The Lane Memorial Foundation concentrates its giving on Catholic missionary and faith-based development projects, primarily funding school construction, teacher support and formation of clergy in underserved communities—notably in Nigeria. Grants are focused, large-dollar gifts to a small number of religious organizations and mission societies to underwrite capital projects, education infrastructure, and seminarian tuition rather than general operating support. The foundation favors repeat funding to mission partners and capital-intensive projects that expand local educational and community facilities.
The Lane Memorial Foundation’s giving is shaped by large, project-based grants for Catholic mission work, with repeated support for school construction, clergy formation, and mission infrastructure. One of its largest recent commitments was $200,000 to the Diocese of Uyo Nigeria for construction of a primary school in Okopedi, Nigeria, alongside other sizable awards for mission education and facilities. The foundation also backed the Missionary Society of St Columban with $150,000 for clergy and lay missionary expenses in Pakistan and $143,000 for tuition in its mission training program. Its recent grants point to a clear pattern of funding capital-intensive and formation-focused needs rather than broad general support. The Lane Memorial Foundation has supported classroom expansion, teacher housing, restrooms, and furniture for St Patrick’s Society, as well as library, science lab, and computer room construction at the same organization. It has also funded seminarian tuition, theology training, and mission-related community facilities, including a community center with meeting rooms and sports facilities for the Society of the Catholic Apostolate. These grants show a consistent emphasis on tangible educational and religious infrastructure.
Catholic mission education is a major theme in the foundation’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $117,000 to St Patrick’s Society for additional classrooms, teacher housing, restrooms, classroom furniture, and teachers’ salaries, following a 2023 grant of $105,000 for a library, science lab, computer room, and equipment at the same organization. Support for clerical formation appears in several awards. The foundation gave $50,000 to Consolata Missionaries in 2023 and $42,000 in 2025 to subsidize theology seminary in Nairobi and novitiate training in Sagana, Kenya. It also supported seminarian education through $32,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025 for four seminarians in the theology program at Tangaza College in Nairobi. The foundation also funds direct service and mission operations. It gave $20,000 in 2025 to Missionary Society of St James the Apostle for a children’s feeding program at El Resucitado Parish in Lima, Peru, and $150,000 in 2023 to Missionary Society of St Columban for clergy and lay missionaries in Pakistan.
Typical grants cluster tightly around six figures: the 25th percentile is $41,000, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $102,500. The pattern suggests a small number of substantial awards rather than many small gifts. Recipients do repeat across years, including St Patrick’s Society, Consolata Missionaries, Missionary Society of St Columban, Diocese of Uyo Nigeria, and Missionary Society of St James the Apostle. The foundation also funds individuals. Program-related investments are not part of its profile.
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Most grants fall between $41K and $103K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$41K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$103K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for Lane Memorial Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 7 | $452K | 46.7% |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | $326K |
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Concentrated giving with a small number of large grants: multi-hundred-thousand dollar gifts, often repeated to the same mission organizations, directed toward capital and program-specific expenses rather than many small discretionary grants.
Notable grantees: Diocese of Uyo (Nigeria), Missionary Society of St Columban, St Patrick's Society, Society of the Catholic Apostolate
Grant recipients are concentrated outside New York, which received 0% of grants. The highest grant count is in Massachusetts, and the recipient country mix includes the US, Ireland, Hong Kong, and Argentina. Named recipient locations in the recent grants list include Corning, Iowa; Boston, Massachusetts; North Brunswick, New Jersey; Chicago, Illinois; and Buenos Aires. Internationally, grants went to Hong Kong-based and Ireland-based organizations that support work in Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, and Peru.
Its recent grants center on Catholic mission work, especially primary school construction, classroom expansion, teacher housing, seminarian tuition, and clergy formation. It also funds mission facilities such as a community center with meeting rooms and sports facilities, plus a children’s feeding program.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including St Patrick’s Society, Consolata Missionaries, Missionary Society of St Columban, Diocese of Uyo Nigeria, and Missionary Society of St James the Apostle. Some of these repeat gifts support the same projects over time.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated near the $100,000 level: p25 is $41,000, median is $100,000, and p75 is $102,500. Recent awards include both six-figure project grants and smaller tuition or program subsidies around $20,000 to $50,000.
