Eric & Simone Lang Foundation
Pennington, NJ · EIN 30-6601935. Reported 165 grants totalling $3,235,600 to 115 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Eric & Simone Lang Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Eric & Simone Lang Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 4 grants totalling $65,000 to them. That is 3% of the $2,509,000 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| California Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Genesee County | federated giving programme | Michigan | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | community foundation | New York | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $90,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainehealth | Portland, ME | $228,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| California Jazz Conservatory Inc | Berkeley, CA | $146,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camden Area District Nursing Association | Camden, ME | $129,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum | Rockland, ME | $129,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | Santa Rosa, CA | $129,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | $129,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $119,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Area Interfaith Outreach | Rockland, ME | $114,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| North Country School Inc | Lake Placid, NY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Owls Head Transportation Museum | Owls Head, ME | $79,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leade | San Rafael, CA | $54,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North County School Inc | Lake Placid, NY | $54,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leaders | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Owl's Head Transportation Museum | Owls Head, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Climate Protection | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Cmte | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Animal Care Centers Nyc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crisis Text Line Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Global Fund for Women | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kiva Microfunds | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| No Kid Hungry By Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Playworks Education | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Public Broadcasting Service | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Safe Horizon | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Jazz | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | Quantico, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Legal Aid Society | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Urban Resource Institute | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vera Inst of Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Water Mission | North Charleston, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women in Need | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation | Belfast, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sail Power and Steam Museum | Rockland, ME | $18,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Long Beach, CA | $18,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Advocates for Children of New York | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Culinary Careers Program (ccap) | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Global Center on Cooperative Security | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Green Light Project Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Helene Fuld College of Nursing | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jazz House Kids Inc | Montclair, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Juilliard School | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Legal Momentum | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Music Teachers' Association California | Walnut Creek, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Riverkeeper | Ossining, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sudan Relief Fund | North Richland Hills, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Bail Project | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Blue Card | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Monterey Jazz Festival | Monterey, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The News Literacy Project Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Genesee County | Flint, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Refugee Commission | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges Fnd | San Mateo, CA | $13,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Area Interfaith Outreach Co Alice M Dole | Rockland, ME | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fund for City of New York | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All for Lunch Inc | Suwanee, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bagaduce Music Lending Library | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dan Marino Foundation | Dania Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Day One New York Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fdn of National Student Nurses Assn | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| French Heritage Society | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kcsm-Fm | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life After Hate | Brookfield, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midwest Center for Holocaust Education | Overland Park, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Muddy Paws Rescue | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Native Youth Leadership Alliance | Pine Ridge, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Fork Animal Welfare League | Southold, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pets Are Wonderful Support | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Information Literacy | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rios to Rivers | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sail Maine | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Center for Wildlife | Cape Reddick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Jazz Gallery | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wild Bird Fund Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Justice Initiative Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | Rockland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sonoma Valley Jazz Society | Sonoma, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
17 of 115 (15%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 76%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 122 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $121,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 14 | $189,500 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 15 | $135,100 | $10,400 |
| 2024 | 15 | $573,000 | $44,000 |
| 2025 | 104 | $2,217,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
33% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Eric & Simone Lang Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1532, Pennington, NJ, 08534. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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