James M Lea Foundation

SEATTLE, WA EIN: 81-1949537

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.3M

-6.1% YoY

Grant Count

16

-15.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$78K

+11.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$371K$743K$1M$1M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$1,224,688$2,377,375
Revenue$34,180$198,809$236,789
Expenses$1,258,868$1,350,700$1,197,675
Qualifying Distributions$1,257,178$1,346,295$1,190,884
Net Investment Income$32,490$194,404$229,997
Distributable Amount$32,613$95,518$164,179

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$334K$669K$1M$1M16 grants202017 grants202119 grants202216 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2023

WASHINGTON NATIONAL PARK…$300KWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCI…$200KCONSERVATION NW$168KYMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE$150KUNIV OF WASHINGTON FOUND…$140KWOODLAND PARK ZOO$85KFOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT$65KBELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$50KWSU FOUNDATION$35KTHE ZOO SOCIETY$30K

Grant Size Distribution

68 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K10$50–100K21$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN KECKEMETPRESIDENT0.5
SANDRA PRINCETREASURER0.5
MARY ANNE PETESCHBOARD MEMBER0.5
CHRISTOPHER MASONBOARD MEMBER0.5
CHARLES FREVERTSECRETARY0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BellevueEllensburgEverettFriday HarborLynnwoodOaklandOlympiaPortlandSeattleTacomaTukwila

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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