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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-2412335

Lancaster Woodruff Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $75,200 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $75,200

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,363,136
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $441,359

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grameen AmericaNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  2. Selah FreedomSarasota, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  3. Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $7,500
  4. Help to Home (habitat for Humanity)Americus, GA

    Charitable purpose

    $7,500
  5. Second Heart HomesBradenton, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $7,500
  6. Urbanite TheatreSarasota, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  7. Asolo Repertory TheatreSarasota, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $5,200
  8. Chiari Syringomyelia FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  9. Movember FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  10. American Associates of the National TheatreNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $2,500
  11. Global Giving FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable purpose

    $2,000
  12. International School of BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $2,000
  13. The Irish Repertory TheatreNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $1,225
  14. Alex's Lemonade Stand FoundationWynnewood, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $1,000
  15. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun CoastSarasota, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $1,000
  16. Community Foundation P SarasotaSarasota, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $1,000
  17. Rebekah's Angel FoundationBradenton, FL

    Charitable purpose

    $250
  18. Camp FriendshipPalmyra, VA

    Charitable purpose

    $200
  19. GlenkirkChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $200
  20. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $125

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $10,20024% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $10,00024% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $7,50018% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $7,50018% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $2,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $125<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida7 grants $30,950
  2. New York7 grants $28,350
  3. Georgia1 grant $7,500
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $200
  8. Virginia1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mark T LancasterTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Nancy Anne WoodruffTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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