Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc
Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-3473585. Reported 26 grants totalling $89,000 to 20 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19TH News | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voto Latino | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 1000 Women Strong | Tallahassee, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Higher Heights Leadership Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Running Start | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| She Should Run | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston - Center for Women in Politics | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advance Native Political Leadership Education Fund Via Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All in Together Campaign Inc | Harrison, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Higher Heights Leadership Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbtq Victory Institute | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Netroots Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha's Vinyard Community Services | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mv Community Services | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SUFFRAGE100MA | Newton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vote Mama Foundation | Amityville, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
5 of 20 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 24%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- 19TH News
SPONSORSHIP FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL SUMMIT WHICH TOOK PLACE MAY 18-20, 2023 IN CHICAGO, AND FOCUSED ON TECH, JUSTICE, AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. - 1000 Women Strong
CONTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT OF 1000 WOMEN STRONG'S VOTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE 2022 ELECTION. - Voto Latino
GRANTS TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP WITH VOTO LATINO FOUNDATION FOR BLFF RESEARCH PROJECT EXAMINING THE OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN RUNNING FOR EXECUTIVE PUBLIC OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. - Asian Pacific American Institute
GRANT TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP WITH ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONGRESSIONAL STUDIES (APAICS) FOR 2021 BLFF RESEARCH PROJECT EXAMINING THE OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN RACES WHERE MULTIPLE WOMEN ARE RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. - Higher Heights Leadership Fund
GRANT TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR 2021 BLFF RESEARCH PROJECT EXAMINING THE OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN RACES WHERE MULTIPLE WOMEN ARE RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. - University of Massachusetts Boston - Center for Women in Politics
CONTRIBUTION TO THE BETTY TAYMOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT UMASS BOSTON IN HONOR OF BETTY'S 100TH BIRTHDAY VIRTUAL CELEBRATION EVENT HOSTED BY UMASS BOSTON ON MARCH 21, 2021.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 15 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | $42,500 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 6 | $27,500 | $3,750 |
| 2023 | 7 | $19,000 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 37% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Barbara Lee Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 4001661953 Massachusetts Av, Cambridge, MA, 02140. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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