Private foundation
LEE FOUNDATION INC
MARY ESTHER, FLEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
MARY ESTHER, FLEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $110,934 | $113,237 | $111,618 | $2,131,477 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 21% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPPORTUNITY PLACE INCFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| $2,131,477 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $62,248 | $110,579 | $109,411 | $2,123,235 | $2,123,235 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $18,000 | $116,205 | $107,142 | $2,157,441 | $2,157,441 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $276,915 | $107,583 | $105,811 | $2,255,646 | $2,255,646 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $72,777 | $98,293 | $96,023 | $2,090,321 | $2,090,321 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $145,820 | $68,373 | $65,818 | $2,118,044 | $2,118,044 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $187,427 | $57,852 | $50,000 | $1,964,050 | $1,964,050 |
| GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| $10,000 |
| 2020 |
| FRESH START FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIESFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHDESTIN, FL | OFFERINGS AND MISSIONS | $9,300 | 2021 |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF OKALOOSA COUNTYFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $8,000 | 2021 |
| OCSO SHERIFF'S STAR CHARITYSHALIMAR, FL | FALLEN DEPUTY | $8,000 | 2021 |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OKALOOSAWALTON COUNTY FLORIDAFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $6,000 | 2024 |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OKALOOSAWALTON COUNTY FLORIDAFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $6,000 | 2023 |
| JOURNEY CHURCHTIFTON, GA | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $6,000 | 2024 |
| JOURNEY CHURCHTIFTON, GA | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $6,000 | 2023 |
| JOURNEY CHURCHTIFTON, GA | ADOPTION/JOGGING FOR MAX AND JUDE FUND | $5,000 | 2021 |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OKALOOSAWALTON COUNTY FLORIDAFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | CHRISTMAS PROJECT CHEER | $5,000 | 2022 |
| JOURNEY CHURCHTIFTON, GA | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2022 |
| MHA OF OKALOOSAWALTONFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2020 |
| LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE INITIATIVEFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2024 |
| SHELTER HOUSEFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2021 |
| SHARING AND CARING OF OKALOOSA COUNTYFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2021 |
| OCSO SHERIFF'S STAR CHARITYSHALIMAR, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2022 |
| OCSO SHERIFF'S STAR CHARITYSHALIMAR, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2024 |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OKALOOSAWALTON COUNTY FLORIDAFORT WALTON BEACH, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2021 |
| OCSO SHERIFF'S STAR CHARITYSHALIMAR, FL | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $5,000 | 2023 |
| IMPACT RACING MINISTRIESGRIFFIN, GA | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $4,000 | 2024 |
| FLORIDA BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOMESCANTONMENT, FL | DONATION TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION | $4,000 | 2018 |
| IMPACT RACING MINISTRIESGRIFFIN, GA | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $4,000 | 2023 |
| FLORIDA BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOMESCANTONMENT, FL | MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING | $4,000 | 2022 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511339349101996
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431359349105458
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311189349100631
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202211339349103686
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202121339349102827
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021959349102562
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201931199349100358
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.