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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-0413256

David Sen Lin Lee Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $85,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Michelle King
230 Bryant St Unit 18
Mountain View, CA 94041
(408) 694-3339
Form and materials
Request letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $360,866

  • Tax year 2023

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $397,327

  • Tax year 2022

    $71,874

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $491,266

  • Tax year 2021

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $556,380

  • Tax year 2020

    $96,089

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $596,748

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $696,659

  • Tax year 2018

    $42,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $828,688

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Hamilton Schools FoundationHamilton, MT

    To support the mission of the charitable organization

    $20,000
  2. Crystal Children's ChoirCupertino, CA

    To support the mission of the charitable organization

    $20,000
  3. China Institute in AmericaNew York, NY

    To support the mission of the charitable organization

    $20,000
  4. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To support the mission of the charitable organization

    $15,000
  5. Three SquareLas Vegas, NV

    To support the mission of the charitable organization

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $35,00054% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $20,00031% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $35,000
  2. Montana1 grant $20,000
  3. New York1 grant $20,000
  4. Nevada1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David Sen Lin LeeCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Chi Ming LeeSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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