Lanting Foundation
Lanting Foundation is a private foundation, based in Holland, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $442K. Net investment income was $143K.
Lanting Foundation at a glance
In short: Lanting Foundation gave $442K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $88K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $442,000
- +784.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +400.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $88,400
- +76.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,178,570
- -20.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (57% 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 Lanting Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Walking the Text ($250K). Together the top 5 received $442K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 12 (58%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lanting Foundation gives
- Giving grew 160% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 973% 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 $5K (2023) to $442K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $442K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Walking the Text Spring Hill, TN | General Fund | $250,000 |
| Love God Love Others Holland, MI | General Fund | $130,000 |
| Hope College Holland, MI | General Fund | $25,000 |
| Single Momm Traverse City, MI | General Fund | $22,000 |
| MT28 Austin, TX | General Fund | $15,000 |
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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 | $1,178,570 | $166,171 | $465,568 | $442,000 | 5 | $442,000 | $142,603 | $45,406 |
| 2024 | $1,477,967 | $629,245 | $56,946 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | $622,203 | $46,243 |
| 2023 | $905,668 | $33,495 | $11,242 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $22,243 | $69,773 |
| 2022 | $883,415 | $38,833 | $178,233 | $170,000 | 3 | $170,000 | $27,793 | $75,552 |
| 2021 | $1,022,815 | $160,727 | $40,702 | $28,000 | 2 | $28,000 | $145,291 | $83,335 |
| 2020 | $922,790 | $187,078 | $108,547 | $100,000 | 10 | — | $174,779 | $70,171 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lanting Foundation reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lanting Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Arlyn Lanting
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Lanting
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Lanting Foundation
How much does Lanting Foundation give each year?
Lanting Foundation gave $442K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.
What is Lanting Foundation's typical grant size?
Lanting Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $88,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lanting Foundation give grants?
Lanting Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (40%). The most frequent recipient cities were Holland, MI (2 grants).
Does Lanting Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Lanting Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Lanting Foundation's largest grantees?
Lanting Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Walking the Text ($250,000), Love God Love Others ($130,000) and Hope College ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lanting Foundation?
Lanting Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $442K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lanting Foundation's EIN?
Lanting Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3320436. 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 June 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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