Wisconsin · Private foundation
Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $4.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 92
- Grants FY2024
- 98
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 26%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $316,223
- Organizations funded a year
- 85 to 100
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $129M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $548k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 92 | $4.3M | 23% |
| FY2023 | 98 | $4.5M | 26% |
| FY2022 | 90 | $4.4M | 27% |
| FY2021 | 100 | $4.5M | 41% |
| FY2020 | 85 | $4.0M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Urban Teaching Inc | $1,274,936 | 5 | 13% |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service Inc | $889,451 | 5 | n/a |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc | $753,647 | 5 | 0% |
| Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee | $687,456 | 5 | n/a |
| Serenity Inns Inc | $620,837 | 5 | 18% |
| Lutheran Counseling and Family Services | $573,550 | 5 | 7% |
| Redeeme Lutheran Church | $465,114 | 5 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Lutheran High School | $441,626 | 5 | n/a |
| Vibrant Faith Ministries | $410,391 | 5 | 19% |
| Project Return Inc | $398,981 | 5 | 18% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Urban Teaching Inc | $1,274,936 | 5 | 13% |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service Inc | $889,451 | 5 | n/a |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc | $753,647 | 5 | 0% |
| Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee | $687,456 | 5 | n/a |
| Serenity Inns Inc | $620,837 | 5 | 18% |
| Lutheran Counseling and Family Services | $573,550 | 5 | 7% |
| Redeeme Lutheran Church | $465,114 | 5 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Lutheran High School | $441,626 | 5 | n/a |
| Vibrant Faith Ministries | $410,391 | 5 | 19% |
| Project Return Inc | $398,981 | 5 | 18% |
| Ebenezer Stone Ministries Inc | $398,393 | 4 | 43% |
| Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc | $382,053 | 5 | 0% |
| Pastoral Leadership Institute | $382,016 | 5 | 4% |
| Hephatha Lutheran Church | $365,951 | 5 | n/a |
| Lighthouse Youth Center Inc | $337,986 | 5 | 7% |
| Wartburg Theological Seminary | $329,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Luther Seminary | $309,198 | 4 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Inmate Education Association Inc | $301,982 | 5 | 15% |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Inc | $293,695 | 5 | 0% |
| Just One More Ministry Inc | $278,582 | 5 | 1% |
| Lutheran Church of the Reformation | $270,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Jobswork Mke Inc | $263,139 | 3 | 12% |
| Grace in Action | $255,316 | 2 | 15% |
| Bread of Healing Inc | $244,214 | 4 | 8% |
| Journeys Lutheran School Inc | $240,457 | 5 | n/a |
| Elca Outreach Center | $219,643 | 5 | 11% |
| Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Inc | $211,670 | 2 | n/a |
| Chaplains in Schools Inc | $201,955 | 5 | 13% |
| Camp Luther Inc | $192,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Lutheran Campus Ministry in Greater Milwaukee Inc | $168,148 | 5 | n/a |
| Lutheran Home Foundation Inc | $165,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Shoreland Lutheran High School Federation Inc | $160,854 | 5 | n/a |
| Time of Grace Ministry | $160,789 | 4 | 3% |
| Concordia University Inc | $154,297 | 3 | 0% |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | $151,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lutheran Urban Mission Initiative Inc | $146,949 | 2 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Kingdom Workers Inc | $140,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Immanuel Lutheran School | $140,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Atonement Lutheran Church | $123,653 | 3 | n/a |
| Luther Preparatory School | $120,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Jacarrie Kicks for Kids Inc | $112,900 | 4 | 14% |
| Linc Ministries International Inc | $112,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Martin Luther College | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Common Ground Church | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Risen Savior Lutheran Church | $96,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Carthage College | $92,464 | 3 | 0% |
| The Community Warehouse Inc | $87,600 | 3 | 2% |
| Benediction Lutheran Church | $80,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Newthreads of Hope Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary | $71,600 | 4 | n/a |
| Unity Lutheran Church Inc | $69,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel | $65,500 | 4 | n/a |
| St Philip Lutheran Church | $64,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Inc | $61,800 | 5 | 3% |
| Atk Ministry Inc | $61,060 | 3 | n/a |
| Our Redeemer Lutheran Church | $59,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Unity Evangelical Lutheran Church | $58,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church Corporation | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ablelight Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Camp Phillip Inc | $50,000 | 3 | n/a |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Hope Center Appleton Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Kingspath Senior Ministries | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Shining Star Christian Schools Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Camp Amnicon Foundation | $45,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Lutheran Program for the Aging Inc | $43,738 | 1 | 0% |
| Berea Lutheran Church | $38,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Peters Lutheran Church | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Living Word Lutheran Church | $34,800 | 1 | n/a |
| St John Evangelical Lutheran Church | $34,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church | $32,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Divine Redeemer Lutheran Church Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sos Center Inc | $28,559 | 1 | 28% |
| Outreach for Hope Inc | $26,855 | 4 | n/a |
| Project Kindred Inc | $26,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Lutheran Home Association | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Data You Can Use Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ-St Peter Lutheran School Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $19,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Lakes Area Christian Fellowship Inc | $15,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Near West Side Partners Inc | $13,500 | 4 | 0% |
| St Peter Lutheran Church | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia Theological Seminary | $10,278 | 2 | n/a |
| Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Marks Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Resurrection Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia Seminary | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zeidler Group Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mount Calvary Community Development Corporation | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Point of Grace | $1,977 | 1 | n/a |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mount Olive Lutheran Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mr Bobs Under the Bridge Inc | $838 | 3 | 0% |
| Impact100 Greater Milwaukee Inc | $550 | 1 | 0% |
| Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Uwm Foundation Inc | $360 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | $258 | 1 | n/a |
| Hamilton Education Foundation Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Adult Literacy Center of Ozaukee County | $220 | 2 | 0% |
| Junior Cup Golf | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| La Causa Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| City Year Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Olga Neighborhood Wellness Services Inc | $57 | 1 | n/a |
| TEMPO Milwaukee Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Costello Syndrome Family Network | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Nami Southeast Wisconsin Inc | $35 | 1 | 0% |
| Girls on the Run of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc | $25 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 82 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.7M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc
- How much does Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc give?
- Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc reported 92 grants totaling $4,296,019 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 85 and 100 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (40%), Education (25%), Human Services (12%).
- Who are Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Center for Urban Teaching Inc ($1.3M), Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service Inc ($889k), Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc ($754k).
- Does Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc.
- Where is Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc based?
- Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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