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US nonprofit · EIN 814544601 · Elkhorn, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 814544601) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lane Thomas Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$482k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$151k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$7.5m
$17k liabilities
Net assets
$7.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
7.4y av
Staff
1
10 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Matthew Graves
Left since last filing
2
25% of the board
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Lane Thomas Foundation's network

8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Matthew Graves ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Angie GottschBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Diane CompardoTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Dr Jeffrey Gold (also filed as Dr Jeffrey Gold)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Dr Joann Schaefer (also filed as Dr Joann Schaefer)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Greg OswaldBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Julie PhillipsBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Melissa GravesVice Chairman2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Matthew GravesChairman40$0
Melissa GravesVice Chairman20$0
Diane CompardoTreasurer2$0
Dr Jeffrey GoldBoard Member1$0
Dr Joann SchaeferBoard Member1$0
Julie PhillipsBoard Member1$0
Greg OswaldBoard Member1$0
Angie GottschBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20233037561). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Julie PhillipsBoard Member
Mark ConradTreasurer
Melissa GravesVice Chairman/Secretary
Greg OswaldBoard Member
Brandi MillerDirector of Finance
Matthew GravesCEO/Chairman
Brandi Miller
Patrick GottschBoard Member
Joann SchaeferBoard Member
Dr. Jeffrey GoldExecutive Committee

About

Legal name
Lane Thomas Foundation
EIN
814544601
Address
21463 Walnut St, Elkhorn, NE, 68022-2287
State
Nebraska
Mission
The Lane Thomas Foundation was established to give honor and light to Lane's life. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting families of children needing life-saving transplants. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E12 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Matthew Graves (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMatthew Graves
≥8years on the filingsDiane Compardo
≥8years on the filingsDr Jeffrey Gold
≥8years on the filingsDr Joann Schaefer

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$7.5m
Total liabilities
$17k
Net assets or fund balances
$7.5m
Contributions and grants received
$160k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$126k
Employees
1
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$409k$150k$259k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.