Private foundation · EIN 85-0351147 · Lovington, New Mexico

Lea County Electric Education Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New Mexico. The foundation accepts applications (Third friday in january.) and its median grant is $8,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 52 grants paid, $404K total, median $8,000. 81% of grants stayed in New Mexico. Stated restrictions: The foundation will award scholarships to an active member or dependent of a an active member residing within a county served by lcec; a graduating senior in the current year from an accredited public or private high…

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
52
$404K
Median grant
$8,000
Stays in NM
81%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Third friday in january.
Assets
$4.3M

How to apply

Scholarship applications should be submitted by mail to the lea county electric cooperative office at p.o. Box 1447, lovington, nm 88260, or submitted in person to any lcec office. The application should incude the following: Completed and signed scholarship application, one letter of recommendation, high school transcript, act or sat score verification, a list of all extracurricular activies, a current photo, and a 250-word typed essay on who the applicant is and what the applicant's personal and educational goals are. Contact: Lea County Electric Education Found, Po Drawer 1447, Lovington, Nm, 5753963631 Deadlines: Third friday in january. Restrictions: The foundation will award scholarships to an active member or dependent of a an active member residing within a county served by lcec; a graduating senior in the current year from an accredited public or private high school, homeschooled, or have obtained a new mexico/texas ged or equivalent within a county served by lcec; entering the military within four (4) months of high school graduation; and 19 years of age or less. Recipients of the one-time scholarship may use the $8,000 award to attend any accredited united states university/college or trade school including on-line institutions of h…

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 2 of 52 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Llano Elementary SchoolLovington, NMTeacher grant$2,000
Lea Elementary SchoolLovington, NMTeacher grant$1,806

By state: New Mexico 42 · Texas 10

About this foundation

Lea County Electric Education Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Lovington, New Mexico, tax-exempt since 1988. 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 Lea County Electric Education Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. o. Box 1447, lovington, nm 88260, or submitted in person to any lcec office. Deadlines: Third friday in january..

How much does Lea County Electric Education Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $404K across 52 grants, a median of $8,000.

Where does Lea County Electric Education Foundation give?

New Mexico (42 grants), Texas (10 grants), per its latest filing.

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