Lees Helping Hand Foundation
To promote and support the local non-profit organizations and the communities youth by providing supervised athletic, academic, artistic, and other after school recreational activities.
Lees Helping Hand Foundation at a glance
In short: Lees Helping Hand Foundation gave $614K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $154K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $614,000
- +63.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $153,500
- -59.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $49,000
- Total assets
- $3,532,808
- +31.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lees Helping Hand Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Autism Building Blocks ($500K). Together the top 4 received $614K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 13 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lees Helping Hand Foundation gives
- Giving grew 10133% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $6K (2022) to $614K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $614K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Autism Building Blocks Las Vegas, NV | — | $500,000 |
| Lee's Family Academy Las Vegas, NV | — | $78,000 |
| Sol Choi Las Vegas, NV | — | $20,000 |
| Opportunity Village Las Vegas, NV | — | $16,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,532,808 | $1,779,335 | $892,543 | $614,000 | 4 | $113,774 |
| 2024 | $2,683,325 | $1,111,622 | $783,735 | $375,000 | 1 | $65,995 |
| 2023 | $2,318,129 | $1,601,422 | $565,631 | $236,000 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | $1,282,338 | $1,351,398 | $105,019 | $6,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $43,096 | $120,598 | $131,610 | $50,063 | 5 | — |
About Lees Helping Hand Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lees Helping Hand Foundation is a public charity, based in Henderson, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $614K. Net investment income was $114K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lees Helping Hand Foundation is led by Nami Lee, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nami Lee
President
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Kim
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Fowler
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Kwon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Yu
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Porter
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Hae Un Lee (2020) — President
- Former: Kenny Lee (2020) — Secretary
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 Lees Helping Hand Foundation
How much does Lees Helping Hand Foundation give each year?
Lees Helping Hand Foundation gave $614K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $375K across 1 grant.
What is Lees Helping Hand Foundation's typical grant size?
Lees Helping Hand Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $49,000, and its average grant was $153,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Lees Helping Hand Foundation give grants?
Lees Helping Hand Foundation gives mostly in Nevada: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Las Vegas, NV (4 grants).
How large is Lees Helping Hand Foundation?
Lees Helping Hand Foundation reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is Lees Helping Hand Foundation's EIN?
Lees Helping Hand Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1208223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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