The Lance Robert McLendon Foundation concentrates its modest grantmaking on a small set of repeat recipients, with a clear emphasis on post-secondary education and scholarship support alongside targeted health philanthropy. Most dollars flow to regional higher-education and student-aid causes (notably Troy University and a scholarships-focused recipient), while a secondary interest is disease-specific health funding (Crohn’s & Colitis). The foundation tends to make multiple gifts to the same organizations rather than spreading many one-off grants.
Concentrated giving: few recipients receiving repeated, multi-year or multiple gifts; moderate-sized grants with heavy weighting toward a primary higher-education beneficiary.
Across three consecutive years, the Lance Robert McLendon Foundation gave $25,000 annually to Troy University Foundation for its General Fund, making higher-education support the clearest anchor in its recent giving. The foundation’s grantmaking is compact and recurring, with the same organizations appearing year after year rather than a wide spread of one-off awards. That pattern shows up not only in university support, but also in student-aid and health-related grants. Recent gifts also connect the foundation to scholarship-oriented support through Farmhouse Foundation in Kansas City and to Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation in Birmingham. A smaller set of grants to Campus Outreach in Birmingham adds another education-adjacent thread. The overall picture is one of steady, institutional support for organizations tied to post-secondary education, student assistance, and disease-related philanthropy. With annual grants of $142,500 and total assets of $970,090, the foundation operates at a modest scale but with a clear preference for repeat funding relationships.
Education-related giving is the strongest theme in the recent record. The foundation gave $25,000 to Troy University Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for the General Fund, showing sustained support for a regional university. Scholarship support appears through Farmhouse Foundation, which received $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for General Fund purposes. That three-year pattern suggests a continuing interest in student aid. Health philanthropy is another consistent lane. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation received $10,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for General Fund support, tying the foundation to inflammatory bowel disease-related work. A smaller but repeated education-adjacent grant went to Campus Outreach, which received $3,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $1,500 in 2025.
Typical grants fall in a fairly tight band: p25 is $8,250, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $13,750. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially for General Fund purposes, which points to a recurring-grant pattern rather than one-time awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its support appears to be institutionally directed and flexible, with several grants labeled General Fund.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $14K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$14K
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Notable grantees: Troy University Foundation, Farmhouse Foundation, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Most grants go to recipients in the United States, which accounts for all 12 recent grants. Alabama is the main recipient state by share of grants, with Birmingham and Troy appearing repeatedly in the recent record. Missouri also shows up through Kansas City, reflecting the foundation’s regional reach beyond its headquarters. The giving pattern is concentrated in a small number of cities rather than spread broadly across many locations.
Its recent grants center on higher education, scholarship support, and Crohn's & Colitis-related health philanthropy. The pattern includes a university foundation, a scholarship-oriented recipient, a disease-focused nonprofit, and an education-adjacent organization.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated annual grants to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially for General Fund support. That indicates a recurring funding pattern rather than isolated one-off gifts.
Typical grant sizes are tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $8,250, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,750. The recent grants table also shows several awards at $10,000 and $25,000.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, so its support is directed to organizations rather than people or PRI structures.
Its recent grants go most often to recipients in Missouri by grant count, while Alabama receives the largest share of grants in the recent record overall. The recipient cities that appear include Troy, Birmingham, and Kansas City.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy University Foundation | Troy, AL | $30,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Farmhouse Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Troy University Foundation | Troy, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Farmhouse Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Campus Outreach | Birmingham, AL | $1,500 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Troy University Foundation | Troy, AL | $25,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Farmhouse Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Campus Outreach | Birmingham, AL | $3,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Troy University Foundation | Troy, AL | $25,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
| Farmhouse Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
| Campus Outreach | Birmingham, AL | $3,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
Troy University Foundation
$25,000General Fund
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
General Fund
Campus Outreach
$1,500General Fund
Campus Outreach
$3,000General Fund
Campus Outreach
$3,000General Fund