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The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation

Accepts applications Wayzata, Minnesota · EIN 453685879

The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wayzata, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $235,850 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $100,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $276,850 the year before.

21% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$276,85025$408,596
2024$235,85024$189,169

How to apply

ContactMick Sandy Lee the Mick Sandy Lee F
275 Lake Street East 204, Wayzata, MN 55391
Phone or email(952) 512-5518
What to submitWritten request
DeadlinesApplications are accepted at any time

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota15$224,850
California1$2,500
District of Columbia1$2,500
Michigan1$2,000
Arizona2$1,500
New York1$1,000
Colorado1$500
Massachusetts1$500
North Carolina1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Calvary Lutheran Church
Golden Valley, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$100,500
Providence Academy
Plymouth, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$30,000
Center of the American Experiment
Golden Valley, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$15,000
Take Charge
Maple Grove, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$15,000
Upper Midwest Law Center
Golden Valley, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$15,000
Alpha News
Minnetonka, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$10,200
Lamplighters International
Minneapolis, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$10,000
Mazahua Valley Ministries
Plymouth, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$10,000
Notre Dame High School
Minnetonka, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$5,000
Tanzania Health Partnership
Minneapolis, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$5,000
Northeast Bank Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$4,000
Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
General purpose exempt function grant$2,500
MN Family Institute
Minneapolis, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$2,500
Prager U
Sherman Oaks, CA
General purpose exempt function grant$2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Minneapolis, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$2,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
General purpose exempt function grant$2,000
Scottsdale Bible Church
Scottsdale, AZ
General purpose exempt function grant$1,200
Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY
General purpose exempt function grant$1,000
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
General purpose exempt function grant$500
Sola Publishing
Graham, NC
General purpose exempt function grant$500
Colson Center
Colorado Springs, CO
General purpose exempt function grant$500
Wishes & More
Minneapolis, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$400
La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church
Scottsdale, AZ
General purpose exempt function grant$300
Salvation Army
Blaine, MN
General purpose exempt function grant$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time.

How much does The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation give?

$235,850 in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lloyd T Lee (President & Treasurer), Sandra Lee (Secretary) and Susan Schneider (Vice President).

What does The Mick and Sandy Lee Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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