Funding search · EIN 472055080 · Houston, TX
Four Lee Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 92
- grants reported
- $6.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Memorial Herman Foundation4 grants · $1.4M
- Brother Wolf Animal Rescue3 grants · $1.2M
- National Ms Socety3 grants · $1.1M
- Legionaries of Christ3 grants · $375,000
- United Way3 grants · $300,000
- Council of Recovery3 grants · $270,000
- Houston Zoo3 grants · $253,334
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center3 grants · $200,000
- March of Dimes3 grants · $175,000
- North Carolina Aboretum Society3 grants · $140,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 92 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.1M
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue · Asheville, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $902,080
Memorial Herman Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $385,214
National Ms Socety · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $375,000
National Ms Socety · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $364,308
National Ms Socety · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $207,480
Memorial Herman Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $200,606
Memorial Herman Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Council of Recovery · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $150,000
Legionaries of Christ · Rosewell, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $120,000
Legionaries of Christ · Rosewell, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $105,000
Legionaries of Christ · Rosewell, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Unbroken Spirit · Arden, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
United Way · Kennebunk, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
United Way · Kennebunk, ME · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
United Way · Kennebunk, ME · 2022
Charitable
- $90,000
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Texas Business Hall of Fame · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $60,000
North Carolina Aboretum Society · Asheville, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $55,000
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $55,000
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $53,334
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue · Asheville, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Council of Recovery · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Memorial Herman Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Texas Business Hall of Fame · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
The Council On Recovery · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
North Carolina Aboretum Society · Asheville, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
North Carolina Aboretum Society · Asheville, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $38,000
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue · Asheville, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Rice University'S Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Rice University'S Baker Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
No Barriers USA · Fort Collin, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Holy Cross Lutheran Church · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Search Homeless Services · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Council of Recovery · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Small Steps Nuturing Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Junior Achievements · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
No Barriers USA · Fort Collin, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $12,500
Texas Business Hall of Fame · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
American Stroke Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Good360 · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Ablegamers Charity · Charles Town, WV · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
American Stroke Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Small Steps Nuturing Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Unbroken Spirit · Arden, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Ablegamers Charity · Charles Town, WV · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
American Stroke Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Junior Achievements · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Small Steps Nuturing Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Spring Branch Rescue · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Texas Hearing Institute · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
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