The Lubert Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an existing route in should not send a cold application.
- Its typical grants fall between $5,000 and $50,000, with a median of $10,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $10,000 or less, so a modest request fits best; its largest grant was $200,000, so the typical band is not a ceiling.
- Education is the clearest theme in its grants, which also include children's medical needs, food banks and camps.
- Repeat giving is strong: 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded, so it looks relationship-led rather than open to new applicants.
- No geographic focus is stated; its grants have mainly gone to Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, the District of Columbia and the United States, but that is not a rule on who may apply.
Overview
The Lubert Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across its recorded grants, the foundation supports a wide mix of charitable work. Its grants address children's medical needs, education and medical education and research, alongside support for women and children in need, underserved children and children with special needs. The record also includes grants for camps, food banks and hunger relief, clean-water projects, environmental safety, immigrant legal services, foster and adoptive families, humanitarian and medical aid, and efforts addressing conflict and violence. Recipients include schools and universities, medical institutions, camps, food banks, and social-service, relief and advocacy organisations. The largest share of recorded grants went to organisations in Pennsylvania.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, District of Columbia and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 116 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 18%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations The Lubert Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- CHOP Foundation · Children's Medical needs$200,0002024 tax year
- Community School of Naples · Support education for children$150,0002024 tax year
- Naples Children and Educational Foundation · Support underpriviledged children in Collier County$119,9512024 tax year
- CARE USA · help women and children in need$110,0002024 tax year
- Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School · Support Charter High School$100,0002024 tax year
- Rose Community Foundation · To advance engaged, inclusive and equitable Greater Denver communities through values-driven philosophy$100,0002024 tax year
- Camp Southern Ground · Camp for underserved children$78,0002024 tax year
- Breakthrough of Philadelphia · Assist middle school students with high school selections$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jonathan Lubert — Treasurer
- Tricia Billings — Secretary
- Kristine Ives — Vice-president
- Ira M Lubert — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $874,217 | $700,370 | $15,418,684 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $995,798 | $783,500 | $36,220,459 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,744,163 | $1,451,011 | $42,675,141 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Philadelphia, PA