Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc
EIN 396050046 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$22.8M
491 grants · $4.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$30K
typical mid grants · $10K–$65K
grant size
48%
supporter · 104/215 multi-year
repeat
$128.6M
Assets (2024)
215
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
SIEBERT LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC
Phone
(414) 269-2832
Deadlines
LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE DUE JUNE 10TH & DEC 10TH; GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JULY 10TH & JANUARY 10TH
How to Apply
ALL APPLICATIONS AND LETTERS OF INQUIRY MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.SIEBERTFOUNDATION.ORG/ONLINE-GRANT-PORTAL. PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES SHOULD FIRST SUBMIT AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY, AND THEN UPON RECEIVING APPROVAL SHOULD COMPLETE THE ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION.
Restrictions
GRANT FUNDING PRIORITIES INCLUDE: (1) GROWING THE BODY OF CHRIST BY INVESTING IN LUTHERAN LEADERS, MINISTRIES AND EVANGELISM. (2) EDUCATING WHILE SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST BY FUNDING HIGH-PERFORMING LUTHERAN-AFFILIATED SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES A PATH TO CHRIST-CENTERED ACADEMIC SUCCESS, EMPOWERMENT AND HOPE FOR THEMSELVES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. (3) SERVING AS THE HANDS AND FEET OF CHRIST BY SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AT LUTHERAN CHURCHES AND CHURCH-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THE BASIC SHORT-TERM NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND TO CREATE PATHWAYS TOWARD GREATER STABILITY AND EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE. AWARDS ARE ALSO GIVEN IN THE FORM OF SEMINARY FINANCIAL AID FOR NON-TRADITIONAL PATHS TO ORDINATION AND PASTORAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR ORDAINED PASTORS.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.2M | $124.2M | $22.9M | 92 |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $134.1M | $11.5M | 103 |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $105.1M | $3.0M | 106 |
| 2023 | $4.5M | $118.6M | $5.6M | 98 |
| 2024 | $4.3M | $128.6M | $12.3M | 92 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 491 grants on record
Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$30K
Average
$46K
75th Pctl
$65K
Maximum
$316K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.6% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 12 states
$112K across
3 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Harris
Officers & Directors
DP
Dr Joan M. Prince
5+ yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
CJ
Charlotte John-Gomez
5+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
DD
Dr Emily Van DUNK
5+ yrs
Vice-Chair & Secretary
Leadership
KK
Kurtiss R. Krueger
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
ET
ERIC Tillich
Director
DT
Derek TYUS
5+ yrs
Director
AS
Abigail Schumwinger
5+ yrs
Director
DR
David J. Rodgers
2 yrs
Director
CJ
Catherine Jacobson
2 yrs
Director
KB
KURT Bechthold
5+ yrs
Director
JC
Julie Van Cleave
5+ yrs
Director
PC
Patricia Contreras
2 yrs
Director
DN
DENI D. Naumann
2 yrs
Director
TK
Thomas J. Kammerait
2 yrs
Director
DD
Dr Emily Van DUNK
5+ yrs
Vice-Chair & Secretary
Leadership
DP
Dr Joan M. Prince
5+ yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
CJ
Charlotte John-Gomez
5+ yrs
President
Leadership
KK
Kurtiss R. Krueger
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DT
Derek TYUS
5+ yrs
Director
JZ
John C. Zimdars Jr
4 yrs
Director
JS
John C. Sellars
Director
AS
Abigail Schumwinger
5+ yrs
Director
DR
David J. Rodgers
2 yrs
Director
CJ
Catherine Jacobson
2 yrs
Director
KB
KURT Bechthold
5+ yrs
Director
JC
Julie Van Cleave
5+ yrs
Director
PC
Patricia Contreras
2 yrs
Director
DN
DENI D. Naumann
2 yrs
Director
TK
Thomas J. Kammerait
2 yrs
Director
CJ
Charlotte John-Gomez
5+ yrs
President
Leadership
TK
Thomas Kammerait
3 yrs
Chair
Leadership
DP
Dr Joan M. Prince
5+ yrs
Vice Chair - Secretary
Leadership
KK
Kurtiss Krueger
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JZ
John C. Zimdars Jr
4 yrs
Director
JC
Julie Van Cleave
5+ yrs
Director
DN
DENI Naumann
3 yrs
Director
KB
KURT Bechthold
5+ yrs
Director
DR
David Rodgers
3 yrs
Director
AS
Abigail Schumwinger
5+ yrs
Director
JS
John Sellars
3 yrs
Director
DT
Derek TYUS
5+ yrs
Director
DD
Dr Emily Van DUNK
5+ yrs
Director
CJ
Cathy Jacobson
2 yrs
Director
DP
Dr Joan M. Prince
5+ yrs
Vice Chair - Secretary
Leadership
TK
Thomas Kammerait
3 yrs
Chair
Leadership
DN
DENI Naumann
3 yrs
Chair
Leadership
CJ
Charlotte John-Gomez
5+ yrs
President
Leadership
KK
Kurtiss Krueger
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JC
Julie Van Cleave
5+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KJ
Knute Jacobson
2 yrs
Director
