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Lubo Fund Inc at a glance

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Lubo Fund Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$547k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$182k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$993kArts & Culture$423kRecreation & Sports$163kEducation$129kFood & Nutrition$108kHealth$49kPublic Benefit$20kYouth Development$17kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$182,471
Median grant
1
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BELINDA BUNNEN REUSCH LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUND$182,471
MELISSA BUNNEN JERNIGAN LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUND$182,471
ROBERT BUNNEN LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUND$182,471
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS: $5k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
LA
AL
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 15 repeat orgs$555k to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
101

Total granted

$1.7M
$555k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+31%

Still filing today

40%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • RW
    ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $24k · revenue +14%
  • MO
    MEALS ON WHEELS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $15k · revenue +25%
  • CS
    CAMP SUNSHINE INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $10k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • TI
    THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CLUB OF THE USAgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $85k · revenue +205% · 87% of their budget
  • EU
    Emory University Rose Library
    one grant, 2021 · $35k
  • GT
    GEORGIA TENNIS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $35k · revenue +19%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Our mission is to create thriving communities by helping nonprofits succeed. our work revolves around four primary areas of focus.1. we are a hub for social innovation 2. we are a capacity accelerator for organizations and their people3.…

Community Improvement
2
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Inc

The corporation is a voluntary association of individuals and organizations the purposes of which are to upgrade and advance the atlanta metropolitan area in population, commerce and finance; to effect civic and social improvements; to…

—
3
Atlanta Committee for Progress Inc

ACP is a group committed to identifying and providing leadership on selected issues important to driving the economic development of the city of Atlanta and for which the ACP's active involvement will make a major difference. The ACP has a…

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4
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer F/K/a It's the Journey

Georgia alliance for breast cancer mission is to engage with georgia's breast cancer community to increase access to care and reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.

Health
5
Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc

To be the fundraising arm for the georgia aquarium, inc., to hold financial and other investments for the benefit of the georgia aquarium, inc., and to make distributions/grants/loans to and for the benefit of the georgia aquarium, inc.…

Animals
6
Spelman College

Spelman college, a historically black college and global leader in the education of women of african descent, is dedicated to the academic excellence of its students.

Education
7
Atlantic University Inc

Provide post-secondary education of excellence.

Education
8
The Atlanta Chapter the American Institute of Architects Inc

To provide education, networking opportunities, advocacy and professional industry information to the american institute of architects' atlanta chapter members.

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9
Atlanta Celebrates Photography Inc

Atlanta celebrates photography (dba atlanta center for photography) (acp) advances new perspectives in lens-based media from the american south. through artwork commissions, community collaborations, and dynamic programs, acp supports…

Arts & Culture
10
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures Inc

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively as a supporting organization to and for the benefit of the georgia institute of technology to foster and support education and scientific research and economic development…

Education
11
Acfb Support Organization Inc

Acfb support organization, inc., is operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes and/or activities of atlanta community food bank, inc., a georgia nonprofit corporation.

Food & Nutrition
12
Leadership Atlanta Inc

It is the mission of leadership atlanta to build a better community for everyone in the atlanta region through education about the key issues facing the region and inspiring members and others to take on and exercise real leadership…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Grady Health Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

48 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 48 of the 116 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/48
Grantees still filing
33/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Hambidge: $407,000 · OtherHambidgeMELISSA BUNNEN JERNIGAN LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUND: $324,471 · OtherMELISSA BUNNEN JERNIGAN LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUNDROBERT BUNNEN LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUND: $324,471 · OtherROBERT BUNNEN LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUNDBELINDA BUNNEN REUSCH LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUND: $324,471 · OtherBELINDA BUNNEN REUSCH LUBO FOUNDATION ADVISED FUNDIndividual grant recipient: $128,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CLUB OF THE USA: $85,000 · Other+81 more: $358,778 · Other+81 moreGEORGIA ALLIANCE EDUCATION FUND INC: $20,000 · EducationTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $20,000 · EducationWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationTHE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA: $10,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF LAWRENCE ACADEMY AT GROTON MA CORP: $10,000 · EducationTHE LOVETT SCHOOL INC: $5,200 · Education+2 more: $3,000 · EducationGEORGIA ORGANICS INC: $50,500 · EnvironmentCHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC: $5,000 · Environment+2 more: $1,100 · EnvironmentGEORGIA TENNIS FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · Recreation & SportsJUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONS CENTER INC: $6,000 · Recreation & SportsCAMP TWIN LAKES INC: $5,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $500 · Recreation & SportsROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $23,500 · Arts & CultureATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $6,750 · Arts & CultureATLANTA CONTEMPORY ART CENTER INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTSINC: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $2,500 · Arts & CultureATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionOPEN HAND ATLANTA INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionSECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionWHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA INC: $2,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA INC: $15,000 · Human Services
Other$1,952,191Education$78,200Environment$56,600Recreation & Sports$46,500Arts & Culture$37,750Food & Nutrition$32,000Human Services$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CLUB OF THE USA: $85,000 over 1y, 87% of budgetGEORGIA ORGANICS INC: $50,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetGEORGIA TENNIS FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $23,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA ALLIANCE EDUCATION FUND INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCaptain Planet Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP SUNSHINE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF LAWRENCE ACADEMY AT GROTON MA CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN HAND ATLANTA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AGAPE CENTER INC: $8,000 over 1y, 67% of budgetATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $6,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONS CENTER INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LOVETT SCHOOL INC: $5,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUMAN NATIONAL SECURITY PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP TWIN LAKES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ATLANTA WOMENS FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetATLANTA CONTEMPORY ART CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTSINC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLLINS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHOLESOME WAVE GEORGIA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA RIVER NETWORK INC dba GEORGIA RIVERS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUCKHEAD HERITAGE SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE GIVING KITCHEN INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFernbank Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNDERWATER HYPOXIC BLACKOUT PREVENTION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGROVE PARK FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH ATLANTA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLONGUE VUE HOUSE & GARDENS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORMAN SCHOOL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPEACHTREE BATTLE ALLIANCE INC: $278 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…The Arthur M Blank Fa…Georgia Power Foundat…Norman Foundation IncUnited Way of Greater…The Zeist Foundation …The Waterfall Foundat…The Imlay Foundation …The Klamon Family Fou…The Medlin-Hale Found…Tull Charitable Found…Kaiser Foundation Hea…
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA32.1× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Norman Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc · The Zeist Foundation Inc · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · The Klamon Family Foundation Inc · The Medlin-Hale Foundation Inc · Tull Charitable Foundation Inc · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgiainc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Lubo Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lubo Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 116 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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