Grants paid by The Lester Family Foundation C/O Kirk Lester
EIN 94-3205279 · La Jolla, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Lester Family Foundation C/O Kirk Lester of La Jolla, CA (EIN 94-3205279) reported 23 grants paid totaling $3,625,988 to 21 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,625,988
23 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | $2,060,348 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $1,200,000 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | $235,640 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $105,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from The Lester Family Foundation C/O Kirk Lester, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsac - St Jude Children's Research Hospital | U | Memphis, TN | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| Stand Together Foundation | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation 95-6130458 | C | Rancho Mirage, CA | 1 | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy 94-2781708 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $335,348 | 2020 |
| Stand Together Trust | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Young Entrepreneurs 41-4454041 | D | Wichita, KS | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Schools of the Sacred Heart - San Francisco 94-1156671 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Brandeis Marin | U | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Church 95-1781332 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Sacred Heart School 95-1641965 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation 94-2832488 | B | Sonoma, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| American Heart Association 13-5613797 | C | Dallas, TX | 3 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Health Foundation | U | Rancho Mirage, CA | 1 | $50,640 | 2023 |
| National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame 75-1486136 | B | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| The Village Community Presbyterian Church 95-6006164 | B | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Mccallum Theatre 33-0334165 | C | Palm Desert, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Jack London State Historic Park | U | Glen Ellen, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley 95-6122699 | C | Palm Desert, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Harmon Recovery Foundation 27-3621517 | B | La Quinta, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Lenity Project Inc 82-0760185 | B | Great Falls, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 23 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sacred Heart School Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202611709349100516 |
| 2025 | Lenity Project Inc Great Falls, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202611709349100516 |
| 2024 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202533159349102478 |
| 2023 | Eisenhower Health Foundation Rancho Mirage, CA | U | $50,640 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Fort Worth, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | The Village Community Presbyterian Church Rancho Santa Fe, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | Jack London State Historic Park Glen Ellen, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley Palm Desert, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | Mccallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2023 | Harmon Recovery Foundation La Quinta, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202443179349101959 |
| 2022 | Alsac - St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | U | $1,000,000 | paid | GLOBAL PROGRAM | 202333149349102613 |
| 2022 | Brandeis Marin San Rafael, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | HONOR OF BUD ALPERT | 202333149349102613 |
| 2022 | Schools of the Sacred Heart - San Francisco San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202333149349102613 |
| 2020 | Stand Together Foundation Baltimore, MD | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation Rancho Mirage, CA | C | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy San Francisco, CA | B | $335,348 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | Stand Together Trust Baltimore, MD | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | Young Entrepreneurs Wichita, KS | D | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | Sacred Heart Church Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation Sonoma, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
| 2020 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202103149349102085 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202611709349100516 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533159349102478 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443179349101959 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333149349102613 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103149349102085 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/943205279.json.
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