Helen Sperry Lea Foundation
Private foundation · Venice, CA · EIN 13-6161749 · reported 2023–2025
34grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$4,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$371Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
224 Sherman Canal
Venice, CA 90291-4515
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Wooden Floor | Santa Ana, CA | $32,033 |
| The Wooden Floor | Santa Ana, CA | $30,000 |
| The Wooden Floor | Santa Ana, CA | $23,344 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Project for Pride in Living | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Braver Angels-Inst for Amer Values | New York, NY | $19,000 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 |
| Project for Pride in Living | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Simpson Housing Services | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Project for Pride in Living | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Braver Angels-Inst for AM Values | New York, NY | $11,755 |
| Mass Audubon | Lincoln, MA | $10,000 |
| Interact Ctr for Vis Perm Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $10,000 |
| Braver Angels-Inst for AM Values | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Mass Audubon | Lincoln, MA | $10,000 |
| Hallie Q Brown Comm Center | Saint Paul, MN | $9,754 |
| Interact Ctr for Vis Perm Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $7,000 |
| Hallie Q Brown Comm Center | Saint Paul, MN | $5,033 |
| Hallie Q Brown Comm Center | Saint Paul, MN | $4,344 |
| Urban Boat Builders | Saint Paul, MN | $4,000 |
| Interact Ctr for Vis Perm Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $4,000 |
| Urban Boat Builders | Saint Paul, MN | $4,000 |
| Urban Boat Builders | Saint Paul, MN | $3,000 |
| Friend of the MS River | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 |
| Friend of the MS River | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 |
| Walk in Counseling Center | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Walk in Counseling Center | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Walk in Counseling Center | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
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