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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-1878496

James T Lee Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $766,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $766,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,472

  • Tax year 2023

    $861,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $750,326

  • Tax year 2022

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,298,942

  • Tax year 2021

    $161,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,368,037

  • Tax year 2020

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,455,677

  • Tax year 2019

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,611,115

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The New York Community TrustNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  2. United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni AssocKings Point, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $110,000
  3. Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for the Department of Pancreatic Research

    $75,000
  4. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Research led by Dr. Stephen Horwitz

    $65,000
  5. Butterflies From JodieNew Rochelle, NY

    Keith michael morris memorial foundation

    $60,000
  6. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    The Wendy Siegel Leukemia Research Fund and National Jewish Health Dinner Fund

    $50,000
  7. St Lukes ChurchEast Hampton, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $34,000
  8. Brothers for LifeNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. Cottage in Darien IncDarien, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. NYU Langone Health SystemNew York, NY

    NYU Department of Neurology for FACES (Fight Against Childhood Epilepsy and Seizures)

    $25,000
  11. The Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew AssociationNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. United States Catholic ConferenceBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $21,000
  13. Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  14. Gift of Life Marrow Registry IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Lower East Side Tenement MuseumNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Butterflies From JodieNew Rochelle, NY

    Keith michael morris memorial foundation

    $16,000
  17. Saint Michaels CollegeColchester, VT

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,500
  18. Mustard Seed Communities IncNeedham HGTS, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $226,00044% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $95,00018% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $87,50017% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $50,00010% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $621,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $50,000
  3. Washington1 grant $30,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $25,000
  5. Florida1 grant $20,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $12,500
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Leelee BrownDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul DuffyDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Raymond O'KeefeDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen SiegelDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard WheelessDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

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