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Who funds Lee Initiative Inc
EIN 82-3884798 · Louisville, KY · NTEE J20
Lee Initiative Inc of Louisville, KY (EIN 82-3884798) was named as a grant recipient by 61 funders in 105 grants paid totaling $2,982,040 in tax years 2020–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$2,982,040
105 grants paid
Funders
61
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2020–2025
as reported by funders
Funders
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.
Grants
The 105 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Sarah Min and Matt Pincus Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202601349349105565 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $27,350 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Edens Community Enrichment Foundation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202601349349310640 |
| 2025 | The James Beard Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $20,000 | paid | JB HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD | 202620369349301512 |
| 2025 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $5,400 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202621259349302797 |
| 2025 | V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202640589349100704 |
| 2024 | Edens Community Enrichment Foundation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503179349302395 |
| 2024 | Pledgeling Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $18,664 | paid | GENERAL | 202542539349301674 |
| 2024 | Mightycause Charitable Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $6,790 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202513159349302051 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $5,600 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202521289349300227 |
| 2024 | Hutton Family Foundation | The Lee Intiative Louisville, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | SEE STATEMENT A | 202523149349102082 |
| 2024 | V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202540489349100114 |
| 2024 | Assurant Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $200 | paid | Financial Assistance | 202523039349100402 |
| 2023 | The Westfield Insurance Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202403209349108175 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202441359349309439 |
| 2023 | Edens Community Enrichment Foundation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202510349349300511 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $20,550 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202441359349303409 |
| 2023 | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $15,000 | paid | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | 202441359349309899 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $14,235 | paid | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | 202443209349328554 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $5,200 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | RESTRICTED SUPPORT | 202432189349100723 |
| 2023 | Hutton Family Foundation | The Lee Intiative Louisville, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | SEE STATEMENT A | 202431449349101018 |
| 2023 | V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202420169349101057 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $70 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Tides Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $125,000 | paid | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | 202333189349300213 |
| 2022 | Tides Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $125,000 | paid | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | 202400469349300305 |
| 2022 | Together Rising | Lets Empower Employment (lee) Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $54,277 | paid | TO PROVIDE VITAL FOOD RESOURCES TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING IN KENTUCKY. | 202302909349300320 |
| 2022 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | SPECIAL PROJECT | 202202019349300005 |
| 2022 | The Westfield Insurance Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $50,000 | paid | Disaster Recovery | 202303009349100515 |
| 2022 | Lift a Life Foundation Inc C/O Cornerstone Family Office | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $40,500 | paid | HUNGER | 202313199349103361 |
| 2022 | United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc | Lee Initiative Bowling Green, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | DISASTER ASSISTANCE/TORNADO | 202320339349300332 |
| 2022 | Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $24,723 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202312929349301606 |
| 2022 | Mentltd | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $20,000 | paid | Disaster relief efforts for restaurants affected by the devastation | 202340669349300024 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $16,450 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | The Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $15,000 | paid | FLOOD RELIEF | 202301189349100900 |
| 2022 | The Norton Foundation Inc | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202313199349104256 |
| 2022 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $13,052 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202331319349302118 |
| 2022 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $8,332 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202340469349301209 |
| 2022 | The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - KENTUCKY | 202322139349100647 |
| 2022 | Hutton Family Foundation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | SEE STATEMENT A | 202311719349100706 |
| 2022 | Lifestance Health Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | C | $450 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202443209349107784 |
| 2022 | Lifestance Health Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | C | $450 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202303199349108820 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $200 | paid | In support of general operations | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $112 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Chicago Community Trust | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $250,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CHICAGO BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS IMPACTED BY COVID | 202222249349300837 |
| 2021 | Together Rising | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $150,000 | paid | TO FEED PEOPLE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AFTER TORNADOES. | 202222379349301607 |
| 2021 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $31,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202230499349301028 |
| 2021 | Gheens Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | MENTEE PROGRAM | 202240669349100019 |
| 2021 | Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $24,553 | paid | General Support | 202232669349300528 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $23,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $16,550 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $13,000 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202231239349301633 |
| 2021 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $12,500 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202241239349301634 |
