Private foundation · Charlottesville, VA
Lee Jackson Educational Foundation
Typical grant size
$1K – $2K – $6K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
26
Repeat grantees
11
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2021 990-PF
DeadlinesAPPLICATION PACKETS ARE SENT TO ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA IN THE FALL OF EACH
ContactSTEPHANIE P LEECH · 4349771861
MaterialsTHE ESSAY THE LENGTH OF THE ESSAY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE TOPIC, IDEA, OR POINTS DEVELOPED. CLEAR, WELL-EXPRESSED, ORIGINAL ESSAYS ARE SOUGHT. ESSAYS MIGHT ADDRESS SUCH TOPICS AS GENERAL LEE'S OR GENERAL JACKSON'S HERITAGE AND THEIR LIVES AT WAR AND AT PEACE, JACKSON AS TACTICIAN, LEE AS A STRATEGIST, LEE'S OR JACKSON'S IMPACT ON MODERN BATTLEFIELD TACTICS, LEE'S CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, JACKSON'S RELIGIOUS PERSUASION, JACKSON THE ENIGMA, LEE ON GENTLEMANLY VIRTUES, LEE AS PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE, OR POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF THE CIVIL WAR HAD JACKSON NOT DIED SO EARLY. HISTORY AND ENGLISH TEACHERS MAY BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL RESOURCES FOR IDEAS TO RESEARCH. ELIGIBILITY ANY JUNIOR OR SENIOR IN A VIRGINIA PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOL MAY APPLY. THE STUDENT SHOULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED A LEE-JACKSON SCHOLARSHIP IN THE PAST AND MUST BE A RESIDENT OF VIRGINIA WHO PLANS TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES AS A FULL-TIME STUD
Restrictions18 SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED TO VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS SUBMITTING OUTSTANDING ANALYTICAL ESSAYS ON ANY ASPECT--POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE--OF THE CAREER, CHARACTER, OR LEGACY OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AND/OR GENERAL "STONEWALL" JACKSON. THE FOUNDATION WILL AWARD ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS WHOSE ESSAYS ARE JUDGED TO BE THE BEST IN EACH OF VIRGINIA'S EIGHT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL REGIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION WILL AWARD ONE 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE 1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO PRIVATE SCHOOL OR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS WHOSE ESSAYS ARE JUDGED TO BE THE BEST FROM THIS SECTOR. AN ADDITIONAL AWARD OF 8,000 WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, OR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENT WHO AUTHORS THE ESSAY JUDGED TO BE THE BEST IN THE STATE. THIS STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A TOTAL AWARD OF 10,000. A 1,000 AWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO A SCHOOL IN EACH OF THE NINE JUDGING SECTORS IN THE NAME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OR ADVISOR WHO SPONSORS THE MOST PARTICIPATING STUDENTS IN
Leadership · from 2021 990-PF
William W Bergen
VICE PRESIDE
Claude P Foster
DIRECTOR
Gary W Gallagher
DIRECTOR
Robert K Krick
DIRECTOR
Duncan W Campbell
DIRECTOR
Nicholas Picerno
DIRECTOR
Alexander Von Thelen
PRESIDENT
David M West
DIRECTOR
Richard H Britton
DIRECTOR
Stephanie Leech
SECRETARY/AD
James J Campi Jr
DIRECTOR
Alexander C Von Thelen
PRESIDENT
John P Ackerly III
PRESIDENT
Thomas E Bass III
DIRECTOR
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2020
110.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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Total grants awarded
$3.5M
Total amount
$19K
Average grant
$600K
Largest grant
Giving by year
Top recipients
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.