The Wycoff Lang Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on a small number of mid-to-large gifts, with a strong emphasis on higher education (notably repeated support for Allegheny College) and place-based charitable causes in the donors' regions of interest. In addition to the college, the foundation funds local health care, land conservation, and community foundation work—suggesting a mix of alumni/education loyalty and regional civic investment in both Cape Cod and the Erie, PA area.
A defining feature of Jeff and Sandy Wycoff Lang Foundation C/o Private Foundation Solutions is its repeated support for Allegheny College, including two $200,000 grants in consecutive years and an additional $5,000 gift in 2023. That pattern places higher education at the center of a grantmaking profile built around a small number of large awards. The foundation’s giving also reaches community health, land conservation, and civic infrastructure in the Cape Cod and Erie, Pennsylvania regions. Recent grants show support for The Erie Community Foundation and French Creek Valley Conservancy, both at $50,000, along with gifts to Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, Behavioral Health Innovations Inc, We Can Corporation, and Women's Services Inc. The overall profile is one of concentrated institutional philanthropy: a few named organizations receive substantial support, often more than once, and the dollar amounts suggest a preference for material operating or program-level gifts rather than many small awards. With annual grants of $640,000 and total assets of $3,753,458, the foundation operates at a scale that allows for repeated six-figure commitments while still maintaining a regional reach.
Higher education is the clearest focus. Jeff and Sandy Wycoff Lang Foundation C/o Private Foundation Solutions gave $200,000 to Allegheny College in 2023 and another $200,000 in 2024, plus a $5,000 gift in 2023. That repeated backing makes the college the strongest single relationship in the grant list. The foundation also supports community health work on Cape Cod. In 2023, it awarded $50,000 to Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, and in 2024 it gave $25,000 to Behavioral Health Innovations Inc in South Chatham. Place-based civic giving appears in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In Erie, the foundation gave $50,000 to The Erie Community Foundation and $50,000 to French Creek Valley Conservancy, reflecting support for local civic infrastructure and land conservation. A smaller 2023 gift to We Can Corporation in Harwich Port extends that pattern into another Cape Cod nonprofit.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster in the mid-to-large range, with a p25 of $20,000, a median of $37,500, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record is dominated by repeated institutional awards rather than one-off small checks, including multiple grants to the same college and a second gift to a health nonprofit in South Chatham. Its profile fits a family foundation style: direct charitable grants, no program-related investments, and no individual giving. The pattern also shows consistency across years, with named recipients appearing in both 2023 and 2024.
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$3M
$551K
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Concentrated giving: a few substantial grants dominated by repeat, large gifts to a single education beneficiary (Allegheny College), supplemented by several single mid-size $50k gifts to local/regional nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Allegheny College, Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, French Creek Valley Conservancy, The Erie Community Foundation
Giving is concentrated in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and 40% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, recent grants reached Hyannis, South Chatham, and Harwich Port. In Pennsylvania, recipients include Meadville and Erie, with multiple grants to organizations in both cities. The recipient country mix is entirely U.S.-based, with 10 grants in the United States. That distribution matches a regional pattern centered on Cape Cod and the Erie area.
Allegheny College appears multiple times in the recent grant list, with $200,000 in 2023, $200,000 in 2024, and an additional $5,000 in 2023. Behavioral Health Innovations Inc also appears twice in 2023 and 2024, showing that the foundation does repeat support for selected organizations.
Its typical grants are relatively large. The provided distribution shows a p25 of $20,000, a median of $37,500, and a p75 of $50,000, which places most awards in a mid-to-large philanthropic range.
The recent list includes higher education through Allegheny College, community health through Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation and Behavioral Health Innovations Inc, land conservation through French Creek Valley Conservancy, and civic infrastructure through The Erie Community Foundation.
No. The recipient list is split between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, with 40% of grants going to Massachusetts recipients and multiple awards going to Meadville and Erie in Pennsylvania as well as Hyannis, South Chatham, and Harwich Port in Massachusetts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEGHENY COLLEGE | MEADVILLE, PA | $1,300,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ERIE, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATORS INC | SOUTH CHATHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ALLEGHENY COLLEGE | MEADVILLE, PA | $200,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ERIE, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ALLEGHENY COLLEGE | MEADVILLE, PA | $200,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ERIE, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS INC | SOUTH CHATHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ALLEGHENY COLLEGE | MEADVILLE, PA | $200,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | HYANNIS, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FRENCH CREEK VALLEY CONSERVANCY | ERIE, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| WOMEN'S SERVICES INC | MEADVILLE, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| WE CAN CORPORATION | HARWICH PORT, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS INC | SOUTH CHATHAM, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| ALLEGHENY COLLEGE | MEADVILLE, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
$1,300,000CHARITABLE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATORS INC
$25,000CHARITABLE
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
$200,000CHARITABLE
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
$200,000CHARITABLE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS INC
$25,000CHARITABLE
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
$200,000CHARITABLE
CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$50,000CHARITABLE
FRENCH CREEK VALLEY CONSERVANCY
$50,000CHARITABLE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS INC
$20,000CHARITABLE
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
$5,000CHARITABLE