Delaware · Private foundation
Lee Oceans Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $106k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
Read this first · the figures below need context
85% of Lee Oceans Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $90,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation | $25,000 | 2 | 27% |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
About Lee Oceans Foundation
- How much does Lee Oceans Foundation give?
- Lee Oceans Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $106,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Lee Oceans Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (94%), Science & Tech (5%), Animals (1%).
- Who are Lee Oceans Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($25k), Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation ($2k).
- Does Lee Oceans 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.
- Where is Lee Oceans Foundation based?
- Lee Oceans Foundation is based in DE.
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