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Eric & Simone Lang Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
104
Grants FY2025
15
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$90,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 17
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
22
Total assets, FY2025
$59M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations Eric & Simone Lang Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving99$2.1M84%
FY202415$573k7%
FY202315$135k7%
FY202214$190k14%
FY202117$121k41%
FY202010$61k40%
FY201911$88k45%
FY20187$71kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$667kInternational$486kHealth$454kEducation$425kFood & Nutrition$359kHuman Services$153kCrime & Legal$145kCommunity Improvement$129kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
SD
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
SC
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 102 grantees
All grantees of Eric & Simone Lang Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
MaineHealth$228,80040%
California Jazz Conservatory Inc$186,40072%
North Country School Inc$169,40080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$159,40080%
The Owls Head Transportation Museum$159,40081%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$154,40070%
Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation$149,40060%
The William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc$129,90061%
Camden Area District Nursing Association$129,400513%
Area Interfaith Outreach$124,40053%
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership$104,40031%
International Rescue Committee INC$82,00040%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$25,00010%
First Nations Development Institute$25,00010%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$25,0001n/a
Robin Hood Foundation$25,0001n/a
Hias Inc$25,00010%
International Medical Corps$25,00010%
Vera Institute of Justice Inc$25,00010%
The Alliance for Climate Protection$25,0001n/a
National Domestic Violence Hotline$25,0001n/a
Direct Relief$25,00010%
Global Fund for Women Inc$25,00010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$25,00010%
Share Our Strength$25,00010%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$25,00010%
Safe Horizon Inc$25,00010%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$25,00010%
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc$25,00010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$25,00010%
The Innocence Project Inc$25,00010%
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$25,0001n/a
Public Broadcasting Service$25,00010%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$25,00010%
Women in Need Inc$25,00010%
Crisis Text Line Inc$25,00010%
Best Friends Animal Society$25,0001n/a
Water Missions International$25,00010%
American Indian College Fund$25,00010%
The Carter Center Inc$25,0001n/a
Equal Justice Initiative$25,00010%
Urban Resource Institute$25,00010%
New Museum of Contemporary Art$25,00010%
Covenant House$25,00010%
Sanctuary for Families Inc$25,00010%
The Legal Aid Society$25,00010%
Feeding America$25,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$25,0001n/a
The Salvation Army$22,6008n/a
Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation$20,0001n/a
Volunteer Center of Sonoma County$20,00020%
Sail Power and Steam Museum$18,60051%
Island Institute$18,00040%
United Way of Genesee County$15,00010%
Women's Refugee Commission Inc$15,00010%
The Bail Project Inc$15,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area$15,00010%
Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia$15,00010%
Advocates for Children of New York$15,00010%
Riverkeeper Inc$15,00010%
New England Conservatory of Music$15,00010%
The Blue Card Inc$15,0001n/a
Juilliard School$15,00010%
Billion Oyster Project Inc$15,00010%
Global Center on Cooperative Security$15,0001n/a
Helene Fuld College of Nursing$15,0001n/a
Jazz House Kids Inc$15,00010%
Monterey Jazz Festival$15,0001n/a
Legal Momentum$15,00011%
Equality Now Inc$15,0001n/a
The Green Light Project Inc$15,0001n/a
Sudan Relief Fund Inc$15,0001n/a
The News Literacy Project Inc$15,00010%
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation$14,60050%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$10,00010%
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation$5,00010%
Native Youth Leadership Alliance$5,0001n/a
All for Lunch Inc$5,00011%
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education$5,00011%
Bagaduce Music Lending Library$5,0001n/a
North Fork Animal Welfare League$5,0001n/a
Sail Maine$5,0001n/a
Rios to Rivers$5,00010%
Life After Hate Inc$5,00011%
The Dan Marino Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Project Kesher$5,00010%
Wild Bird Fund Inc$5,00010%
Pets are Wonderful Support Inc dba PAWS$5,00011%
Muddy Paws Rescue$5,00010%
French Heritage Society Inc$5,0001n/a
Project Information Literacy Inc$5,0001n/a
The Jazz Gallery$5,00010%
Foundation of National Student Nurses' Association Inc$5,00010%
Womens Justice Initiative Inc$5,0001n/a
Day One of New York Inc$5,0001n/a
The Center for Wildlife$5,00010%
United Way of Northeast Florida Inc$3,0001n/a
Rockport Library Foundation$2,00010%
Sonoma Valley Jazz Society$1,0001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Napa Valley Jazz Society$1,0001n/a
Center for Contemporary Art$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($135k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Eric & Simone Lang Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMaineHealth: $228,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Jazz Conservatory Inc: $186,400 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetNorth Country School Inc: $169,400 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $159,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Owls Head Transportation Museum: $159,400 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetRedwood Empire Food Bank: $154,400 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Rosa Junior College Foundation: $149,400 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc: $129,900 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetCamden Area District Nursing Association: $129,400 over 5y, 13% of budgetArea Interfaith Outreach: $124,400 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetCenter for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership: $104,400 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $82,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Nations Development Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Medical Corps: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVera Institute of Justice Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShare Our Strength: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Horizon Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJazz at Lincoln Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPublic Broadcasting Service: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Legal Defense Fund Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWomen in Need Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCrisis Text Line Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWater Missions International: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Resource Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Museum of Contemporary Art: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCovenant House: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanctuary for Families Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Legal Aid Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteer Center of Sonoma County: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSail Power and Steam Museum: $18,600 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetIsland Institute: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Genesee County: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWomen's Refugee Commission Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Bail Project Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNationalities Service Center of Philadelphia: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 74.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Marin Community FoundationCA17.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Sonoma County Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · American Express Foundation · The Yelp Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Eric & Simone Lang Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Eric & Simone Lang Foundation

How much does Eric & Simone Lang Foundation give?
Eric & Simone Lang Foundation reported 104 grants totaling $2,217,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Eric & Simone Lang Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (19%), International (14%), Health (13%).
Who are Eric & Simone Lang Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: MaineHealth ($229k), California Jazz Conservatory Inc ($186k), North Country School Inc ($169k).
Does Eric & Simone Lang Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Eric & Simone Lang Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Eric & Simone Lang Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc, The New York Community Trust.
Where is Eric & Simone Lang Foundation based?
Eric & Simone Lang Foundation is based in NJ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 115 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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