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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-0441900

Lee Family Foundation

A private foundation in Mercer Island, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $15,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Christine Lee
8448 N Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 265-0988
Form and materials
Only written requests for grants
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $452,226

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,550

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $462,281

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $325,475

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $507,267

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $398,143

  • Tax year 2020

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $409,891

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $462,808

  • Tax year 2018

    $26,540

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $482,510

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Performing Arts Center EastsideBellevue, WA

    Artistic, educational

    $10,000
  2. Plus Charitable TrustGreat Neck, NY

    Philanthropy

    $4,500
  3. Kin onBellevue, WA

    Health

    $1,000
  4. Seattle SymphonySeattle, WA

    Artistic, educational

    $200

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 $10,00069% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,50031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $11,200
  2. New York1 grant $4,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Christine LeeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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