Funding search · EIN 956190225 · East Weymouth, MA
The Ruth L Lee Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $465,967
- 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
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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.
- Enterprise Community Partners4 grants · $160,000
- Uncommon Law4 grants · $120,000
- Smith Campus School2 grants · $78,117
- Smith College Campus Fund1 grant · $36,820
- Embodiment Institute2 grants · $17,500
- Boston Symphony1 grant · $10,000
- Boston Symphony Orchestra1 grant · $5,000
- Celebrity Series1 grant · $5,000
- Dykes On Bikes2 grants · $5,000
- Because Black Is Still Beautiful2 grants · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2025
Charitable
- $40,000
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
Uncommon Law · Oakland, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
Enterprise Community Partners · Columbia, MD · 2022
Charitable
- $40,000
Uncommon Law · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $39,825
Smith Campus School · Northampton, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $38,292
Smith Campus School · Northampton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $36,820
Smith College Campus Fund · Northampton, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Uncommon Law · Oakland, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Uncommon Law · Oakland, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
Embodiment Institute · Durham, NC · 2024
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- $10,000
Boston Symphony · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Embodiment Institute · Durham, NC · 2025
Charitable ein 93-1803400
- $5,000
Boston Symphone Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Celebrity Series · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Beam · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Because Black Is Still Beautiful · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Charitable ein 87-0743848
- $2,500
Dykes On Bikes · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Because Black Is Still Beautiful · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Ein xxx-xx-xxxx charitable
- $2,500
Dykes On Bikes · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,140
Children · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable ein 54-0761510
- $1,040
Children Inc (2 Kids) · Columbus, IN · 2024
Ein xxx-xx-xxxx charitable
- $1,000
Southern Poverty Law · Montgomery, AL · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Southern Poverty Law · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Who Foundation · 2022
Charitable
- $800
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Finian Summit · Hull, MA · 2025
Charitable ein 33-3499168
- $500
Wgbh · Brighton, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Ein xxx-xx-xxxx charitable
- $500
Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Family Focus · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Multiple Sclerosis Society · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Shaaray Shalom Congregation · Hingham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $400
Aclu · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $250
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable
- $200
Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $200
Sha'Aray Shalom · Hingham, MA · 2025
Charitable
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