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Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$674k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
5%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$11,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 43
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$18M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 5% of the organizations Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesAnimalsInternationalEducationFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving29$674k41%
FY202319$572k5%
FY202243$717k77%
FY202118$55k94%
FY20201$2kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$567kEducation$265kHousing & Shelter$226kFood & Nutrition$207kAnimals$194kRecreation & Sports$77kArts & Culture$73kYouth Development$45kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
NV
OH
UT
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Desert Christian Schools Inc$250,00031%
Help of Southern Nevada$166,38550%
Paz De Cristo Community Center$162,00043%
Friends of Casa Hogar$120,47533%
Sunshine Acres Children's Home Inc$105,00041%
Las Vegas Rescue Mission$90,70041%
Family Promise of Las Vegas Inc$75,00032%
Our Rescue$52,62220%
Sweet Life Rescue Center$50,000126%
Beloved Asheville$50,00010%
Amputee Blade Runners$45,00035%
One Small Step Inc Clothes Cabin$35,00031%
Fresh Start Women's Foundation$35,00020%
Amazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East$31,39030%
Soldiers Best Friend$30,00031%
The Pawerful Rescue$25,00015%
Raise the Future$22,05120%
Foreverland Farm$20,00025%
The Folded Flag Foundation$20,00020%
Gilbert Youth Soccer Association$20,00024%
Junior Achievement of Arizona$20,00020%
Lucks Rescue Inc$20,00016%
Starbright Foundation Inc$15,000222%
The Arizona Animal Welfare League$15,00010%
Jamies Animal Rescue Inc$15,00029%
Healing Hearts Animal Rescue and Refuge$15,00023%
No Longer Bound Inc$15,00010%
Barn Yard Equine$13,000115%
Friends for Life Animal Rescue$11,00020%
Samaritan's Purse$10,50020%
Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas$10,00010%
Highland Band Boosters$10,00012%
Three Square$10,00010%
Institute for Better Education$10,00010%
Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada$10,00010%
Christopher's Cure Inc$10,0001n/a
Love Connection Dog Rescue$10,00013%
Never Say Never Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts$9,99910%
Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation$5,00011%
Hawk Boys Volleyball Booster Club$5,0001n/a
100 Club of Arizona$5,00010%
Open Arms Care Center$5,00015%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona$5,00010%
Distributive Education Clubs of America Inc$5,00010%
Azcend$5,00010%
Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Helping Others and Giving Hope$1,0001n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($335k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDesert Christian Schools Inc: $250,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHelp of Southern Nevada: $166,385 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPaz De Cristo Community Center: $162,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Casa Hogar: $120,475 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetSunshine Acres Children's Home Inc: $105,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetLas Vegas Rescue Mission: $90,700 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetFamily Promise of Las Vegas Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetOur Rescue: $52,622 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSweet Life Rescue Center: $50,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetBeloved Asheville: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmputee Blade Runners: $45,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetOne Small Step Inc Clothes Cabin: $35,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetFresh Start Women's Foundation: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAmazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East: $31,390 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSoldiers Best Friend: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Pawerful Rescue: $25,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetRaise the Future: $22,051 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetForeverland Farm: $20,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetThe Folded Flag Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGilbert Youth Soccer Association: $20,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetJunior Achievement of Arizona: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLucks Rescue Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetStarbright Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetThe Arizona Animal Welfare League: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJamies Animal Rescue Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetHealing Hearts Animal Rescue and Refuge: $15,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetNo Longer Bound Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBarn Yard Equine: $13,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetFriends for Life Animal Rescue: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Las Vegas: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHighland Band Boosters: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThree Square: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Better Education: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southern Nevada: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLove Connection Dog Rescue: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $9,999 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget100 Club of Arizona: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOpen Arms Care Center: $5,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDistributive Education Clubs of America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAzcend: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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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.

Wynn Resorts FoundationNV19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wynn Resorts Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · Abba's Storehouse Foundation · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Thunderbirds Charities · Mgm Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · Canarelli Family Foundation · American Express Foundation · Vegas Golden Knights Foundation Inc

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.

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About Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc

How much does Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc give?
Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc reported 29 grants totaling $673,869 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 43 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (28%), Education (13%), Housing & Shelter (11%).
Who are Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Desert Christian Schools Inc ($250k), Help of Southern Nevada ($166k), Paz De Cristo Community Center ($162k).
Does Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wynn Resorts Foundation, Arizona Community Foundation, Abba's Storehouse Foundation.
Where is Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc based?
Mark and Karen Luebke Foundation Inc is based in NV.

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 64 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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