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Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 832013508

Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $20,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $3,000. 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 $22,500 the year before.

100% 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$22,50010$490,862
2024$20,5009$488,959

How to apply

ContactKaylee Keumsoon Lee
350 West 50th Street 6LL, New York, NY 10019
Phone or email(917) 667-5507, kaylee@kayleefoundation.org
What to submitPapers & documents to submit email the following to kaylee@kayleefoundation.org with a subject line beginning with your last name and then your first name no later than application deadline december 21, 2024. Please email all application materials in one email. Recommendation letters can be sent as they are ready. We will primarily base selection from the essay in the application. Please note that we will not be accepting any paper applications in light of the current situation. All applications must be emailed. The scholarship recipients will be announced on january 1, 2025. 1. A completed & signed application form (click here to download the form). Save the file as yourlastname- FIRSTNAME-KL-5TH-APPLICATION.xlsx 2. A 1200-1500 word essay in pdf- name the file as yourlastname-firstname-essay.pdf (see below for the essay question) 3. Certificate of current enrollment verification 4. An official transcript- please email this to us at the foundation email address 5. A recommendation lett
DeadlinesDecember 21, 2024.
RestrictionsEligibility heritage: any student of korean ethnicity attending a 4 year university in the U.S. Enrollment: undergraduate and graduate students enrolled full-time in a university in the united states during the scholarship application year. Application: the committee will read the application and distribute funds based on the quality of the application and need demonstrated. Students who have demonstrated excellency in their application and field of study will be given preference. Scholarships up to 3,000 will be rewarded to students.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$13,500
California1$3,000
New Jersey1$2,000
Virginia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000
Eunah Park
Greenlawn, NY
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 21, 2024.

How much does Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc give?

$20,500 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Kaylee Keunsoon Lee (Chair), Michelle Kyungmin Lee (Treasurer), Amy H Yoon (Secretary) and Jae Hwa Lee (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Kaylee Keumsoon Lee Scholarship Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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