Lee-Kahn Foundation
Lee-Kahn Foundation is a private foundation, based in Scotts Valley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $43.
Lee-Kahn Foundation at a glance
In short: Lee-Kahn Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,665
- -80.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,665
- -21.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,665
- Total assets
- $10,165
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Lee-Kahn Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Second Harvest Food Bank ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Lee-Kahn Foundation gives
- Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 348% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $30K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest Food Bank Watsonville, CA | General Fund | $1,665 |
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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 | $10,165 | $63 | $2,069 | $1,665 | 1 | $1,665 | $43 | $479 |
| 2024 | $12,171 | $375 | $12,604 | $8,429 | 4 | $8,429 | $375 | $820 |
| 2023 | $24,400 | $312 | $10,711 | $6,466 | 3 | $6,466 | $292 | $1,524 |
| 2022 | $34,799 | $33 | $16,218 | $12,000 | 4 | $12,000 | $33 | $2,312 |
| 2021 | $50,984 | $-24,746 | $34,373 | $30,373 | 7 | — | $254 | $4,300 |
| 2020 | $110,103 | $508 | $29,066 | $25,186 | 8 | — | $508 | $5,775 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee-Kahn Foundation reported a distributable amount of $479 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lee-Kahn Foundation is led by Sonia Lee Kahn, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sonia Lee Kahn
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Lee-Kahn Foundation
How much does Lee-Kahn Foundation give each year?
Lee-Kahn Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 4 grants.
How large is Lee-Kahn Foundation?
Lee-Kahn Foundation reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $479 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Lee-Kahn Foundation operate?
Lee-Kahn Foundation has awarded grants in California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Virginia.
What is Lee-Kahn Foundation's EIN?
Lee-Kahn Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0441700. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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