Friends of Lane
Our goal is to build community and support Lane Tech parents, teachers, students, administration, and staff.
Friends of Lane at a glance
In short: Friends of Lane gave $624K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $624K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $623,703
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $623,703
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $623,703
- Total assets
- $794,696
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Lane funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lane Tech High School ($624K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of Lane gives
- Giving grew 175% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $218K (2021) to $756K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $624K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lane Tech High School Chcagoe, IL | — | $623,703 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $794,696 | $443,872 | $649,097 | $623,703 | 1 | $15,850 |
| 2024 | $901,628 | $474,232 | $622,033 | $597,930 | 1 | $8,223 |
| 2023 | $1,049,429 | $612,565 | $484,652 | $472,088 | 1 | $55 |
| 2022 | $921,382 | $614,614 | $240,363 | $227,100 | 1 | $7 |
| 2021 | $563,254 | $501,690 | $234,687 | $217,573 | Total only | $1 |
| 2020 | $323,421 | $388,298 | $770,112 | $755,815 | Total only | $19 |
| 2019 | $698,635 | $704,244 | $228,545 | $218,484 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Friends of Lane
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Lane is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $795K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $624K. Net investment income was $16K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Lane is led by Jacque Patterson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacque Patterson
President
Board Member at Large → Director, 2024
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Ferrell
Director
Board Member at Large → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecilia Bocanegra
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Brown Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susie Hauser
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Burdenski
Secretary
Board Member at Large → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Smejkal
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni Siprut
Secretary & Tech
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Ha Truong (2019–2024) — Secretary & Tech
- Former: Nikki Pesch (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Janika Brenner (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Applebaum (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Pam Valenta (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Deb Shelist (2021–2023) — Former Secretary
- Former: Janelle Reynolds (2022–2023) — Former Vice President
- Former: Ann Stockton (2022) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Rachel Katz (2022) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Shankar Iver (2022) — Board Member at Large
- Former: Amy Cooper (2019–2021) — Treasurer - Former
- Former: Lisa Borelli (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Naresh Koka (2021) — Secretary & Technology
- Former: Chris Daniels (2019–2020) — Annual Appeal Chair
- Former: Cynthia Rivera (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Debbi Lilly (2019–2020) — Gala Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Lane
How much does Friends of Lane give each year?
Friends of Lane gave $624K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $598K across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Lane?
Friends of Lane reported $795K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $444K.
What is Friends of Lane?
Friends of Lane is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $795K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Lane operate?
Friends of Lane has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Friends of Lane's EIN?
Friends of Lane's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0971734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
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