Funding search · EIN 311531619 · Colorado Springs, CO
The John E and Margaret L Lane Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 55
- grants reported
- $5.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo2 grants · $750,000
- Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation2 grants · $700,000
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center2 grants · $600,000
- Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center3 grants · $510,000
- Exponential Impact1 grant · $490,565
- Translational Genomics Research Institute Found2 grants · $400,000
- Young Life1 grant · $275,000
- Peak Education2 grants · $250,000
- Parents Challenge2 grants · $245,000
- Colorado College1 grant · $175,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $600,000
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General fund
- $500,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $500,000
Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $490,565
Exponential Impact · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Survive and Thrive Donation
- $300,000
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General fund
- $300,000
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General fund
- $275,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Donation
- $235,000
Parents Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $200,000
Peak Education · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $200,000
Translational Genomics Research Institute Found · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Pancreatic Cancer research
- $200,000
Translational Genomics Research Institute Found · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Pancreatic Cancer research
- $200,000
Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022
General Fund
- $175,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Quad innovation pilot program
- $150,000
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General fund
- $100,000
Careers in Construction Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Donation
- $100,000
Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $75,000
Cosiloveyou · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $75,000
Fca Boxing · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
US Olympic & Paralympic Museum · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
Peak Education · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $40,000
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Sculpture Grant
- $40,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Education Grants
- $40,000
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General fund, cybersecurity capital fund
- $25,000
Heart J-Center of Sylvan Dale Ranch · Loveland, CO · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
Read Better Be Better · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General Fund
- $25,000
Saint Joseph Catholic Church · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $25,000
Colorado Springs School of Technology · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $25,000
Read Better Be Better · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General Fund
- $25,000
Saint Joseph Catholic Church · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $25,000
Manitou Springs Community Foundation · Manitou Springs, CO · 2022
AdAmAn Club
- $12,500
The Resource Exchange · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $10,000
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $10,000
Empty Stocking Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $10,000
National Museum of Wwii Aviation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $10,000
Parents Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $10,000
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $10,000
The Resource Exchange · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $9,250
Hillside Connection · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $8,500
Richard'S Rubbish Roundup · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Donation
- $7,500
Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $7,500
Hillside Connection · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $5,600
Colorado Springs Philharmonic · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Pikes Peak Community Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Couples Who Care Event
- $5,000
Casa of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $5,000
Cheynne Mountain Public Broadcast House · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Youth Spotlight
- $5,000
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Sculpture Grant
- $2,500
Casa of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $2,500
Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General Fund
- $2,500
Mt Caramel Veterans Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General Fund
- $2,229
Pikes Peak Community Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Couples Who Care Event
- $1,000
Downtown Ventures · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Arts on the Street Project
- $1,000
Downtown Ventures · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Arts on the Street Project
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