Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund is a private foundation, based in Rome, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $961K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $46K.
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund at a glance
In short: Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,000
- -64.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,000
- -64.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $960,640
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Georgia (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The United Methodist Children's Home ($9K). Together the top 3 received $27K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund gives
- Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 52% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2025) to $75K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The United Methodist Children's Home Tucker, GA | Operating | $9,000 |
| Georgia Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries Palmetto, GA | Operating | $9,000 |
| Thornwell Clinton, SC | Operating | $9,000 |
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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 | $960,640 | $57,569 | $40,177 | $27,000 | 3 | $27,000 | $46,235 | $51,791 |
| 2024 | $940,840 | $42,132 | $87,045 | $75,000 | 3 | $75,000 | $31,358 | $50,244 |
| 2023 | $985,465 | $2,550 | $65,158 | $49,500 | 3 | $49,500 | $12,287 | $47,986 |
| 2022 | $1,047,224 | $155,280 | $68,509 | $54,000 | 3 | $54,000 | $143,852 | $50,296 |
| 2021 | $960,513 | $84,906 | $51,737 | $36,000 | 3 | $36,000 | $72,155 | $60,910 |
| 2020 | $926,016 | $25,728 | $87,494 | $75,000 | 3 | — | $14,916 | $52,056 |
| 2019 | $988,749 | $41,437 | $63,090 | $51,000 | 3 | — | $30,657 | $51,820 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund is led by Gordon Lee Hight II, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gordon Lee Hight II
Chairman
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita B Lowden
Trustee-
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Charles A Hight Jr.
Trustee-
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Wright W Smith
Trustee-
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Gordon Lee Hight III
Vice Chairman
Trustee- → Vice Chairman, 2022
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 Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund
How much does Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund give each year?
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 3 grants.
What is Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund's typical grant size?
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $9,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund give grants?
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund gives mostly in Georgia: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (33%).
Does Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund?
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund reported $961K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund's EIN?
Gordon Lee Orphanage Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6092862. 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 April 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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