The Lesley Foundation
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The Lesley Foundation at a glance
In short: The Lesley Foundation gave $24K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,175
- +4735.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $12,088
- Median grant
- $12,088
- Total assets
- $85,133,990
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Lesley Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Main and Arnold Senior HSG ($19K). Together the top 2 received $24K.
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2024) to $24K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $24K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Main and Arnold Senior HSG Half Moon Bay, CA | Loan forgiveness | $19,000 |
| Notre Dame High School Belmont, CA | Program support | $5,175 |
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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 | $85,133,990 | $8,842,660 | $7,102,668 | $24,175 | 2 | $1,545,151 |
| 2024 | $84,404,524 | $8,843,621 | $6,906,343 | $500 | Total only | $1,664,899 |
| 2023 | $83,206,437 | $22,644,563 | $8,754,829 | — | — | $13,682,883 |
| 2022 | $70,427,297 | $9,764,648 | $9,040,905 | — | — | $322,228 |
| 2021 | $72,424,363 | $9,471,607 | $8,810,870 | — | — | $268,247 |
| 2020 | $71,614,314 | $9,314,464 | $11,977,984 | — | — | $151,249 |
| 2019 | $54,790,547 | $8,230,478 | $8,916,310 | — | — | $179,721 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Lesley Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Lesley Foundation is a public charity, based in Half Moon Bay, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Lesley Foundation is led by Catherine Evans, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 4 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine Evans
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
38 hrs/week
$166K (2019) → $220K (2025)
Sue Winks
President
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Cheung
Director of Management & Ops
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$115K (2020) → $132K (2025)
Nancy Amaya
Deputy Executive Director
On filings since 2019
34 hrs/week
$90K (2019) → $185K (2025)
Juan Gonzalez
H.r. Manager & Maint.
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$101K (2024) → $106K (2025)
Michael Kim
Member
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Patridge
Member
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Council
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Villanueva
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernadette Mellott
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Simenc
Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Jensen
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Linda Avelar (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: George Metropulos (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Galyn Evans (2020–2022) — Director of Compliance
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $220K, to Catherine Evans (Executive Dir.). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Lesley Foundation
How much does The Lesley Foundation give each year?
The Lesley Foundation gave $24K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $500 in grants paid.
How large is The Lesley Foundation?
The Lesley Foundation reported $85.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.8M.
Where does The Lesley Foundation operate?
The Lesley Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is The Lesley Foundation's EIN?
The Lesley Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6103170. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
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