Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boca Raton, FL EIN: 57-1195178

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boca Raton, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $825K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $32K. Net investment income was $24K.

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation at a glance

In short: Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation gave $32K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$32,000
-15.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,000
-36.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$824,584
+6.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (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 Pearlson Steinberg Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Boca Helping Hands: $17KBoca Helping Hands$17KMission Medical Center: $10KMission Medical Center$10KYMCA: $5KYMCA$5KNe Focal Point Center for Aging: $500Ne Focal Point Center forAging$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Boca Helping Hands ($17K). Together the top 4 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Boca RatonDelray BeachDeerfield Beach

How Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2021) to $38K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boca Helping Hands Boca Raton, FLCharitable$16,500
Mission Medical Center Delray Beach, FLCharitable$10,000
YMCA Boca Raton, FLCharitable$5,000
Ne Focal Point Center for Aging Deerfield Beach, FLCharitable$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$824,584$31,905$42,949$32,0004$34,785$23,741$40,129
2024$776,614$42,843$48,548$38,0003$40,765$23,188$38,041
2023$763,405$30,302$47,890$37,5003$40,225$22,086$37,315
2022$773,074$48,077$49,284$37,0003$39,645$38,438$41,293
2021$856,465$23,005$38,394$27,0003—$14,236$38,031

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation reported a distributable amount of $40K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation is led by Lee Steinberg, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lee Steinberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Pearlson Steinberg Foundation

How much does Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation give each year?

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation gave $32K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 3 grants.

What is Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation's typical grant size?

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $8,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation give grants?

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boca Raton, FL (2 grants).

Does Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).

How large is Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation?

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation reported $825K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $40K (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 Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation's EIN?

Lee Pearlson Steinberg Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1195178. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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