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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4766653

Lee S Monroe Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $160,000 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
Scott Monroe
PO Box 365
Hico, TX 764570365
(760) 705-6728
Form and materials
Written
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

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,092,307

  • Tax year 2023

    $159,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,162,700

  • Tax year 2022

    $191,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,152,182

  • Tax year 2021

    $152,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,219,997

  • Tax year 2020

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,260,356

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,268,793

  • Tax year 2018

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,239,683

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Mountain Ways FoundationGatlinvurg, TN

    General assistance

    $40,000
  2. Support the Enlisted Project STEPSan Diego, CA

    General Assistance

    $25,000
  3. Shelter To SoldierOceanside, CA

    General Assistance

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    General Assistance

    $15,000
  5. Individual

    General Assistance

    $15,000
  6. Point Blue Conservation SciencePetaluma, CA

    General assistance

    $15,000
  7. Individual

    General Assistance

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    General Assistance

    $10,000
  9. Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA

    General Assistance

    $10,000
  10. Groundswell Community ProjectSan Diego, CA

    General Assistance

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $15,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00033% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $70,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Scott MonroePres/Director Hours 5Pay $0
  • Leila MonroeSecr/Treas/Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • James DieckmannDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Warren MagillDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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