A lasting impact

 A lasting impact

Mission and Vision
 

The Lee Foundation is a private foundation committed to achieving immediate and measurable impact in the areas of Education and Mental Health.

 

We envision a community where individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency without experiencing undue financial burden.

 

Our vision for people living with mental illnesses is that they are engaged and supported members of the community.

Scholarships

The Lee Scholarship Program ensures students are well positioned to enter the workforce upon graduation with minimum debt. Read More >>

Mental Health

Our vision for adults living with serious mental illnesses is to be engaged and supported members of the community. Read More >>

Meet Our Scholars

Finley Donachie, Lee Scholar

Finley’s interest in the nano-world, particularly the thin film technologies that are ubiquitous in computer hardware, was a constant facet of his undergraduate work and a driving force behind his career ambitions.
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Farhad Begaliev, Lee Scholar

Farhad credits Alfred State and the Lee Scholarship as helping him find his vocation and making his educational journey financially possible.
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Enrique Cardoso-Najera, Lee Scholar

For Lee Scholar Enrique Cardoso-Najera, the dream of becoming a professional engineer blossomed while earning an associate degree at SUNY Orange.
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Kay Wilkoff, Lee Scholar

Kay enrolled in MCC’s Optical Systems Technology program in the fall of 2021, with the drive to pursue a career in STEM and to help support her growing family.
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Anthony Burroughs, Lee Scholar

It’s hard to imagine a student more determined than Anthony.
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Karla Shaw, Lee Scholar

Karla, who was already the mother of a toddler, had a second child during her first semester of graduate school. Despite juggling motherhood and a part-time job, Karla graduated with a master’s degree in nursing, marking the culmination of a six-year journey toward a career as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
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Bethany Rodgers, Lee Scholar

Bethany, a self-described nontraditional student earned her A.A.S. degree in SUNY Erie’s occupational therapy assistant program in 2020. She returned to school after taking time at home to raise her two young daughters.
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Ashley Kosak, Lee Scholar

“Astronomical!” That was how Ashley described the impact of the Lee scholarship on her life.
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Parry Draper, Lee Scholar

In 2014, Parry earned a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from St. Louis University and “will be forever indebted and forever grateful to Patrick Lee for that.”
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Foundation Spotlight
 

Patrick Lee Steers His Foundation to Education and Mental Health
Buffalo Business First - November 25, 2024 By Donna Collins; Photo - Mark Mulville
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Lee Foundation Extends Scholarship Support for Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program
The Patrick P. Lee Foundation, a private foundation based in Buffalo, NY that focuses on education and mental health, has extended its support of the University of Rochester School of Nursing for another four years, dedicating more than $1.2 million
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Grant Highlight
 

Grant Highlight - INTERCEPT
Interventions for Changes in Emotions, Perception, and Thinking (INTERCEPT) is a unique mental health program for young people aged 15 to 28. Designed to address new and distressing symptoms in their early stages, it offers opportunities to help prevent progression to more serious conditions.
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