The Lee & Lee Foundation concentrates its modest giving on faith‑based and local community services in Los Angeles, with a clear emphasis on supporting Korean/ethnic community institutions. Most grants fund churches and missionary activities as well as a Koreatown senior and community center, suggesting a mix of religious mission support and direct community service for elders. The foundation appears locally focused and relationship‑driven rather than broadly diversified across causes.
Concentrated, small programmatic portfolio: a few relatively small grants with repeat funding to a primary local community center and single‑issue support to churches/ministries rather than broad geographic or issue diversification.
Lee & Lee Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by three repeated grant lines: Koreatown Senior & Community Center received $10,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025; Cornerstone Ministries International received $14,000 in 2024 and $9,000 in 2023; and scholarship awards were set at $5,000 each for individual recipients. That pattern points to a foundation that combines faith-based support, local community services, and individual educational assistance rather than spreading gifts across many unrelated causes. The foundation’s grants consistently favor organizations tied to Korean and ethnic Christian community life in Southern California, alongside personal scholarship support for students. Missionary support appears frequently, including awards to churches, ministries, and broadcasting or outreach organizations. In the community-service track, the Koreatown senior and community center stands out as a recurring recipient, indicating continuing support for elder services and neighborhood programs. Across the grant list, Lee & Lee Foundation shows a compact, relationship-driven grantmaking style. Most awards are at a standard $5,000 level, with a smaller number of larger gifts reserved for organizations with ongoing missions or community roles. The result is a concise portfolio centered on faith-based outreach, Koreatown-focused service, and scholarships.
One clear theme is missionary and church support. The foundation gave $13,000 to All Nation Church in Sylmar in 2025 for Missionary Support, and it also funded La Meta Church, Micah Healing Ministry, Korean Gospel Broadcasting Company, and El-bethel Church in USA for similar purposes. These grants show a repeated interest in religious outreach organizations rather than a single one-off project. A second area is local community service. Koreatown Senior & Community Center in Los Angeles received $10,000 in 2025 for Community Support, matching $10,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023. That recurring support suggests an ongoing connection to senior and neighborhood services in Koreatown. The third visible area is scholarships. Individual recipients such as Ellie Jang, Daniel Hyunwook Bang, Jaimie Sumin Han, and David Sungmo Chang each received $5,000 in 2025, showing that the foundation also funds students directly.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
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Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Notable grantees: Koreatown Senior & Community Center, Cornerstone Ministries International, All Nation Church
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $5,000. Larger awards appear only occasionally, such as $14,000 and $13,000 grants, while many recipients receive the same standard amount. The grant list also shows repeat support across multiple years, including several organizations and scholarship recipients appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, and its grantmaking is restricted and project-specific rather than open-ended.
Grantmaking is local and heavily California-centered. California recipients account for 80% of grants, and the top giving state is CA. Los Angeles appears repeatedly through the Koreatown Senior & Community Center, La Meta Church, Micah Healing Ministry, and several scholarship recipients. Outside California, the grants list includes recipients in New Jersey, Texas, and Florida, but the portfolio remains overwhelmingly centered in Southern California.
The foundation most often supports missionary and church-related organizations, along with local community services and scholarships. Recent grants include support for churches, ministries, a Koreatown senior and community center, and individual scholarship recipients.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals directly, and the recent grants list includes multiple $5,000 scholarship awards to named recipients in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is very uniform: p25, median, and p75 are all $5,000. Most of the recent awards are at that level, with only a few larger grants standing out.
It gives most often in California. California recipients account for 80% of grants, and Los Angeles is a repeated recipient location across community, missionary, and scholarship support.
Several grants are recurring. Koreatown Senior & Community Center received $10,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, and other organizations such as Cornerstone Ministries International and Shalom Disabillity Ministries also appear in more than one year.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL NATION CHURCH | Sylmar, CA | $11,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| Koreatown Senior & Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Community Support |
| NATHAN OH | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| CORNERSTONE CHURCH | Harbor City, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| ETHAN OH | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| JONATHAN KIM | Glendale, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| ETHAN SAMUEL KANG | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| KAYLEE KIM | LaHabra, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| KENNETH YONGJIN LEE | Hacienda, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| JAYDEN KIM | Arcadia, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| YUNA HWANG | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| JESSICA HAEMIN HAN | Burbank, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| JEREMY CHOUNG | CYPRESS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| NATHAN BYUNG-MIN CHON | Cayon County, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| CASEY SHIN | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| BOAZ EARL YOO | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| NATHAN KIM | ARCADIA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| BENJAMIN D SONG | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| HANNAH KANG | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| SEED USA | La Mirada, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| CGN AMERICA | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| CALEB MISSION | Fllurton, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| JANICE YOO | Little Elm, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | Scholarship |
| All Peoples Christian Church | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | Missionary Support |
| ALL NATION CHURCH | Sylmar, CA | $13,000 | 2025 | Missionary Support |
| Koreatown Senior & Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Community Support |
| LA META CHURCH | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Missionary Support |
| LAURYN KIM | Torrance, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| CORNERSTONE CHURCH | Harbor City, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Missionary Support |
| JOYCE JUNG-WOO YIM | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| JAIMIE SUMIN HAN | BURBANK, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| DANIEL HYUNWOOK BANG | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Shalom Disabillity Ministries | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Missionary Support |
| LINDSEY NOELLE AHN | DULUTH, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| DAVID SUNGMO CHANG | HACKENSACK, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| RAYMOND BAIK | Victorville, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| ELLIE JANG | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| JANICE YOO | Little Elm, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| PRESTON SHIN | Fullerton, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Cornerstone Ministries International | Anaheim, CA | $14,000 | 2024 | Missionary Support |
| Koreatown Senior & Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Community Support |
| Paul Shim | Glendale, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Allison Ahran Hong | Poter Ranch, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| MICAH HEALING MINISTRY | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Missionary Support |
| Katelyn Yuna Yang | Allen, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| EL-BETHEL CHURCH IN USA | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | Missionary Support |
| Brian Oh | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Korean Gospel Broadcasting Company | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Missionary Support |
| Ji Sun Han | Englewood, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
ALL NATION CHURCH
$11,000Missionary Support
Koreatown Senior & Community Center
$10,000Community Support
NATHAN OH
$5,000Scholarship
CORNERSTONE CHURCH
$5,000Missionary Support
ETHAN OH
$5,000Scholarship
JONATHAN KIM
$5,000Scholarship
ETHAN SAMUEL KANG
Scholarship
KAYLEE KIM
$5,000Scholarship
KENNETH YONGJIN LEE
$5,000Scholarship
JAYDEN KIM
$5,000Scholarship
YUNA HWANG
$5,000Scholarship
JESSICA HAEMIN HAN
$5,000Scholarship
JEREMY CHOUNG
$5,000Scholarship
NATHAN BYUNG-MIN CHON
$5,000Scholarship
CASEY SHIN
$5,000Scholarship
BOAZ EARL YOO
$5,000Scholarship
NATHAN KIM
$5,000Scholarship
BENJAMIN D SONG
$5,000Scholarship
HANNAH KANG
$5,000Scholarship
El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
$3,000Missionary Support
SEED USA
$3,000Missionary Support
CGN AMERICA
$3,000Missionary Support
CALEB MISSION
$3,000Missionary Support
JANICE YOO
$2,500Scholarship
All Peoples Christian Church
$1,000Missionary Support
ALL NATION CHURCH
$13,000Missionary Support
Koreatown Senior & Community Center
$10,000Community Support
LA META CHURCH
$5,000Missionary Support
LAURYN KIM
$5,000Scholarship
CORNERSTONE CHURCH
$5,000Missionary Support
JOYCE JUNG-WOO YIM
$5,000Scholarship
JAIMIE SUMIN HAN
$5,000Scholarship
DANIEL HYUNWOOK BANG
$5,000Scholarship
Shalom Disabillity Ministries
$5,000Missionary Support
LINDSEY NOELLE AHN
$5,000Scholarship
DAVID SUNGMO CHANG
$5,000Scholarship
RAYMOND BAIK
$5,000Scholarship
ELLIE JANG
$5,000Scholarship
JANICE YOO
$2,500Scholarship
PRESTON SHIN
$2,500Scholarship
Koreatown Senior & Community Center
$10,000Community Support
Paul Shim
$5,000Scholarship
Allison Ahran Hong
$5,000Scholarship
MICAH HEALING MINISTRY
$5,000Missionary Support
Katelyn Yuna Yang
$5,000Scholarship
EL-BETHEL CHURCH IN USA
$5,000Missionary Support
Brian Oh
$5,000Scholarship
Korean Gospel Broadcasting Company
$5,000Missionary Support
Ji Sun Han
$5,000Scholarship