Funding search · EIN 391098690 · Milwaukee, WI

The Lubar Family Foundation

Name: The Lubar Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

112
grants reported: $8.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arts culture outdoors jewish related community health welfare

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Milwaukee Jewish Federation3 grants · $2.3M
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre3 grants · $1.6M
Minneapolis Jewish Federation2 grants · $1.2M
United Way of Greater Milw Waukesha2 grants · $627,200
Law Forward2 grants · $500,000
Milwaukee Art Museum2 grants · $283,500
Congregation Sinai3 grants · $251,321
Growing Minds2 grants · $195,000
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota2 grants · $168,020
Urban Ecology Center1 grant · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.7M

2022

$4.5M

2023

$2.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 112 grants.

$1.2M
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Jewish Related
$1.0M
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Jewish Related
$1.0M
Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Jewish Related
$564,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$563,200
United Way of Greater Milw Waukesha · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$513,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$500,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$250,000
Law Forward · Madison, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$250,000
Law Forward · Madison, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$189,700
Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$171,500
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$150,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$120,000
Growing Minds · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$112,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$108,930
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$104,923
Congregation Sinai · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Jewish Related
$80,000
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$78,929
Congregation Sinai · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$75,000
Growing Minds · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$67,469
Congregation Sinai · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Jewish Related
$64,000
United Way of Greater Milw Waukesha · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$62,000
Jewish Family Children'S Svcs of Mi · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
Charitable
$60,500
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$60,000
American Jewish Joint Distrib Commi · New York, NY · 2023
Jewish Related
$60,000
American Jewish Joint Distrib Commi · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$59,090
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$50,000
Minnesota Jewish Community Center F · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Jewish Related
$50,000
Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$50,000
Minnesota Jewish Community Center F · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Jewish Related
$45,000
Jewfolk Media · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Jewish Related
$40,000
Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
Jewish Related
$40,000
Upaf · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$40,000
Jewfolk Media · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$40,000
Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
Charitable
$33,333
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$33,333
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$33,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$32,200
Milwaukee Institute of Art Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$32,000
Upaf · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$30,000
Jewish Family Children'S Svcs of Mi · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
Jewish Related
$30,000
Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day Sc · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Jewish Related
$25,000
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$25,000
Milwaukee Jewish Day School · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Jewish Related
$25,000
Fix the System - Wisconsin · Middleton, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$25,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$24,500
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Education
$20,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Education
$15,000
All-in Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$15,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Education
$15,000
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day Sc · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Jewish Related
$15,000
Jewish Community Relations-Mn Dakot · Saint Louis Park, MN · 2023
Jewish Related
$15,000
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day Sc · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
University School of Milwaukee · River Hills, WI · 2022
Charitable
$14,500
Upaf · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$12,500
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Jewish Related
$12,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$10,000
Forward Latino · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community, Health, and Welfare
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community, Health, and Welfare
$10,000
Meta House · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community, Health, and Welfare
$10,000
College Possible · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education
$10,000
Hillel the Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Jewish Related
$10,000
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Jewish Related
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$10,000
Next Act Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$10,000
Players Philanthropy Fund · Towson, MD · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$10,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$10,000
Wi Center for Investigative Journal · Madison, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$10,000
All-in Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Children'S Hospital of Wi Foundatio · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Wi Center for Investigative Journal · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$8,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community, Health, and Welfare
$7,800
Abcd · Glendale, WI · 2024
Community, Health, and Welfare
$7,500
Badger Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$7,500
Badger Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$6,000
Abcd · Glendale, WI · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
College Possible · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education
$5,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$5,000
University School of Milwaukee · River Hills, WI · 2024
Education
$5,000
Hunger Task Force · West Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$5,000
Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community, Health, and Welfare
$5,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$5,000
Radio Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$5,000
University School of Milwaukee · River Hills, WI · 2023
Education
$5,000
Wuwm Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$5,000
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$4,625
Florentine Opera · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Arts, Culture, and the Outdoors
$3,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$2,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
Charitable

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