado Spgs, Colorado · Philanthropy & grantmaking

John E and Margaret L 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $2.5M total, median $33K. 85% of grants stayed in Colorado.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
26
$2.5M
Median grant
$33K
Stays in CO
85%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$41M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding CenterColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$500K
Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, COGeneral Fund$500K
Young LifeColorado Springs, CODonation$275K
Parents ChallengeColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$235K
Peak EducationColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$200K
Translational Genomics Research Institute FoundPhoenix, AZPancreatic Cancer research$200K
Careers in Construction ColoradoColorado Springs, CODonation$100K
Colorado Springs Pioneer MuseumColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$100K
CosiloveyouColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$75K
FCA BoxingColorado Springs, CODonation$75K
Junior Achievement of Southern ColoradoColorado Springs, CODonation$50K
US Olympic & Paralympic MuseumColorado Springs, CODonation$50K
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, COSculpture Grant$40K
Read Better Be BetterPhoenix, AZGeneral Fund$25K
Saint Joseph Catholic ChurchColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$25K
Heart J-Center of Sylvan Dale RanchLoveland, CODonation$25K
The Resource ExchangeColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$13K
Empty Stocking FundAtlanta, GADonation$10K
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern ColoradoColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$10K
Western Golf AssociationGlenview, ILDonation$10K
Hillside ConnectionColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$9,250
Richard's Rubbish RoundupColorado Springs, CODonation$8,500
Colorado Springs PhilharmonicColorado Springs, COGeneral fund$5,600
Pikes Peak Community FoundationColorado Springs, COCouples Who Care Event$5,000
CASA of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado Springs, COGeneral Fund$2,500
Downtown VenturesColorado Springs, COArts on the Street Project$1,000

By state: Colorado 22 · Arizona 2 · Georgia 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

John E and Margaret L Lane Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Colorado Spgs, Colorado, administered in care of Sharon Regier, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does John E and Margaret L Lane Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 John E and Margaret L Lane Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.5M across 26 grants, a median of $33K.

Where does John E and Margaret L Lane Foundation give?

Colorado (22 grants), Arizona (2 grants), Georgia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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