CJ
Cathy Jacobson
2 yrs
Director
JZ
John C. Zimdars Jr
4 yrs
Director
DD
Dr Emily Van DUNK
5+ yrs
Director
DT
Derek TYUS
5+ yrs
Director
JS
John Sellars
3 yrs
Director
AS
Abigail Schumwinger
5+ yrs
Director
DR
David Rodgers
3 yrs
Director
KB
KURT Bechthold
5+ yrs
Director
CJ
Charlotte John-Gomez
5+ yrs
President
Leadership
TK
Thomas Kammerait
3 yrs
Vice Chair - Secretary
Leadership
DN
DENI Naumann
3 yrs
Chair
Leadership
RJ
Ronald Jones
Past President - Retired
Leadership
JC
Julie Van Cleave
5+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JZ
John C. Zimdars Jr
4 yrs
Director
DD
Dr Emily Van DUNK
5+ yrs
Director
DT
Derek TYUS
5+ yrs
Director
JS
John Sellars
3 yrs
Director
AS
Abigail Schumwinger
5+ yrs
Director
DR
David Rodgers
3 yrs
Director
DP
Dr Joan M. Prince
5+ yrs
Director
KK
Kurtiss Krueger
3 yrs
Director
KJ
Knute Jacobson
2 yrs
Director
KB
KURT Bechthold
5+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (491 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $316,223 | RECRUIT, PREPARE & SUPPORT URBAN TEACHERS | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $315,787 | OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT, INCREASING IMPACT | 2023 |
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $314,931 | OPERATING SUPPORT FOR GROWING THE TEACHER PIPELINE | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Services | Germantown, WI | $208,491 | URBAN IN-SCHOOL COUNSELING AND STRONG DAY-TREATMENT PROGRAMS, YOUTH COUNSELING INITIATIVE | 2021 |
| Racine Lutheran High School | Racine, WI | $200,000 | TUITION ASSISTANCE, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & EXPANSION | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service | Germantown, WI | $189,418 | YOUTH COUNSELING INITIATIVE, OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | Milwaukee, WI | $188,661 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, RENOVATION | 2021 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $184,491 | HUNGER RELIEF FOOD FUND, FOOD PANTRIES AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SOLVING HUNGER | 2021 |
| Serenity INNS Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $184,473 | RECOVERY PROGRAM AND NEW TREATMENT FACILITY, OPERATING SUPPORT, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 |
| Racine Lutheran High School | Racine, WI | $177,378 | TUITION ASSISTANCE, TOP-TIER FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECT, AND OPERATING SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service | Germantown, WI | $173,783 | YOUTH COUNSELING INITIATIVE, OPERATING SUPPORT, INCREASING IMPACT | 2023 |
| Luther Seminary | St Paul, MN | $168,000 | MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP COHORT FOR PASTORS (COACHING), SIEBERT FRESH EXPRESSIONS INITIATIVE | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $166,682 | URBAN TEACHER PIPELINE, TEACHER LEADERSHIP TRAINING & SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM | 2020 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $165,380 | HUNGER RELIEF, GALA DONATION, MAXIMIZING COLLABORATION | 2023 |
| Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee | Greendale, WI | $164,444 | TUITION ASSISTANCE, COLLEGE POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN SCHOOLS STUDENTS, CLASSROOM SMARTBOARDS FOR... | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Services | Germantown, WI | $162,500 | SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND STRONG EXPANSION, SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING EXPANSION, OTHER PROGRAMS | 2020 |
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $161,313 | URBAN TEACHER PIPELINE, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $160,171 | HUNGER RELIEF AND OUTREACH FOR LUTHERAN PANTRIES AND THE FOOD LEADERS LAB PROJECT | 2022 |
| St Marcus Lutheran School | Milwaukee, WI | $158,301 | SPECIAL EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING/SERVICES, SIEBERT/WE RAISE JOINT RFP, AND OPERATING SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Grace in Action | New ULM, MN | $157,500 | PASTORAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | 2021 |
| Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee | Greendale, WI | $156,750 | ADD CLASSROOMS/OFFICE RELOCATION, COLLEGE POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR LUTHERAN SCHOOLS, OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Services | Germantown, WI | $155,259 | MILWAUKEE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUTH COUNSELING INITIATIVES | 2022 |
| Ebenezer Stone Ministries Inc | New Berlin, WI | $152,393 | MODEL FOOD PANTRY INITIATIVE, PURCHASE A SMALL VAN, OPERATING SUPPORT, INCREASING IMPACT | 2023 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $150,500 | HUNGER RELIEF | 2024 |
| Grace in Action - MLI | New ULM, MN | $150,500 | PASTORAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | 2024 |
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