Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cornelius, NC EIN: 31-1802133

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cornelius, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $399K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $78K.

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$50,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$399,071
+6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (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 Potter Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Providence Baptist Church: $50KProvidence Baptist Church$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was Providence Baptist Church ($50K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

CharlotteDecaturOakton

How Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 317% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 200% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Providence Baptist Church Charlotte, NCCapital Improvements$50,000
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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$399,071$77,694$53,915$50,0001$53,915$77,694$26,921
2024$375,292$23,174$54,834$50,0001$54,834$23,174$26,091
2023$406,952$5,149$44,998$40,0001$44,927$5,149$23,506
2022$446,801$9,152$17,725$12,0002$16,425$9,152$24,373
2021$455,374$63,248$30,924$27,1002$29,875$63,248$27,624
2020$423,050$37,372$16,690$14,0004—$37,372$22,314

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation is led by Glenda S. Pottter, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Glenda S. Pottter

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    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 Potter Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.

How large is Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation?

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation reported $399K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia.

What is Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Lee Potter Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1802133. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)

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