Lancaster Family Foundation Inc
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Gadsden, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $125K.
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Lancaster Family Foundation Inc gave $125K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $125K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $125,000
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $125,000
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $125,000
- Total assets
- $2,380,227
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (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 Lancaster Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Meadowbrook Baptist Church ($125K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 8 (63%).
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 Lancaster Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2019) to $135K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $125K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook Baptist Church Gadsden, AL | Charitable | $125,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,380,227 | — | $125,700 | $125,000 | 1 | $125,700 | $117,226 |
| 2024 | $2,505,927 | — | $110,640 | $110,000 | 1 | $110,640 | $123,417 |
| 2023 | $2,616,567 | — | $135,700 | $135,000 | 2 | $135,700 | $135,532 |
| 2022 | $2,752,267 | $62,500 | $135,590 | $135,000 | 2 | $135,590 | $135,549 |
| 2021 | $2,825,357 | — | $110,530 | $110,000 | 2 | — | $139,147 |
| 2019 | $3,046,477 | — | $110,820 | $110,000 | 2 | — | $95,843 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lancaster Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $117K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles W. Lancaster
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John W. Lancaster
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robbie R. Lancaster
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Lancaster Family Foundation Inc
How much does Lancaster Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc gave $125K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $110K across 1 grant.
How large is Lancaster Family Foundation Inc?
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $126K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $117K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lancaster Family Foundation Inc?
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Gadsden, AL. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lancaster Family Foundation Inc operate?
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Lancaster Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Lancaster Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3507982. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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