Private Foundation

THE LESTER FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O KIRK LESTER

Based in LA JOLLA, CA, THE LESTER FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O KIRK LESTER operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $66K in revenue, $28K in expenses, $664K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 42 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $4.0M.

EIN: 943205279 LA JOLLA, CA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$66K

Total Expenses$28K

Total Assets$664K

Grants Given42

Grant Total$4.0M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

DALLAS, TX · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$25,000

EISENHOWER HEALTH FOUNDATION

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA · 2023

GENERAL PURPOSE

$50,640

NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME

FORT WORTH, TX · 2023

GENERAL PURPOSE

$50,000

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

HOUSTON, TX · 2023

GENERAL PURPOSE

$50,000

THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

RANCHO SANTA FE, CA · 2023

GENERAL PURPOSE

$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 42 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Kirk Lester

PRESIDENT Mary Lester Co Kirk Lester

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL PURPOSE

$2,912,988 40 grants

GLOBAL PROGRAM

$1,000,000 1 grant

HONOR OF BUD ALPERT

$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$66K	$28K	$664K
2023	$15K	$247K	$627K
2022	$38K	$1.2M	$858K
2020	$159K	$2.1M	$3.5M
2019	$215K	$545K	$5.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $215K to $66K (-69%), with total assets most recently reported at $664K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IL, KS, MD, MI, OR, and 2 other states.

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