Jerry And Polly Lee | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 81-2179168

Foundation Overview

Based in Pascagoula, MS, Jerry And Polly Lee has awarded 236 grants totaling $189,975 to organizations in Georgia, District of Columbia and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $25 to $6,500, with a median award of $500.

Latest Tax Year
2025
Total Giving (all years)
$189,975
Total Assets
$475,084
Median Grant (all grants)
$500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
21
Median Grant
$1,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 5%

1 of 21 recipients (5%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Mississippi

Grants are geographically diversified with 35% in Mississippi and funding distributed across 17 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Mississippi, funding concentrates in Pascagoula (45%), Jackson (17%), Gulfport (11%).

Funding Trajectory
+94%

Strong 94% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Education

Dual focus on general purposes (67%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Jerry And Polly Lee's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Cancer Society $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US Donation 2025
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2025
Bacot Mccarty Foundation $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2025
Boys & Girls Club $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2025
Casa $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2025
Easter Seals $500 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2025
Feeding The Gulf Coast $1,000 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2025
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2025
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2025
Make A Wish Ms $1,000 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2025
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $500 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2025
Nami $1,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2025
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2025
Shriners Childrens Hospital $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2025
Special Olympics $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2025
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2025
The Salvation Army $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2025
Tunnels To Towers $500 Staten Island, NY, US Donation 2025
United Way Of Jackson County $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2025
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2025
Mississippi State University $5,000 Mississippi State, MS, US Scholarships 2025
American Cancer Society $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US Donation 2024
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2024
Bacot Mccarty Foundation $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
Boys & Girls Club $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2024
Casa $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2024
Easter Seals $500 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2024
Feeding The Gulf Coast $1,000 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2024
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2024
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2024
Make A Wish Ms $1,000 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2024
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $500 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2024
Nami $1,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2024
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2024
Shriners Childrens Hospital $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2024
Special Olympics $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2024
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2024
St Vincent De Paul Society $100 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
The Salvation Army $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
Tunnels To Towers $500 Staten Island, NY, US Donation 2024
United Way Of Jackson County $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2024
Pascagoula High School Scholarships $5,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Scholarships 2024
American Cancer Society $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US Donation 2024
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2024
Bacot Mccarty Foundation $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
Boys & Girls Club $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2024
Casa $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2024
Easter Seals $500 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2024
Feeding The Gulf Coast $1,000 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2024
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2024
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2024
Make A Wish Ms $1,000 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2024
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $500 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2024
Nami $1,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2024
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2024
Shriners Childrens Hospital $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2024
Special Olympics $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2024
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2024
St Vincent De Paul Society $100 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
The Salvation Army $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
Tunnels To Towers $500 Staten Island, NY, US Donation 2024
United Way Of Jackson County $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2024
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2024
Pascagoula High School Scholarships $5,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Scholarships 2024
American Cancer Society $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US Donation 2023
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2023
Bacot Mccarty Foundation $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2023
Boys & Girls Club $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2023
Casa $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2023
Easter Seals $500 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2023
Feeding The Gulf Coast $1,000 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2023
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2023
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2023
Make A Wish Ms $1,000 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2023
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $500 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2023
Mercy Ship $500 Garden Valley, TX, US Donation 2023
Nami $1,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2023
Resurrection Catholic School $500 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2023
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2023
Shriners Childrens Hospital $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2023
Special Olympics $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2023
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2023
The Salvation Army $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2023
United Way $2,000 Alexandria, VA, US Donation 2023
United Way Of Jackson County $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2023
United Way-rebuild Moss Point $5,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2023
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2023
American Cancer Society $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US Donation 2022
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Bacot Mccarty Foundation $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
Boys & Girls Club $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2022
Casa $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2022
Christian Appalachian Project $100 Paintsville, KY, US Donation 2022
Doctors Without Borders $1,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
Easter Seals $500 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2022
Feeding The Gulf Coast $1,000 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2022
Gulf Coast Symphony $300 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2022
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2022
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2022
Make A Wish Ms $1,000 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2022
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $500 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2022
Mercy Ship $500 Garden Valley, TX, US Donation 2022
Nami $1,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2022
Resurrection Catholic School $500 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2022
Shriners Childrens Hospital $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2022
Special Olympics $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2022
The Salvation Army $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
United Way $1,500 Alexandria, VA, US Donation 2022
