· Private foundation
Richard D Lee and Vera M Lee Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k20 grants · $97k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $10,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $10,000 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church Perp Tru | $5,000 |
| Clothes to Kids | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | $5,000 |
| Operation Second Chance | $5,000 |
| Disabled Veterans National Foundati | $5,000 |
| Tunnel 2 Towers | $5,000 |
| Consumers Union of the US | $5,000 |
| Pet Pal Animal Shelter of St Pete | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $5,000 |
| Metropolitan Ministries | $5,000 |
| Suncoast Hospice | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society | $5,000 |
| Paralyzed Vets of America | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $106k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.
27 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% 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
Backed again, and grew
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN5× · 2020–2024 · $86k · revenue +106%
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC5× · 2020–2024 · $85k · revenue +78%
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC5× · 2020–2024 · $78k · revenue +50%
Funded once
- BIBBB Instiute Marketplace Trustone grant, 2023 · $10k
- DADisabled American Veteransone grant, 2021 · $6k
- ESEGYPT SHRINERSone grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -3%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…
Shriners children's is committed to compassionate, high-quality care that improves children's lives, in a family-centered and collaborative environment. (continued on schedule o)
The tragedy assistance program for survivors (taps) is america's national nonprofit organization that has cared for the loved ones of our nation's fallen heroes since 1994. taps ensures these living legacies of service and sacrifice do not…
East tennessee children's hospital is a free-standing, independent, not-for-profit pediatric health care system which serves the east tennessee region. children's hospital is certified by the state of tennessee as a comprehensive regional…
Website: https://towerhealth.org/locations/st-christophers-hospital- children stc opco, llc (st. christopher's hospital for children) provides a full range of high-quality healthcare services to all children and youth up to age 21 who seek…
To inspire hope and promote lifelong health by providing the best care to every child.
The head strong project (headstrong) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 that provides barrier-free, stigma-free ptsd treatment to veterans, transitioning service members, and family members connected to their care.
Dedicated to the mission of providing the best possible care and services for all children who come to us because of sickness and injury.
Honorhealth's mission is to improve the health and well-being of those we serve.
Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.
Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…
We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.
How this is measured
16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ENCHANTED PEACH CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Operation Second Chance Inc ↗
- Who funds DISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CLOTHES TO KIDS INC ↗
- Who funds THE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC ↗
- Who funds METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds Father Flanagan's Boys' Home ↗
- Who funds Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc ↗
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds NRA FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds EGYPT SHRINERS ↗
- Who funds PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Richard D Lee and Vera M Lee Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Richard D Lee and Vera M Lee Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
- Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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