Don W Lee Family Foundation
Don W Lee Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Stevenson Ranch, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.
Don W Lee Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $30,522
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,807
- -25.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,825
- -25.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Don W Lee Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Don W Lee Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 43% from 2019 to 2022. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 117% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $3K (2021). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Arts University Fullerton, CA | To Fund Education in Art | $1,200 |
| Beatus Vocal Ensemble Los Angeles, CA | For Use in Volunteer Activities | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,522 | $3 | $1,825 | — | — | $1,807 | — | $1,548 |
| 2024 | $32,344 | $3 | $2,443 | — | — | $2,419 | — | $1,653 |
| 2023 | $34,784 | $6,147 | $1,600 | — | — | $1,584 | $5,598 | $1,523 |
| 2022 | $30,237 | $1 | $3,300 | $1,700 | 2 | $3,284 | — | — |
| 2021 | $33,536 | $1 | $4,591 | $3,000 | 1 | $4,575 | — | $2,456 |
| 2020 | $38,126 | $7 | $4,410 | $3,000 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $42,529 | $65 | $4,473 | $3,000 | 3 | — | $50 | $2,202 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Don W Lee Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Don W Lee Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Don W. Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Huncha Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Don W Lee Family Foundation
How large is Don W Lee Family Foundation?
Don W Lee Family Foundation reported $31K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Don W Lee Family Foundation operate?
Don W Lee Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Don W Lee Family Foundation's EIN?
Don W Lee Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6768033. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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