Funding search · EIN 592637849 · Fort Myers, FL

The Foundation for Lee County

Name: The Foundation for Lee County grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

40
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $8,518
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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scholarships awards

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Fl Prepaid College Fdn3 grants · $690,517
Various Schools 50001 grant · $77,208
Fl Gulf Coast Univ3 grants · $59,702
Fl South Western St College3 grants · $46,914
University of Florida3 grants · $39,367
Fort Myers Technical College2 grants · $36,773
Trafalgar Middle School3 grants · $24,155
Mariner High School3 grants · $20,103
Harns Marsh Middle School2 grants · $16,731
Florida State Univ2 grants · $14,895

Giving over time

$473,302

2022

$337,188

2023

$314,605

2024

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$273,900
Fl Prepaid College Fdn · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$231,812
Fl Prepaid College Fdn · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$184,805
Fl Prepaid College Fdn · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$77,208
Various Schools 5000 · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Awards & grants
$28,068
Fl Gulf Coast Univ · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$27,799
Fort Myers Technical College · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$19,259
Fl South Western St College · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$16,135
Fl Gulf Coast Univ · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$16,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$15,499
Fl Gulf Coast Univ · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$15,453
Fl South Western St College · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$13,230
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$12,202
Fl South Western St College · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$11,240
Harns Marsh Middle School · Lehigh Acres, FL · 2024
Grants
$10,137
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$9,510
The School District of Lee Co · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Grants
$9,121
Florida State Univ · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$9,080
North Fort Myers High School · North Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Grants
$8,974
Fort Myers Technical College · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$8,670
Trafalgar Middle School · Cape Coral, FL · 2022
Grants
$8,365
Trafalgar Middle School · Cape Coral, FL · 2023
Grants
$7,120
Trafalgar Middle School · Cape Coral, FL · 2024
Grants
$6,983
Ida S Baker High School · Cape Coral, FL · 2023
Grants
$6,889
Buckingham Exceptional Student Cent · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Grants
$6,816
Mariner High School · Cape Coral, FL · 2024
Grants
$6,739
Mariner High School · Cape Coral, FL · 2022
Grants
$6,708
Allen Park Elementary School · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Grants
$6,548
Mariner High School · Cape Coral, FL · 2023
Grants
$6,500
Lehigh Elementary School · Lehigh Acres, FL · 2023
Grants
$6,486
Hams Marsh Middle School · Lehigh Acres, FL · 2023
Grants
$6,468
Tice Elementary School · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Grants
$6,240
Tice Elementary School · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Grants
$6,100
Pinewoods Elementary School · Estero, FL · 2024
Grant
$6,100
Trafalgar Elementary School · Cape Coral, FL · 2024
Grants
$5,774
Florida State Univ · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$5,636
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$5,600
Tanglewood Elementary School · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Grants
$5,491
Harns Marsh Middle School · Lehigh Acres, FL · 2022
Grants
$5,250
Pinewoods Elementary School · Estero, FL · 2023
Grant
$5,180
Riverdale High School · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.