Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Pennington, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $173K. Net investment income was $76K.
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust gave $173K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $173,000
- +592.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $43,250
- +73.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,500
- Total assets
- $1,574,944
- +16.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (69% 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 Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Meharry Medical College ($120K). Together the top 3 received $158K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($15,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 9 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust gives
- Giving grew 765% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 182% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $173K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $173K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN | Unrestricted General | $120,000 |
| Institute Divine Metaphysical Research Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted General | $32,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $15,000 |
| Operation Smile Inc Virginia Beach, VA | Unrestricted General | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,574,944 | $411,587 | $185,428 | $173,000 | 4 | $178,014 | $75,504 | $97,756 |
| 2024 | $1,348,782 | $394,661 | $34,085 | $25,000 | 1 | $29,041 | $63,973 | $72,489 |
| 2023 | $988,199 | $334,476 | $81,453 | $74,000 | 2 | $78,454 | $20,972 | $49,402 |
| 2022 | $735,176 | $195,459 | $26,480 | $20,000 | 1 | $24,089 | $12,613 | $37,858 |
| 2021 | $566,209 | $325,095 | $105,703 | $100,000 | 1 | — | $423 | $29,542 |
| 2020 | $346,815 | $331,206 | $20,051 | $15,000 | 1 | — | $4,071 | $17,220 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $98K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brenda Lanier
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Lanier
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 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.
Frequently asked questions about Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust
How much does Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust give each year?
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust gave $173K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.
What is Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $23,500, and its average grant was $43,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust give grants?
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust gives mostly in Tennessee: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (18%) and North Carolina (9%).
Does Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust?
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $178K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $98K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust's EIN?
Lanier Foundation Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3747731. 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 April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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