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The Lee Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Jamestown, Rhode Island · EIN 876428064

The Lee Family Foundation is a private foundation in Jamestown, Rhode Island. In tax year 2025 it gave $200,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $200,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 $200,000 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$200,0001$3.1 million
2024$200,0001$5.6 million
2025$200,0001$6.4 million

How to apply

The Lee Family Foundation 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 The Lee Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$200,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
MGH Annual Scholar Award (Ein # 04-1564655)
Boston, MA
Research$200,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lee Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Lee Family Foundation give?

$200,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $200,000.

Who runs The Lee Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Susanna I Lee (Trustee).

What does The Lee Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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