Langston Charitable Foundation
Langston Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $76K.
Langston Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Langston Charitable Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,000
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- +106.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $1,835,782
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (50% 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 Langston Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($38K). Together the top 3 received $75K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 22 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Langston Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $90K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | General & Unrestricted | $37,500 |
| Wheatland Memorial Healthcare Foundation Harlowton, MT | Building Fund | $35,000 |
| Corner of Love Ministries Maple Valley, WA | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,835,782 | $83,843 | $102,574 | $75,000 | 3 | $92,241 | $75,910 | $100,244 |
| 2024 | $1,854,513 | $126,740 | $90,578 | $72,500 | 6 | $82,311 | $119,873 | $88,653 |
| 2023 | $1,818,351 | $67,984 | $93,618 | $74,000 | 2 | $86,820 | $78,829 | $85,063 |
| 2022 | $1,843,985 | $-74,054 | $110,341 | $90,000 | 3 | $103,397 | — | $89,766 |
| 2021 | $2,028,380 | $218,528 | $102,916 | $80,000 | 8 | $93,791 | $211,003 | $102,635 |
| 2020 | $1,912,768 | $-3,664 | $47,202 | $25,000 | 3 | — | $56,479 | $93,878 |
| 2019 | $1,963,634 | $140,372 | $68,135 | $44,750 | 4 | — | $136,432 | $90,200 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Langston Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $100K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Langston Charitable Foundation is led by Lynnda Langston, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lynnda Langston
Director & President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perry Langston
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Langston Charitable Foundation
How much does Langston Charitable Foundation give each year?
Langston Charitable Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $73K across 6 grants.
What is Langston Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Langston Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Langston Charitable Foundation give grants?
Langston Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Montana (47%).
Does Langston Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Langston Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Langston Charitable Foundation?
Langston Charitable Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $92K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $100K (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.
What is Langston Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Langston Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2795941. 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 July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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