The top state by grant count is Massachusetts. The recipient country distribution also shows grants in the US, Ireland, Hong Kong, and Argentina, with several awards supporting mission work in Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, and Peru.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | $293K | 13.3% |
| 4 | Argentina | 1 | $100K | 6.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIOCESE OF UYO NIGERIA | CORNING, IA | $200,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDIZE CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL, OKOPEDI, NIGERIA |
| MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN | HONG KONG | $143,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDIZE TUITION FOR SEMINARIANS IN THEIR MISSION TRAINING PROGRAM. |
| ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY | CO WICKLOW | $117,000 | 2025 | BUILDING OF ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, TEACHER HOUSING, RESTROOMS, CLASSROOM FURNITURE. SUBSIDIZE TEACHERS' SALARIES. |
| CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES | NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ | $42,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDIZE THEOLOGY SEMINARY IN NAIROBI & NOVITIATE IN SAGANA, KENYA. |
| CHINA CHURCH SOLIDARITY OF ST COLUMBAN | MEATH | $40,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDIZE BIBLICAL LEXICON. |
| ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY | CO WICKLOW | $32,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR 4 SEMINARIANS IN THEOLOGY PROGRAM AT TANGAZA COLLEGE IN NAIROBI, KENYA. |
| MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST JAMES THE APOSTLE | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDIZE CHILDRENS' FEEDING PROGRAM AT EL RESUCITADO PARISH, LIMA, PERU. |
| OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH CEBU PHILLIPINES | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDIZE TUITION FOR SEMINARIAN. |
| MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN | HONG KONG | $150,000 | 2023 | SUBSIDIZE ONGOING EXPENSES FOR CLERGY & LAY MISSIONARIES IN PAKISTAN |
| ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY | CO WICKLOW | $105,000 | 2023 | BUILDING OF LIBRARY, SCIENCE LAB & COMPUTER ROOM WITH EQUIPMENT. SUBSIDIZE TEACHERS' SALARIES. |
| SOCIETY OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE | BUENOS AIRES | $100,000 | 2023 | BUILDING OF COMMUNITY CENTER WITH MEETING ROOMS & SPORTS FACILITIES. |
| DIOCESE OF UYO NIGERIA | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2023 | CONSTRUCT NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING IN OKOPEDI, NIGERIA. |
| CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES | NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ | $50,000 | 2023 | SUBSIDIZE THEOLOGY SEMINARY IN NAIROBI & NOVITIATE IN SAGANA, KENYA |
| ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY | CO WICKLOW | $32,000 | 2023 | FUNDING FOR 4 SEMINARIANS IN THEOLOGY PROGRAM AT TANGAZA COLLEGE IN NAIROBI, KENYA. |
| MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST JAMES THE APOSTLE | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | SUBSIDIZE CHILDRENS' FEEDING PROGRAM AT EL RESUCITADO PARISH, LIMA, PERU |
DIOCESE OF UYO NIGERIA
$200,000SUBSIDIZE CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL, OKOPEDI, NIGERIA
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN
$143,000SUBSIDIZE TUITION FOR SEMINARIANS IN THEIR MISSION TRAINING PROGRAM.
ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY
$117,000BUILDING OF ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, TEACHER HOUSING, RESTROOMS, CLASSROOM FURNITURE. SUBSIDIZE TEACHERS' SALARIES.
CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES
$42,000SUBSIDIZE THEOLOGY SEMINARY IN NAIROBI & NOVITIATE IN SAGANA, KENYA.
CHINA CHURCH SOLIDARITY OF ST COLUMBAN
$40,000SUBSIDIZE BIBLICAL LEXICON.
ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY
$32,000FUNDING FOR 4 SEMINARIANS IN THEOLOGY PROGRAM AT TANGAZA COLLEGE IN NAIROBI, KENYA.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST JAMES THE APOSTLE
$20,000SUBSIDIZE CHILDRENS' FEEDING PROGRAM AT EL RESUCITADO PARISH, LIMA, PERU.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH CEBU PHILLIPINES
$20,000SUBSIDIZE TUITION FOR SEMINARIAN.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN
$150,000SUBSIDIZE ONGOING EXPENSES FOR CLERGY & LAY MISSIONARIES IN PAKISTAN
ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY
$105,000BUILDING OF LIBRARY, SCIENCE LAB & COMPUTER ROOM WITH EQUIPMENT. SUBSIDIZE TEACHERS' SALARIES.
SOCIETY OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE
$100,000BUILDING OF COMMUNITY CENTER WITH MEETING ROOMS & SPORTS FACILITIES.
DIOCESE OF UYO NIGERIA
$100,000CONSTRUCT NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING IN OKOPEDI, NIGERIA.
CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES
$50,000SUBSIDIZE THEOLOGY SEMINARY IN NAIROBI & NOVITIATE IN SAGANA, KENYA
ST PATRICK'S SOCIETY
$32,000FUNDING FOR 4 SEMINARIANS IN THEOLOGY PROGRAM AT TANGAZA COLLEGE IN NAIROBI, KENYA.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST JAMES THE APOSTLE
$20,000SUBSIDIZE CHILDRENS' FEEDING PROGRAM AT EL RESUCITADO PARISH, LIMA, PERU