Private foundation
LEE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
MASON CITY, IAEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
MASON CITY, IAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | −$36,664 | $16,123 | $12,027 | $591,065 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 24% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEMASON CITY, IA | PERFORMING ARTS & LEADERSHIP SERIES | $7,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| $591,065 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$84,105 | $25,901 | $21,682 | $643,852 | $643,852 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | −$49,875 | $29,522 | $25,148 | $753,858 | $753,858 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | −$6,917 | $16,752 | $12,427 | $833,255 | $833,255 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | −$81,840 | $32,183 | $28,191 | $856,924 | $856,924 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | −$57,250 | $38,129 | $33,764 | $970,947 | $970,947 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | −$34,998 | $36,422 | $32,498 | $1,066,326 | $1,066,326 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | −$30,854 | $37,929 | $33,713 | $1,137,746 | $1,137,746 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | −$30,506 | $49,167 | $44,739 | $1,206,529 | $1,206,529 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS |
| $6,446 |
| 2016 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEMASON CITY, IA | PERFORMING ARTS SERIES | $6,228 | 2016 |
| FRANCIS LAUER YOUTH SERVICESMASON CITY, IA | YSS STABILIZATION PROGRAMS | $5,000 | 2023 |
| MASON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARYMASON CITY, IA | POP UP LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE | $5,000 | 2019 |
| ELDERBRIDGE AGENCY ON AGINGMASON CITY, IA | PURCHASE OF VEHICLE | $5,000 | 2016 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEMASON CITY, IA | PERFORMING ARTS SERIES | $5,000 | 2017 |
| CLEAR LAKE ARTS CENTERCLEAR LAKE, IA | CREATIVE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM | $5,000 | 2019 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEMASON CITY, IA | PERFORMING ARTS SERIES | $5,000 | 2018 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEMASON CITY, IA | PERFORMING ARTS SERIES | $5,000 | 2019 |
| NIACC FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $4,666 | 2017 |
| CHARLIE BROWN PRESCHOOL & CHILD CAREMASON CITY, IA | BRINGING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM | $4,500 | 2016 |
| NIACC FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $4,492 | 2019 |
| FRANCIS LAUER YOUTH SERVICESMASON CITY, IA | PURCHASE NEW CARPET | $4,428 | 2016 |
| NORTH IOWA BAND FESTIVALMASON CITY, IA | PODIUMS | $4,320 | 2018 |
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGEMASON CITY, IA | PERFORMING ARTS & LEADERSHIP SERIES | $4,000 | 2020 |
| CHARLIE BROWN PRESCHOOL & CHILD CAREMASON CITY, IA | PROGRAM SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT | $4,000 | 2018 |
| FRANCIS LAUER YOUTH SERVICESMASON CITY, IA | YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER | $4,000 | 2020 |
| TLC BROADCASTING CORP-KCMR RADIOMASON CITY, IA | STUDIO UPGRADES | $4,000 | 2017 |
| NIACC FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $3,951 | 2018 |
| NIACC FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $3,775 | 2020 |
| NIACC FOUNDATIONMASON CITY, IA | SCHOLARSHIPS | $3,594 | 2022 |
| MASON CITY YOUTH BASEBALL ASSOCIATIONMASON CITY, IA | MCYBA YOUTH CATCHERS EQUIPMENT | $3,505 | 2019 |
| CHARLIE BROWN PRESCHOOL & CHILD CAREMASON CITY, IA | PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS | $3,500 | 2020 |
| INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC BOOSTERSMASON CITY, IA | PURCHASE YAMAHA FRENCH HORN | $3,375 | 2016 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511139349100806
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431309349101038
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311309349103966
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202201329349103930
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202111349349101306
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202001499349100605
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941429349100509
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201801349349102320
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201711329349102221
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.