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Private Foundation · WA

Koh Lee Foundation

Seattle, WA  ·  EIN 911922008  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$361K

Total Giving

$576K

Grants on File

77

Average Grant

$7K

Giving Radius

Where Koh Lee Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $2K across 4 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $750 across 1 grant DC — $3K across 5 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — $1K across 1 grant ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — $750 across 1 grant MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $1K across 2 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — $567K across 63 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 63 recipients across 7 states. Top concentrations: Seattle ($527K, 31 grants), SEATTLE ($36K, 15 grants), WASHINGTON ($3K, 4 grants), BELLEVUE ($3K, 9 grants), HAGERSTOWN ($1K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

Authentic letter reasons to justify through unsolicited correspondence to Koh-Lee Foundation.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

N/a

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
University District Food Bank $1K 2020
Fdation for Int'l Understanding through Students $300 2020
Bellevue Wilburton Botanical Garden Society $200 2020
Seattle Public Library Foundation $500 2020
Second Harvest (Food Bank) of Santa Cruz County $1K 2020
Babies of Homelessness $300 2020
UW- School of Music Robin McCabe Endowmt (Bu $200 2020
Bellevue Friends of the Library $300 2020
Northwest Harvest $300 2020
Page Ahead Childrens Literacy Program $500 2020
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio $200 2020
American Parkinson's Disease Assn NW Chapter $1K 2020
Mary's Place $300 2020
KCTS Channel 9 $300 2020
American Constitution Society $500 2020
Seattle Theatre Groups Dance for Parkinson's $200 2020
Chinese for Affirmative ActionStop AAPI Hate $200 2020
Close Up Foundation $400 2020
UW East Asian Library Fund $333 2021
UW College of Built Environmt (JM Koh Endowed Fund Construx Mgmt) $2K 2021
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society $200 2021
Chinese Information & Service Center $5K 2021
Fdation for Int'l Understanding through Students $200 2021
UW-Asian Health Studies Initiative Fund #68-1015 (co Jody Li) $3K 2021
WA Environmental Council $667 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $355K $25K $11K $46K
2022 $391K $25K $10K $9K
2021 $576K $40K $20K $523K
2020 $484K — $9K $16K
2019 $433K $20K $9K $20K
2015 $313K $1K $6K $32K
2014 $339K $1K $116K $124K
2013 $346K $1K $404K $377K
2012 $320K $1K $6K $17K
2011 $330K $2K $5K $4K

Section VII

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