Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $842K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $32K.
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $842,141
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Concordia University Center for Liturgical Arts ($50K).
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 21 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $95K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Center for Liturgical Arts Seward, NE | Program Development | $50,000 |
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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 | $842,141 | $66,593 | $84,890 | $50,000 | 1 | $84,890 | $31,703 | $122,785 |
| 2024 | $860,437 | $62,478 | $83,324 | $50,000 | 1 | $83,324 | $29,154 | $115,239 |
| 2023 | $881,283 | $83,415 | $79,263 | $50,000 | 1 | $79,263 | $54,152 | $98,832 |
| 2022 | $877,077 | $27,023 | $79,413 | $50,000 | 1 | $79,413 | $8,101 | $91,418 |
| 2021 | $929,465 | $186,549 | $84,316 | $51,675 | 17 | $84,316 | $153,908 | $94,375 |
| 2020 | $827,232 | $234,462 | $116,756 | $95,100 | 4 | — | $245,785 | $81,386 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $123K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation is led by Harvey D Lange, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harvey D Lange
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Barber
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Lange
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lange Zbikowski
Director & Treasurer
Treasurer → Director & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Sprain
Director & Secretary
Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Brakke
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol A Lange
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lois Rentschler
Direcctor
Director → Direcctor, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Katherine Brakke (2020–2021) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation
How much does Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation give each year?
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.
How large is Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation?
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation reported $842K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $123K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation operate?
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, Wisconsin.
What is Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation's EIN?
Harvey & Carol Lange Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1765317. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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