Massachusetts · Private foundation
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $139k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $99,275
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $99,275
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 13
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 71% of the organizations Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $139k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $19k | 71% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $28k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $42k | 58% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $84k | 64% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $80k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 19th News | $55,000 | 4 | 0% |
| She Should Run | $20,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Womens Political Cauc | $10,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Running Start | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Representwomen Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Higher Heights Leadership Fund | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| New York Botanical Garden | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| RepresentUs Education Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vote Run Lead Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 19th News | $55,000 | 4 | 0% |
| She Should Run | $20,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Womens Political Cauc | $10,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Running Start | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Representwomen Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Higher Heights Leadership Fund | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| New York Botanical Garden | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| RepresentUs Education Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vote Run Lead Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Netroots Foundation | $3,400 | 2 | 1% |
| THE ALL IN TOGETHER CAMPAIGN INC dba ALL IN TOGETHER | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| People for the American Way Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| LGBTQ Victory Institute Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Voto Latino Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Vote Mama Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sanctuary for Families Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Services Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($231k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc give?
- Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc reported 2 grants totaling $139,275 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 13 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (65%), Arts & Culture (25%), Civil Rights (8%).
- Who are Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: The 19th News ($55k), She Should Run ($20k), The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc ($15k).
- Does Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Panorama Global, Tides Foundation, ReflectUS.
- Where is Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc based?
- Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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