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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1572881

The Lanceleaf Foundation

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $523,177 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $523,177

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,189,766
  • Tax year 2024

    $343,155

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $699,854
  • Tax year 2023

    $177,086

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $151,510

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT

    Research

    $213,738
  2. University of Georgia Research FoundationAthens, GA

    Research

    $209,439
  3. African People & Wildlife Fund IncCharlotte, NC

    General operating grant

    $100,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT

    Research

    $226,099

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $209,439100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana1 grant $213,738
  2. Georgia1 grant $209,439
  3. North Carolina1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lane FaisonPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Matthew GriffithsSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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