| 2021 | The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE EFFORT TO BRING MORE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE RESTAURANT IDUSTRY THROUGH WORK PROGRAMS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES. | 202240349349101309 |
| 2021 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $9,735 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202240469349301419 |
| 2021 | W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Lee Initative Louisville, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | TORNADO RELIEF | 202241739349101054 |
| 2021 | Arthur K Smith Family Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202230409349100708 |
| 2021 | Mentltd F/K/a the Bocuse Dusa Foundation Ltd | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | Mentor Giving Fund | 202222349349100327 |
| 2021 | Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | The Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | HIRING OF OUT-OF-WORK CHEFS, FUNDING INSTITUTIONAL KITCHENS AND CATERING COMPANIES TO FEED FAMILIES IN NEED | 202221309349103567 |
| 2021 | The Heller Family Foundation Inc C/O Ronald I Heller | The Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202210679349100216 |
| 2021 | Hutton Family Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | SEE STATEMENT A | 202221329349102212 |
| 2021 | V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | C | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202211539349100601 |
| 2021 | V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | C | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202211539349100601 |
| 2021 | Assurant Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $100 | paid | Financial Assistance | 202202579349100200 |
| 2020 | The Chicago Community Trust | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE RESTAURANT REBOOT RELIEF PROGRAM | 202112239349302351 |
| 2020 | Lee Initiative Inc | Mcatee Louisville, KY | A | $151,467 | paid | RESTAURANT RELIEF | 202113219349300221 |
| 2020 | James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $150,000 | paid | JCPS RELIEF KITCHENS | 202133199349105358 |
| 2020 | Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $75,000 | paid | TO HELP INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE BEEN DOING RELIEF WORK BY FEEDING THEIR COMMUNITIES REOPEN WITH SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS. | 202100999349300330 |
| 2020 | The Rhode Island Community Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202123199349318042 |
| 2020 | The Rhode Island Community Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202212149349301671 |
| 2020 | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | 202142779349300844 |
| 2020 | Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORTS ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202113169349103131 |
| 2020 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $45,000 | paid | J01 ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS | 202101259349301825 |
| 2020 | The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | JCPS RELIEF - MEAL PROGRAM | 202101059349100320 |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | Workforce Development | 202103199349327615 |
| 2020 | Lucky Seven Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | Seattle Restaurant Workers Relief Program | 202102999349100915 |
| 2020 | Lucky Seven Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | Seattle Restaurant Workers Relief Program | 202102999349100915 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $22,450 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202131339349102843 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $17,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | National Philanthropic Trust | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $10,500 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202121459349300307 |
| 2020 | The Brackpool Family Foundation | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | EQUALITY & DIVERSITY INITIATIVE IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY | 202123199349110357 |
| 2020 | UCLA Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202101349349306620 |
| 2020 | The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | REGROW PROJECT | 202101059349100320 |
| 2020 | Fund for the Arts Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $10,000 | paid | COVID Restaurant & Farmer Relief | 202141239349302014 |
| 2020 | California Community Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $8,000 | paid | Economic Opportunity | 202101339349302410 |
| 2020 | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | A | $6,000 | paid | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | 202101279349300030 |
| 2020 | Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $5,222 | paid | General Support | 202123009349302102 |
| 2020 | Lucky Seven Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | Seattle Restaurant Workers Relief Program | 202102999349100915 |
| 2020 | Lucky Seven Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | Seattle Initiative | 202102999349100915 |
| 2020 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE RESTAURANT WORKERS RELIEF FUND IN LOS ANGELES. | 202143199349100004 |
| 2020 | Marksbury Family Foundation Inc | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $3,500 | paid | DONATION TO ASSIST IN CREATING EQUALITY IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS | 202101339349103305 |
| 2020 | The Heller Family Foundation Inc C/O Ronald I Heller | The Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $3,250 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202140709349100614 |
| 2020 | Silva Weiss Family Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL UNSOLICITED PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION | 202101969349100515 |
| 2020 | The Walter Reade Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $2,000 | paid | EQUALITY & DIVERSITY IN RESTAURANT INDUSTRY FOR WOMEN & MINORITIES | 202121669349100322 |
| 2020 | Lucky Seven Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $1,500 | paid | Seattle Restaurant Workers Relief Program | 202102999349100915 |
| 2020 | The Augusta Brown Holland Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE AUCTION ITEM | 202141059349101009 |
| 2020 | Isaac Family Institute of Charity | The Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | CREATE SMALL BUT IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESTAURANT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. | 202103169349102220 |
| 2020 | Abbvie Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $500 | paid | MATCHING GRANTS | 202113159349102971 |
| 2020 | Hutton Family Foundation | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $250 | paid | SEE STATEMENT A | 202121329349100542 |
| 2020 | Verizon Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $50 | paid | MIP PAYOUT FOR 11/09/20 | 202123199349109562 |
| 2020 | Baird Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $25 | paid | HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 202121349349102557 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | B | $20 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2020 | Baird Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Louisville, KY | B | $13 | paid | HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | 202121349349102557 |
| 2020 | Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation Inc | Lee Initiative Inc Louisville, KY | A | $0 + $25,000 non-cash | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION. | 202133119349300208 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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