Washington · Private foundation
James M Lea Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2023
- 16
- Grants FY2023
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 20
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations James M Lea Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 16 | $1.3M | 19% |
| FY2022 | 19 | $1.3M | 21% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $1.2M | 18% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $876k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $1.0M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Foundation | $990,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Washington's National Park Fund | $775,000 | 5 | 9% |
| Washington Trails Association | $649,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Conservation Nw | $619,000 | 5 | 6% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871) | $555,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | $421,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | $357,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | $281,500 | 5 | 5% |
| The Seattle Aquarium Society | $150,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Point Defiance Zoological Society | $125,000 | 4 | 2% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Foundation | $990,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Washington's National Park Fund | $775,000 | 5 | 9% |
| Washington Trails Association | $649,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Conservation Nw | $619,000 | 5 | 6% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871) | $555,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | $421,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | $357,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | $281,500 | 5 | 5% |
| The Seattle Aquarium Society | $150,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Point Defiance Zoological Society | $125,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Techbridge Girls | $75,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Washington Conservation Action Education Fund | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Braided River | $35,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Invest in Youth | $28,000 | 4 | 9% |
| Nisqually River Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Food Lifeline | $6,000 | 4 | 0% |
| St James Cathedral | $4,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Nerdy Girls | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fulcrum Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Milk Fund Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Foodbank at St Marys | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Harvest Emm | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($514k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James M Lea Foundation 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 James M Lea Foundation
- How much does James M Lea Foundation give?
- James M Lea Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $1,255,488 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 20 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does James M Lea Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (26%), Recreation & Sports (25%), Education (22%).
- Who are James M Lea Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: University of Washington Foundation ($990k), Washington's National Park Fund ($775k), Washington Trails Association ($649k).
- Does James M Lea Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James M Lea Foundation 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 James M Lea Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation, Moccasin Lake Foundation.
- Where is James M Lea Foundation based?
- James M Lea Foundation is based in WA.
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