Illinois · Nonprofit
LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC (Illinois) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $375,158 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($121,932). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $453k
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $375k
- Net assets
- $876k
What Lane Tech Alumni Association Inc does
Mission
To champion the life-long relationship of lane tech graduates to their alma mater, to one another, and to the greater community of lane tech. The lane tech alumni association will set the gold standard for a dynamic, intergenerational alumni organization affilated with an urban, public high school, the lane tech alumni association providesexceptional member services and impactful philanthropic programs that create meaningful connections, celebrate the school's history and culture, and support life-long learning.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
For thirty-nine years, the ltaa scholarship program has remained the hallmark philanthropic initiative for the ltaa with a cumulative total of more than 3.4 million dollars administered over the lifespan of the program. In fy25, thirty-nine graduating seniors received scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, setting them on a path for success for at least their freshman year, and in some cases, for four years. 36% of the students at lane tech are from low or moderately low-income families. Many are from immigrant families, single parent homes, first generation college-bound, and all have some level of financial need, still compounded by covid-related economic stressors. Ltaa scholarships provide "last mile" financing so that the high-potential students of lane can attend their best-fit institutions. The ltaa solicits scholarship donors, designs and administers the programs, distributes funds, and documents the results.
$196,585 spentof which $196,585 as grants$7,154 earned by the program59% of program spendingThe ltaa faculty innovation grant program was established in 2010 to offset system-wide budget deficiencies and promote a best-in-class curriculum. These grants help elevate the rigor and caliber of learning at lane and have supported a variety of activities from special equipment to immersive experiences. These grants touch virtually every one of the more than 4,500 students at lane and enable the faculty and staff to offer more programs and extracurricular activities than any other cps high school. The grant program is a critical component of a holistic approach in support of the students of lane tech through educational enhancements, college-readiness, and access to higher education.
$51,330 spentof which $51,330 as grants15% of program spendingConnecting people and community-building is a primary focus of the ltaa. Constituent groups include over 9,000 alumni, 4,500 students and 350 faculty and staff, as well as affinity groups, neighbors and friends. The ltaa publishes a biannual magazine that reaches more than 4,000 readers, and a digital newsletter two times per month. The ltaa engages various social media platforms with a combined 20,000 followers, and tracks hundreds of thousands of impressions, the ltaa continues to rely on technology to bring constituents together via virtual events, and manages a portfolio of in-person events in chicago and beyond.
$85,356 spent26% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $333,271.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $806k to $900k (+12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Herb Berg
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $18k → $39k.
4 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 33% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
57% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 56% · 2018 45% · 2019 45% · 2020 36% · 2021 39% · 2022 28% · 2023 26% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
71% of LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $163k that is directly attributable, 59% of it comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $212k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC?
- LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC (Illinois) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $375,158 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($121,932). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $375,158 in grants to LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $121,932 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LANE TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 11 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing