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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-6391735

Mimi And Paul Lee Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $45,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $45,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $579,907
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $502,921
  • Tax year 2022

    $25,580

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $423,296
  • Tax year 2021

    $71,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $334,973
  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $389,391
  • Tax year 2019

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $350,335
  • Tax year 2018

    $76,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $311,248

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. New York Christian Mission ChurchNew York, NY

    For support of local community

    $41,000
  2. COLAB Theater GroupNew York, NY

    Providing individuals with developmental disabilit

    $2,000
  3. Individual

    For support of local community

    $1,000
  4. Chinese Christian Herald CrusadesFlushing, NY

    For support of local community

    $1,000
  5. Women of Wonder WOW IncNew York, NY

    For support of local community

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,00057% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,00029% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $44,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mimi LeePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul LeeTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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