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Lee Family Foundation

Accepts applications Cupertino, California · EIN 770471749

Lee Family Foundation is a private foundation in Cupertino, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $45,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $45,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$21,0002$541,784
2023$45,0003$733,313
2024$45,0003$531,853

How to apply

ContactLaurie Bemis
21821 Woodbury Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone or email(408) 252-5307
What to submitApplication will require name, address, and specific purpose of fund request.
DeadlinesNo deadlines.
RestrictionsEnvironment preservation, education, community outreach, disaster relief, disease research

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lee Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$35,000
New York1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sky's the Limit Fund
Milpitas, CA
Community outreach$20,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
San Jose, CA
Community outreach$15,000
Smile Train Inc
New York, NY
Community outreach$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lee Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Lee Family Foundation give?

$45,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Lee Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Laurie Bemis (Cfo).

What does Lee Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger.

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