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Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Naples, Florida · EIN 462742629

Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $422,883 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $10,300 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $391,593 the year before.

43% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$391,59329$8.2 million
2024$422,88335$9.2 million

How to apply

ContactTina E Albright Esq
4851 Tamiami Trail North Suite 200, Naples, FL 34103
Phone or email(239) 980-0251
What to submit, deadlinesPlease see website dlmecf.org
RestrictionsPlease contact tina e. Albright, esq for detailed information

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York. It also paid $30,924 in 3 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York21$298,118
Virginia5$41,941
Delaware1$15,000
New Jersey1$11,900
Ohio1$10,000
Connecticut1$5,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
Maryland1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bronx School for Music
Bronx, NY
Student internship program$25,000
Byrd Hoffman Watermill Center
Water Mill, NY
Australian artist in summer program & travel support$25,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
Dr edwards travel fellowships$25,000
Columbia University - Wallach Art Gallery
New York, NY
Shifting shorelines program$25,000
Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research
New York, NY
Ovarian cancer research$20,000
Australian BalletEducation outreach$18,837
Chapel & York Foundation - Royal Museums of Greenwich
New York, NY
Art education$17,618
American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia
New York, NY
Ausart fellowship$15,000
Bard Graduate Center
New York, NY
Lee edwards fellowship in art history & biscuit tins exhibit$15,000
Chapel & York - Cortauld Institute of Art
New York, NY
Student scholarship$15,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Cancer development$15,000
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE
Art exhibition: inked impressions$15,000
Chapel & York Foundation - Watts Gallery
New York, NY
Art education$13,000
Frick Collection
New York, NY
Exhibit: gainsborough fashion portrait$12,500
V&a Americas Foundation
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Art installment - v&a museum$11,900
Caf America - Hunter Medical Research Institute
Alexandria, VA
Scientific research$10,800
Caf America - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Alexandria, VA
Sso fellowship program$10,514
Caf America - Art Gallery of New South Wales
Alexandria, VA
Culture dose for kids$10,300
American Friends of Art Fund
New York, NY
Teacher art pass$10,000
American Friends of Grange Park Opera
New York, NY
The ring program$10,000
American Friends of the National Gallery
New York, NY
Exhibit: wright of derby: scenes of candlelight$10,000
Myriad USA (Royal Academy)
New York, NY
Exhibit: "astonishing things"$10,000
Pianofest
Hudson, OH
Music education scholarships$10,000
The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Dr. Lee maccormick edwards scholarship in voice$10,000
The Metropolitan Opera Guild
New York, NY
Access opera$10,000
Thomas Cole National Historic House
Catskill, NY
Preserving art history: emily cole$7,500
Caf America - Opera AustraliaSupport young artist prorgraming$7,087
Caf America - St Vincent's Curran Foundation
Alexandria, VA
Nursing excellence program$7,087
American Friends of the British MuseumPicasso printmaker$5,000
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation
Washington, DC
General purposes$5,000
Opera on Tap
Brooklyn, NY
Playground opera program$5,000
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, MD
Art & process programming$5,000
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT
Turner 250 in 2025$5,000
Caf America - Leighton House
Alexandria, VA
Family trails exhibit$3,240
The Heckscher Museum of Art
Huntington, NY
Art education$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please see website dlmecf.org.

How much does Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation give?

$422,883 in tax year 2024, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $10,300.

Who runs Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tina Albright (Secretary/Treasurer), Joseph Piropato (President) and Alison Edwards Curwen (Vice President).

What does Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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