Lee Endowment Foundation
Private foundation · Mason City, IA · EIN 42-1074052 · reported 2023–2025
32grants reported
$285median award
$83lower quartile
$40smallest grant
$33Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 32 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $986 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
PO Box 1708
Mason City, IA 50402-1708
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Lauer Youth Services YSS STABILIZATION PROGRAMS | Mason City, IA | $5,000 |
| Charlie Brown Preschool & Child Care BABY CLASSROOM IMPROVEMENT | Mason City, IA | $3,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa CHALLENGE COURSE | Mason City, IA | $3,000 |
| Yss of North Iowa CWES SHELTER & CRISIS STABILIZATION PROGRAMS | Mason City, IA | $2,837 |
| One Vision WELLNESS CENTER | Clear Lake, IA | $2,658 |
| Niacc Foundation | Mason City, IA | $2,244 |
| Yss of North Iowa 24/7 PROGRAMS' GENERAL NEEDS | Mason City, IA | $2,000 |
| Mason City YMCA SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT | Mason City, IA | $2,000 |
| Stebens Childrens Theatre MAKING SPACE FOR LEARNING PROJECT | Mason City, IA | $2,000 |
| Mason City Parks & Rec Dept | Mason City, IA | $1,425 |
| Niacc Foundation | Mason City, IA | $1,266 |
| Stebens Childrens Theatre LIGHTING SYSTEM UPGRADE | Mason City, IA | $1,231 |
| Mason City Parks & Rec Dept RICK RORICK PARK SUPPORT | Mason City, IA | $624 |
| Mason City Parks & Rec de RAY RORICK PARK SUPPORT | Mason City, IA | $413 |
| Niacc Foundation | Mason City, IA | $348 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Mason City, IA | $285 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $285 |
| St Andrews Presbyterian Church | Tucson, AZ | $285 |
| United Way of North Central Iowa | Mason City, IA | $285 |
| Winnebago Boy Scout Council | Waterloo, IA | $285 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Mason City, IA | $125 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $125 |
| St Andrews Presbyterian Church | Tucson, AZ | $125 |
| Winnebago Boy Scout Council | Waterloo, IA | $125 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Mason City, IA | $83 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $83 |
| Winnebago Boy Scout Council | Waterloo, IA | $83 |
| St Andrews Presbyterian Church | Tucson, AZ | $83 |
| Christmas Cheer Fund | Mason City, IA | $62 |
| United Way of North Central Iowa | Mason City, IA | $62 |
| United Way of North Central Iowa | Mason City, IA | $40 |
| Christmas Cheer Fund | Mason City, IA | $40 |
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