Eugene M Lang Foundation
The Eugene M. Lang Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, New York. It supports programs and organizations in arts and culture, education, health and human services, and justice, with giving guided by a focus on creative, substantive work that can expand people’s opportunities and capacities.
Eugene M Lang Foundation at a glance
In short: Eugene M Lang Foundation gave $4.9M across 206 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in New York. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,896,666
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 206
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,770
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,375
- Total assets
- $23,374,807
- -14.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (75 of 206, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Eugene M Lang Foundation
- How to Apply
-
Contact Executive Director Lauren McGrail with a letter and appropriate supporting information. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Lauren Mcgrail Executive Director
Mailing address: 33 W 60Th Street Room 219, New York, NY 10023
Phone: (718) 309-8463
Website: https://eugenelangfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Eugene M Lang Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Eugene Lang College the New School ($1.1M). Together the top 10 received $2.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
973 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 819 grants of 973 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation says it concentrates giving in the New York City and Washington, D.C. regions. It may support work outside those areas to replicate major Foundation initiatives, implement a global initiative within its fields of interest, or respond to emergency conditions in underserved areas.
In 2025, 65% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 23% to recipients in Washington, D.C. The remaining reported shares went to Massachusetts (6%), California (3%), and Pennsylvania (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 206 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Eugene M Lang Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 75 of 206 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $32K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 272% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.9M (2023) to $4.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 206 grants totaling $4.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene Lang College the New School New York, NY | General | $1,125,000 |
| Atlas Performing Arts Center Washington, DC | General | $304,750 |
| Concerts in Motion New York, NY | General | $251,750 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation Washington, DC | General | $250,000 |
| Exploring the Arts Astoria, NY | General | $150,000 |
| Iona Senior Services Washington, DC | General | $127,000 |
| Project Pericles New York, NY | General | $103,250 |
| Billion Oyster Project New York, NY | General | $101,000 |
| Centrr for Justice at Columbia University New York, NY | General | $100,000 |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY | General | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,374,807 | $1,955,504 | $5,845,304 | $4,896,666 | 206 | $5,124,989 | $1,806,189 | $1,883,464 |
| 2024 | $27,264,607 | $1,877,142 | $5,108,467 | $4,715,074 | 183 | $4,921,123 | $1,738,298 | $1,959,404 |
| 2023 | $30,495,932 | $1,278,244 | $4,275,316 | $3,938,385 | 177 | $4,137,032 | $1,148,082 | $1,907,492 |
| 2022 | $33,493,004 | $2,475,288 | $5,327,354 | $4,914,071 | 201 | $5,112,606 | $2,295,540 | $2,029,970 |
| 2021 | $36,345,070 | $6,720,540 | $4,738,676 | $4,289,482 | 206 | $4,479,034 | $2,891,678 | $2,430,110 |
| 2020 | $35,166,784 | $4,496,115 | $4,357,006 | $4,009,118 | 214 | — | $1,348,362 | $1,870,223 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Eugene M Lang Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.9M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation prioritizes programs that are creative in concept and excellent in substance; elevate people’s spirits, goals, and capacities, especially through education, participation in the arts and civic activity, and health education and social services; and promote inventiveness and entrepreneurship. Its stated fields of interest are education; performing and visual arts; social justice; community and social responsibility; health and social services; and preservation of the natural and built environment.
The Foundation’s arts priorities include distinctive and feasible projects that engage diverse artists and audiences, support young professionals, advance diversity and equity, or connect art and social change. In education, it describes support for innovation and for efforts to improve educational systems and opportunities for underserved students. Its justice priorities include programs for at-risk, incarcerated, and returning community members; people pursuing citizenship; and efforts to activate disenfranchised and disengaged voters.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate this range. Atlas Performing Arts Center describes itself as a creative space for artists and audiences and says it works to provide an equitable home for artists representing its diverse community. Exploring the Arts says it seeks to expand equitable access to arts education in historically underserved public middle and high schools. Concerts in Motion says it provides music concerts to homebound, hospitalized, and otherwise isolated people. Iona Senior Services says it educates, advocates, and provides community-based services to help people age well. Billion Oyster Project describes its mission as restoring oyster reefs to New York Harbor through public education.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Foundation reported 206 grants totaling $4,896,666. Individual grants ranged from $15 to $1,125,000, with a median of $3,375. Among its largest reported grants were $1,125,000 to Eugene Lang College The New School, $304,750 to Atlas Performing Arts Center, $251,750 to Concerts in Motion, $250,000 to Democracy Forward Foundation, and $150,000 to Exploring the Arts.
The Foundation’s filing states that applications may be submitted as a letter with appropriate supporting information. The listed contact is Executive Director Lauren McGrail; the filing reports no restrictions on awards.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists the following trustees: Stephen Lang, Jane Lang, Kristina Lang, Lucy Lang, Jessica Lang, and Benjamin Alamar. Lauren McGrail is listed as both trustee and executive director.
Eugene M Lang Foundation is led by Lauren McGrail, Trustee & Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lauren McGrail
Trustee & Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$126K (2020) → $172K (2025)
Benjamin Alamar
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Lang
Trustee
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Lang
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Lang
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Lang
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Lang
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $172K, to Lauren McGrail (TRUSTEE,EXECUTIVE Director).
Frequently asked questions about Eugene M Lang Foundation
How much does Eugene M Lang Foundation give each year?
Eugene M Lang Foundation gave $4.9M across 206 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.7M across 183 grants.
What is Eugene M Lang Foundation's typical grant size?
Eugene M Lang Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,375, and its average grant was $23,770, across 206 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Eugene M Lang Foundation that year got $9K on average.
Where does Eugene M Lang Foundation give grants?
Eugene M Lang Foundation gives mostly in New York: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (23%) and Massachusetts (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (74 grants), Washington, DC (38 grants), San Francisco, CA (9 grants) and Boston, MA (7 grants).
Does Eugene M Lang Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Eugene M Lang Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (206 of 206) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Eugene M Lang Foundation's largest grantees?
Eugene M Lang Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Eugene Lang College the New School ($1,125,000), Atlas Performing Arts Center ($304,750) and Concerts in Motion ($251,750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Eugene M Lang Foundation?
Eugene M Lang Foundation reported $23.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.9M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Eugene M Lang Foundation fund?
The Foundation prioritizes programs that are creative in concept and excellent in substance; elevate people’s spirits, goals, and capacities, especially through education, participation in the arts and civic activity, and health education and social services; and promote inventiveness and entrepreneurship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Eugene M Lang Foundation?
Contact Executive Director Lauren McGrail with a letter and appropriate supporting information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Eugene M Lang Foundation's EIN?
Eugene M Lang Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6153412. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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