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Lee Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Grand Rapids, Michigan · EIN 371106856

Lee Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $875 and the largest $1,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $4,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$4,0004$53,717
2024$4,0004$53,139
2025$4,0004$55,693

How to apply

Lee Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lee Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$1,750
Indiana1$1,500
Colorado1$750

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Eiteljorg Museum
Indianapolis, IN
Operations support$1,500
Prarielands Council Bsa
Champaign, IL
Operations support$1,000
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Scholarship fund$750
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Scholarship support$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lee Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Lee Family Foundation Inc give?

$4,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $875.

Who runs Lee Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists James D Lee (President), Brian T Lee (Treasurer) and Amanda S Patrick (Board Member).

What does Lee Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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