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Edward H Lane Foundation

Accepts applications Hardy, Virginia · EIN 546040095

Edward H Lane Foundation is a private foundation in Hardy, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $90,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 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 down from $96,000 the year before.

27% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$87,00010$1.7 million
2023$96,00012$1.7 million
2024$90,00015$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactJohn E Lane III
199 Buck Drive, Hardy, VA 24101
Phone or email(540) 772-3374
What to submitFormal letter of application of grant with supporting financial documents.
RestrictionsLimitations/restrictions within the trust instrument which specifically cite IRS code sections applicable to exempt organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edward H Lane Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia9$61,000
Kentucky2$15,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Texas1$5,000
District of Columbia2$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Avoca Museum
Altavista, VA
Supplemental Exec & Research Staff Support ($5,000); Unrestricted ($10,000)$15,000
The Generals Redoubt
Lexington, VA
Unrestricted$15,000
University of Kentucky Children's H
Lexington, KY
Inherited Cancer Program$10,000
Stone Ridge Foundation
Altavista, VA
Valor Farm or Operation's Greater Need$10,000
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal, VA
John H. Lane Memorial Scholarship$5,000
Blue Grass Farms Charities
Lexington, KY
General Fund$5,000
The Antioch Partners
Houston, TX
Alvarez Tehological Teaching and Writing$5,000
Ferrum University
Ferrum, VA
Vaughn Chapel & Window Restoration$5,000
Dawn
Altavista, VA
New Sloped Ramp and/or Client Needs$5,000
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Helms School of Gov't PhD Scholarship$5,000
Hickory Christian Academy
Hickory, NC
Together Campaign$5,000
Alumni Free Speech Alliance
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$2,000
The Consumer Voice
Washington, DC
Support for Caregiver Activities of Family Councils in Elder Care Facilities$2,000
League for Animal Protection
Fincastle, VA
General Fund$500
Coopers Cove Community Center
Hardy, VA
Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edward H Lane Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Edward H Lane Foundation give?

$90,000 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Edward H Lane Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists B B Lane Jr (Trustee), John E Lane III (Trustee) and Edward H Lane III (Trustee).

What does Edward H Lane Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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