Funding search · EIN 954399946 · Manhattan Beach, CA

The John H & Cynthia Lee

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

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

51
grants reported: $2.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $22,575
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.

What they fund

education

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Our Lady Queen of Angels Housing Alliance2 grants · $793,000
California Science Center3 grants · $390,750
Usopf2 grants · $334,000
American Martyrs Church2 grants · $201,533
Jefferson Scholars Foundation3 grants · $165,421
Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development3 grants · $148,599
The Mission Together Church1 grant · $100,000
Teach for America3 grants · $100,000
Lincoln County Foundation1 grant · $75,000
Rising Star Scholarship1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$437,559

2022

$856,200

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$459,000
Our Lady Queen of Angels Housing Alliance · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
General purpose
$334,000
Our Lady Queen of Angels Housing Alliance · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
General purpose
$167,000
Usopf · Colorado Springs, CA · 2024
General purpose
$167,000
Usopf · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General purpose
$155,390
California Science Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$125,000
California Science Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
$110,360
California Science Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$101,533
American Martyrs Church · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
The Mission Together Church · Castro Valley, CA · 2024
General purpose
$100,000
American Martyrs Church · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
General purpose
$75,000
Lincoln County Foundation · Newport, OR · 2024
Education
$58,621
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Education
$55,799
Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$53,400
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Education
$53,400
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Education
$51,000
Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$50,000
Catholic Schools Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Teach for America · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$50,000
Rising Star Scholarship · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Education
$50,000
Together in Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$41,800
Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
$35,000
Teach for America · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
$25,000
From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Saint Sebastian Sports Project · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Natural History Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$22,575
Vistamar School · El Segundo, CA · 2024
Education
$20,000
Vistamar School · El Segundo, CA · 2022
Education
$17,500
St Pius X - St Matthias Academy · Downey, CA · 2024
Education
$15,000
Teach for America · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$10,000
Archdiocese of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Catholic Association of Latino Leaders · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Fundacion Scholas Occurentes USA · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Hermosa Beach Education Foundation · Hermosa Beach, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Reach Academy for Young Men · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Students Run America Dba Students Run La · Tarzana, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Center Theatre Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Education
$10,000
Hermosa Beach Education Foundation · Hermosa Beach, CA · 2022
Education
$10,000
Posse Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$10,000
Saint Sebastian Sports Project · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Learning Rights Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$5,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$5,000
Archdiocese of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General purpose
$2,591
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$2,500
Friends of St Lawrence · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Manhattan Beach Education Foundation · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
Education
$2,500
Friends of St Lawrence · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Los Angeles Challenge · Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 2024
General purpose
$500
Meals On Wheels America · Arlington, CA · 2024
General purpose
$500
Harbor Interfaith Services Children'S Center · San Pedro, CA · 2022
Education
$90
Girl Scouts · Inglewood, CA · 2024
General purpose

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