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October Lane Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 651174294

October Lane Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $65,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $31,379 the year before.

70% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$31,3794$62,831
2024$65,50010$22,331

How to apply

ContactChristopher P Sheridan
125 S Barrington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone or email(310) 909-1900
What to submitGeneral information regarding pupose of grant
Deadlines12/31
RestrictionsUSA

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What October Lane Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$58,500
Connecticut1$5,000
Nebraska1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc Good Shepherd Shelter
Los Angeles, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$15,000
Upright Wellness Center
Burbank, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$10,000
Friends of the la Phil
Los Angeles, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$9,000
Arline Borteck Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$7,500
Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF)
Woodland Hills, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$7,000
Writers Guild Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$5,000
Highland Parl Families Foundation
Manchester, CT
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$5,000
Breast and Gyn Health Project
Arcata, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$3,000
Alliance for Children's Rights
Los Angeles, CA
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$2,000
Union College
Lincoln, NE
Assistance with 501(c)(3) purpose$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does October Lane Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 12/31.

How much does October Lane Foundation give?

$65,500 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs October Lane Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Christopher P Sheridan (President/Director) and Leonard I Klein (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does October Lane Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services and health.

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