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The Lubar Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Lubar Family 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.

$2.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
27
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$1.2M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$4.1MArts & Culture$2.3MReligion$602kPublic Benefit$553kEducation$270kHealth$249kHuman Services$202kYouth Development$196kOther$0
02FY2024 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $38k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $327k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $267k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.9M
$25,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$57M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION$1,197,500
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATRE$500,000
LAW FORWARD INC$250,000
URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER$150,000
CONGREGATION SINAI$67,469
MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER F$50,000
JEWFOLK MEDIA INC$45,000
TEMPLE ISRAEL$40,000
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY$33,333
MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART DESIGN$32,200
UPAF$32,000
MILWAUKEE FILM$25,000
HEILICHER MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH DAY SC$25,000
MILWAUKEE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL$25,000
BOWDOIN COLLEGE$15,000
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 (FY23–23, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%TOGETHER WISCONSIN INC: $1k → 17%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

ME
MN
WI
MI
NY
OH
RI
MD
DC
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.9M · 32 repeat orgs$323k to everyone else

32 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
23

Total granted

$4.9M
$121k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+33%

Still filing today

72%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $202k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthReligionPublic BenefitHousing & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • MA
    MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $284k · revenue +16%
  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA
    2× · 2022–2023 · $168k · revenue +5%
  • MILWAUKEE FILM INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $115k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • FIX THE SYSTEM - WISCONSIN INC
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -93%
  • JC
    JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS-MN DAKOT
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
  • NEXT ACT THEATRE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +18%
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
Milwaukee Women Inc

Milwaukee women inc is an organization of executives determined to change the quality and composition of corporate boards to maximize the performance of public and private companies with a focus on women and women of color.

Education
2
Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee school of engineering (msoe) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian university providing a balanced education at the undergraduate and graduate level in the disciplines of engineering business, mathematics, and nursing. (see schedule o)…

Education
3
Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell hamline school of law is an independent law school that advances its mission through a combination of legal education, public service, and community engagement. it is dedicated to preparing students to practice law, while also…

Education
4
Milwaukee Bar Association Inc

The mission of the milwaukee bar association is to be an inclusive, equitable and diverse organization that serves the interests of the lawyers, judges and the people of milwaukee county by working to promote the professional interests of…

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5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
Mathematics Institute of Wisconsin Co Kathryn Leverenz
Education
7
The Uwm Foundation Inc

The mission of the uwm foundation, inc. is to support the educational, literary, and scientific endeavors of the university of wisconsin-milwaukee by receiving, managing, and distributing gifts to benefit the university's students,…

Education
8
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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9
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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10
Milwaukee Excellence Inc

The mission of the organization is to provide a high quality education for all students with choices after graduation that will provide financial stability, inspire personal freedom to builda legacy.

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11
The Uwm Real Estate Foundation Inc

To partner with the public and private sectors to develop and hold real estate for the benefit of the university of wisconsin-milwaukee. the uwm real estate foundation, inc. holdings may include any properties that advance the mission of…

Housing & Shelter
12
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Mcad provides a transformative education within a community of support for creative students of all backgrounds to work, collaborate, and lead with confidence in a dynamic, interconnected world.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Milwaukee Art Museum Inc; the most unlike its peers is Growing Minds Inc. 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

50 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 50 of the 66 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/50
Grantees still filing
36/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $2,310,500 · PhilanthropyMILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INCMINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION: $1,189,700 · PhilanthropyMINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $1,577,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATE…MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $283,500 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INCMILWAUKEE FILM INC: $115,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE FILM INC+7 more: $51,625 · Arts & CultureUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILW WAUKESHA: $627,200 · OtherUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILW…CONGREGATION SINAI: $251,521 · OtherCONGREGATION SINAIGROWING MINDS INC: $195,000 · OtherGROWING MINDS INCAMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIB COMMI: $120,000 · OtherAMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DIST…MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $100,000 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY CHILDREN'S SVCS OF MI: $92,000 · OtherUPAF: $86,500 · OtherMILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN INC: $85,200 · OtherTEMPLE ISRAEL OF DETROIT: $80,000 · OtherJEWFOLK MEDIA INC: $85,000 · OtherACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $80,000 · Other+26 more: $278,062 · Other+26 moreLAW FORWARD INC: $500,000 · Crime & LegalPLANNED PARENTHOOD MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA: $168,020 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC: $57,500 · HealthABCD INC: $13,800 · HealthST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $66,666 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $40,000 · EducationBowdoin College: $30,000 · EducationALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC: $25,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION: $25,000 · EducationTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $20,000 · EducationCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $15,000 · Education+4 more: $10,000 · EducationURBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC: $150,000 · Environment
Philanthropy$3,510,200Arts & Culture$2,027,125Other$2,080,483Crime & Legal$500,000Health$239,320Education$231,666Environment$150,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $2,310,500 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $1,577,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION: $1,189,700 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetLAW FORWARD INC: $500,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $283,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetGROWING MINDS INC: $195,000 over 2y, 53% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA: $168,020 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetURBAN ECOLOGY CENTER INC: $150,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetMILWAUKEE FILM INC: $115,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetMINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN INC: $85,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJEWFOLK MEDIA INC: $85,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $80,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $66,666 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC: $57,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBowdoin College: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $27,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMILWAUKEE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFIX THE SYSTEM - WISCONSIN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $22,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBADGER INSTITUTE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetABCD INC: $13,800 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEXT ACT THEATRE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMINNESOTA HILLEL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMETA HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDR HOWARD FULLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRADIO MILWAUKEE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY INC: $4,625 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMILWAUKEE BALLET COMPANY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarquette University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN POLICY FORUM INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPI LAMBDA PHI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTOGETHER WISCONSIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPearls for Teen Girls Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Herbert H Kohl Charit…Greater Milwaukee Fou…United Way of Greater…Milwaukee Jewish Fede…Ralph Evinrude Founda…Baird Foundation IncAnon Charitable TrustThe Lynde and Harry B…Peck Foundation Milwa…Gardner FoundationBert L and Patricia S…Rite-Hite Foundation …
Herbert H Kohl Charities IncWI48.9× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd · Gardner Foundation · Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable · Rite-Hite 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 66 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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