United Way Of Jackson County $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2022
American Cancer Society $1,000 Kennesaw, GA, US Donation 2022
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Bacot Mccarty Foundation $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
Boys & Girls Club $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2022
Casa $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2022
Christian Appalachian Project $100 Paintsville, KY, US Donation 2022
Doctors Without Borders $1,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
Easter Seals $500 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2022
Feeding The Gulf Coast $1,000 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2022
Gulf Coast Symphony $300 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2022
Habitat For Humanity $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2022
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2022
Make A Wish Ms $1,000 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2022
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $500 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2022
Mercy Ship $500 Garden Valley, TX, US Donation 2022
Nami $1,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2022
Resurrection Catholic School $500 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
Ronald Mcdonald House $1,000 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2022
Shriners Childrens Hospital $500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2022
Special Olympics $500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2022
The Salvation Army $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
United Way $1,500 Alexandria, VA, US Donation 2022
United Way Of Jackson County $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $500 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2022
Admiral Nimitz Foundation $100 Fredericksburg, TX, US Donation 2020
Alzheimers Disease Research $200 New York, NY, US Donation 2020
American Red Cross $1,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
Baptist Childrens Village $200 Wiggins, MS, US Donation 2020
Boys & Girls Club $100 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2020
Christian Appalachian Project $100 Paintsville, KY, US Donation 2020
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $100 Bethesda, MD, US Donation 2020
David Horowitz Freedom Center $25 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Donation 2020
Doctors Without Borders $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2020
Easter Seals $100 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2020
Feeding The Gulf Coast $100 Gulfport, MS, US Donation 2020
Friends Of The Wwii Museum $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
George Washingtons Mt Vernon $100 Mt Vernon, VA, US Donation 2020
Habitat For Humanity $100 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2020
Hilldale College $200 Hillsdale, MI, US Donation 2020
Home Of Grace $1,500 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2020
Judicial Watch $400 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
Leadership Institute $250 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2020
Make A Wish Ms $200 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2020
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $100 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2020
Mercy Ship $100 Garden Valley, TX, US Donation 2020
Mouth & Foot Painting Artist $100 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2020
Nami $100 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2020
Operation Finally Home $600 New Braunfels, TX, US Donation 2020
Operation Smile $100 Virginia Beach, VA, US Donation 2020
Partners In Health $100 Boston, MA, US Donation 2020
Ronald Mcdonald House $200 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2020
Scottish Rite Museum $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
Shriners Childrens Hospital $2,500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2020
St Judes Childrens Hospital $2,500 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2020
Stephens House $100 Kansas City, MO, US Donation 2020
The Heritage Foundation $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
The Salvation Army $6,500 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2020
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
Toys For Tots $700 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2020
Tunnel To Towers $300 Staten Island, NY, US Donation 2020
United Way Of Jackson County $2,500 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2020
University Of Ms Medical Center $1,200 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2020
Wounded Warrior Project $100 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2020
Yound American Foundation $400 Reston, VA, US Donation 2020
Alzheimers Disease Research $200 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
American Red Cross $600 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Baptist Childrens Village $100 Wiggins, MS, US Donation 2019
Christian Appalachian Project $100 Paintsville, KY, US Donation 2019
Citizens United $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $100 Bethesda, MD, US Donation 2019
Doctors Without Borders $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
Easter Seals $100 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2019
George Washingtons Mt Vernon $50 Mt Vernon, VA, US Donation 2019
Habitat For Humanity $200 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2019
Hilldale College $100 Hillsdale, MI, US Donation 2019
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2019
Jackson County Chamber Of Commerce $100 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2019
Judicial Watch $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Make A Wish Ms $100 Ridgeland, MS, US Donation 2019
Marine Corp Heritage Foundation $150 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2019
Mercy Ship $100 Garden Valley, TX, US Donation 2019
Mgccc $100 Perkinston, MS, US Donation 2019
Mouth & Foot Painting Artist $50 Atlanta, GA, US Donation 2019
Ms Center For Public Policy $200 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2019
Ms Childrens Hospital $500 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2019
Nami $200 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2019
National Audubon Society $100 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
National Childrens Cancer Society $100 St Louis, MO, US Donation 2019
National D Day Memorial Foundation $100 Bedford, VA, US Donation 2019
National Parks Conservation Assoc $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
National Parks Foundation $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Ocean Conservancy $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Our Daily Bread $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2019
Pascagoula Elks Lodge $100 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2019
Ronald Mcdonald House $100 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2019
Samaritans Purse $300 Boone, NC, US Donation 2019
Shriners Childrens Hospital $1,500 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2019
Special Olympics Ms $200 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2019
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2019
St Vincent Depaul Pharmacy $500 Biloxi, MS, US Donation 2019
Student Conservation $100 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2019
The Salvation Army $5,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2019
The Trust For Public Land $50 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2019
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
The Wilderness Society $50 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Toys For Tots $400 Triangle, VA, US Donation 2019
United Way Of Jackson County $2,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2019
Us Olympics $50 Colorado Springs, CO, US Donation 2019
World Wildlife Fund $50 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Wounded Warrior Project $100 Jacksonville, FL, US Donation 2019
Yound American Foundation $350 Reston, VA, US Donation 2019
Salvation Army $5,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2018
Home Of Grace $1,000 Vancleave, MS, US Donation 2018
Shriners Childrens Hospital $1,000 Tampa, FL, US Donation 2018
St Judes Childrens Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US Donation 2018
Bacotmccarty Foundation $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2018
United Way Of Jackson County $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2018
Operation Smile $200 Virginia Beach, VA, US Donation 2018
Doctors Without Borders $200 New York, NY, US Donation 2018
Our Daily Bread $1,000 Pascagoula, MS, US Donation 2018
The Campaign For Ms Children $600 Jackson, MS, US Donation 2018
Mercy Ship $100 Garden Valley, TX, US Donation 2018

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Contact Information

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EIN 81-2179168
Website N/A
Address 3007 BEACH BLVD Pascagoula, MS 39567-7515

Key People (1)

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Trustee Jimmie F Lee

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.