Funding search · EIN 364234640 · Lake Bluff, IL

Lee Family Foundation

Name: Lee Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

262
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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.

Northern Illinois Food Bank4 grants · $80,000
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm4 grants · $67,500
Convention of States Foundation3 grants · $40,000
Salvation Army4 grants · $40,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens4 grants · $40,000
United Way of Lake County4 grants · $35,000
Alano Club of Waukegan3 grants · $30,000
Shelly'S Angels Saving Strays3 grants · $30,000
Prager University Foundation4 grants · $25,000
Stepping Stone Network4 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$267,300

2022

$336,516

2023

$281,129

2024

$275,025

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 262 grants.

$20,000
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$20,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$20,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Citizens for Self Governence · Houston, TX · 2025
Unrestricted
$15,000
Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Unrestricted
$12,500
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm · Richmond, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Camp Edwards Ymca · East Troy, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Salvation Army · East Troy, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
United Way of Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$10,000
Alano Club of Waukegan · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Camp Edwards Ymca · East Troy, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Salvation Army · East Troy, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Shelly'S Angels Saving Strays · Cookeville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
United Way of Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Wings Program · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Alano Club of Waukegan · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Edwards Ymca Camp · East Troy, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Glasa · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity-Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lake County Haven · Libertyville, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Salvation Army · East Troy, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Shelly'S Angels Saving Strays · Cookeville, TN · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
St Peter the Apostle Churchschool · East Troy, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
St Sabina Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
United Way of Lake County · Gurnee, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Wings Program · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Alano Club of Waukegan · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Edwards Ymca Camp · East Troy, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lake County Haven · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Salvation Army · East Troy, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Shelly'S Angels Saving Strays · Cookeville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
St Peter the Apostle Churchschool · East Troy, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Stepping Stone Network · Grayslake, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2025
Unrestricted
$7,500
Camp One Step · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,500
Z-Center · Gurnee, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,500
Camp One Step · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$7,500
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center · Gurnee, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$7,500
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Camp One Step · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$7,500
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center · Gurnee, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,000
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church · Glenview, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$6,000
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church · Glenview, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
St Sabina Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church · Glenview, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
American Stewardship Initiative Nfp · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Capuchin Community Services · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Center On Halstead · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chicago Yacht Club Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Eagle Community Organiztion · Eagle, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Father Gene'S Help Center · West Allis, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Greater Milwaukee Central Office of Aa · Ewest Allis, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Mukwonago Food Pantry · Mukwonago, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Salute · Palatine, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
St Sabina Academy · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Stepping Stone Network · Grayslake, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Bravo Waukegan · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Center On Halstead · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Community Advocates · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Glasa · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Keeping Families Covered · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Milwaukee Rescue Mission · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Mukwonago Food Pantry · Mukwonago, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Nau Mock Trial Club · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Salute · Palatine, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Shoes That Fit · Claremont, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Stepping Stone Network · Grayslake, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
A Safe Place · Zion, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Community Action Partnership of Lc · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Keeping Families Covered · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Milwaukee Rescue Mission · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.