Isabel James Lehto Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Wrightsville Beach, NC · EIN 26-0709589 · reported 2023–2025
40grants reported
$36Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in NC. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 40 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $478K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
23 Shore Dr
Writsvlle Bch, NC 28480-1978
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul's Episcopal Church | Wilmington, NC | $108,000 |
| Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Operating Fund | Wilmington, NC | $80,000 |
| Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | $75,000 |
| Salvation Army Transportation Needs | Wilmington, NC | $70,000 |
| Families First Inc | Whiteville, NC | $60,000 |
| Brigade Boys & Girls Club Inc | Wilmington, NC | $60,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern NC | Wilmington, NC | $60,000 |
| Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 |
| Saint Mary's School | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 |
| Brigade Boys & Girls Club Inc | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 |
| Saint Mary's School RENOVATION OF DORMITORY | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 |
| Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Inc Historic House Preservation | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 |
| Saint Mary's School Renovation of Dormitory | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| Cape Fear American Red Cross OPERATING FUND | Wilmington, NC | $45,000 |
| Families First Inc OPERATING FUNDS | Whiteville, NC | $45,000 |
| Families First Inc Operating Funds | Whiteville, NC | $45,000 |
| Saint Paul's Church Scholarship OPERATING FUNDS | Wilmington, NC | $40,000 |
| Nat'l Society of the Colonial Dames of America Support for Burgin-Wright House | Wilmington, NC | $36,000 |
| Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Inc | Wilmington, NC | $35,000 |
| National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of NC | Wilmington, NC | $35,000 |
| Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Inc HISTORIC HOUSE PRESERVATION | Wilmington, NC | $35,000 |
| Salvation Army TRANSPORTATION NEEDS | Wilmington, NC | $35,000 |
| American Red Cross of Eastern NC | Greenville, NC | $25,000 |
| Ministering Circle of Wilmington NC | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 |
| Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina | Kinston, NC | $25,000 |
| Ministering Circle of Wilmington NC NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 |
| Nat'l Society of the Colonial Dames of America SUPPORT FOR BURGIN-WRIGHT HOUSE | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 |
| Pender County Humane Society OPERATING FUNDS | Burgaw, NC | $25,000 |
| Saint Paul's Episcopal Church OPERATING FUND | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 |
| The Diocese of East Carolina OPERATING FUNDS | Kinston, NC | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross of Eastern NC Operating Fund | Greenville, NC | $25,000 |
| Ministering Circle of Wilmington NC Nursing Scholarships | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 |
| Hope Harbor Home Inc | Supply, NC | $20,000 |
| Hope Harbor Home Inc OPERATING FUNDS | Supply, NC | $20,000 |
| Hope Harbor Home Inc Operating Funds | Supply, NC | $20,000 |
| Heidis Hope for Homeless Animals Inc | Wilmington, NC | $15,000 |
| Pender County Humane Society | Burgaw, NC | $10,000 |
| Pender County Humane Society Operating Funds | Burgaw, NC | $5,000 |
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