Private foundation · EIN 46-2742629 · Naples, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (Please see website dlmecf.org) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 35 grants paid, $423K total, median $10K. Stated restrictions: Please contact tina e. Albright, esq for detailed information

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
35
$423K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in FL
—
of grants
Deadline
See below
Please see website dlmecf.org
Assets
$5.9M

How to apply

Please see website dlmecf.org Contact: Tina E Albright Esq, 4851 Tamiami Trail North Suite 200, Naples, Fl, 2399800251 Deadlines: Please see website dlmecf.org Restrictions: Please contact tina e. Albright, esq for detailed information

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bronx School for MusicBronx, NYStudent internship program$25K
Byrd Hoffman Watermill CenterWater Mill, NYAustralian artist in summer program & travel support$25K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYDr edwards travel fellowships$25K
Columbia University - Wallach Art GalleryNew York, NYShifting shorelines program$25K
Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchNew York, NYOvarian cancer research$20K
Australian BalletSouthbank, ASEducation outreach$19K
Chapel & York Foundation - Royal Museums of GreenwichNew York, NYArt education$18K
American Friends of the National Gallery of AustraliaNew York, NYAusart fellowship$15K
Bard Graduate CenterNew York, NYLee edwards fellowship in art history & biscuit tins exhibit$15K
Chapel & York - Cortauld Institute of ArtNew York, NYStudent scholarship$15K
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NYCancer development$15K
Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, DEArt exhibition: inked impressions$15K
Chapel & York Foundation - Watts GalleryNew York, NYArt education$13K
Frick CollectionNew York, NYExhibit: gainsborough fashion portrait$13K
V&a Americas FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJArt installment - v&a museum$12K
Caf America - Hunter Medical Research InstituteAlexandria, VAScientific research$11K
Caf America - Sydney Symphony OrchestraAlexandria, VASso fellowship program$11K
Caf America - Art Gallery of New South WalesAlexandria, VACulture dose for kids$10K
American Friends of Art FundNew York, NYTeacher art pass$10K
American Friends of Grange Park OperaNew York, NYThe ring program$10K
American Friends of the National GalleryNew York, NYExhibit: wright of derby: scenes of candlelight$10K
Myriad USA (royal Academy)New York, NYExhibit: "astonishing things"$10K
PianofestHudson, OHMusic education scholarships$10K
The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NYDr. lee maccormick edwards scholarship in voice$10K
The Metropolitan Opera GuildNew York, NYAccess opera$10K
Thomas Cole National Historic HouseCatskill, NYPreserving art history: emily cole$7,500
Caf America - Opera AustraliaStrawberry Hills, ASSupport young artist prorgraming$7,087
Caf America - St Vincent's Curran FoundationAlexandria, VANursing excellence program$7,087
American Friends of the British MuseumLondon, UKPicasso printmaker$5,000
Foundation for Advancement in ConservationWashington, DCGeneral purposes$5,000
Opera on TapBrooklyn, NYPlayground opera program$5,000
The Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MDArt & process programming$5,000
Yale Center for British ArtNew Haven, CTTurner 250 in 2025$5,000
Caf America - Leighton HouseAlexandria, VAFamily trails exhibit$3,240
The Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington, NYArt education$2,500

By state: New York 21 · Virginia 5 · INTL 3 · Delaware 1 · New Jersey 1 · Ohio 1

About this foundation

Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Naples, Florida, administered in care of Day Pitney Llp, tax-exempt since 2014. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Please see website dlmecf.org Deadlines: Please see website dlmecf.org.

How much does Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $423K across 35 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation give?

New York (21 grants), Virginia (5 grants), INTL (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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