FUNDER
THE LEE AND MARY VOLKMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
18recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 90% of giving in Nebraska
Footprint
A local funder — 90% of its dollars go to NE. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: MT, NE, SD.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| D F DILLON FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 11 |
| LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 10 |
| ABEL FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 6 |
| BNSF FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | large program funder | 6 |
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INC | BILLINGS, MT | large program funder | 6 |
| ASSURITY LIFE FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 5 |
| CHRISTENSEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 5 |
| LARUE COFFEE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 5 |
| SPREETAIL FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 5 |
| VINCENT AND MARIE KREIFELS FAMILY FOUNDATION | NEBRASKA CITY, NE | program funder | 5 |
| BETTENHAUSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 4 |
| HAMPTON FAMILY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 4 |
| HOEGEMEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 4 |
| J C & JESSIE SEACREST FAM FOUNDATION TR | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 4 |
| MAY L FLANAGAN FOUNDATION INC | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 4 |
| SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION | SHAWNEE MSN, KS | program funder | 4 |
| UNITED WAY OF LINCOLN AND LANCASTER COUNTY | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 4 |
| COMPLETE CHILDRENS HEALTH CHARITABLE TRUST | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 3 |
| COOPER FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 3 |
| DANIELS FUND | DENVER, CO | program funder | 3 |
| DENNIS & ELLIN MURPHY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | program funder | 3 |
| DONLAN FOUNDATION | WICHITA, KS | program funder | 3 |
| DUNCAN FAMILY TRUST | LINCOLN, NE | program funder | 3 |
| EAGLE FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | program funder | 3 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | NE | 7 | 2024 | $248,000 |
| FOOD BANK OF LINCOLN INC | NE | 7 | 2024 | $126,000 |
| MATT TALBOT KITCHEN & OUTREACH INC | NE | 7 | 2024 | $126,000 |
| CUES FUND | NE | 7 | 2024 | $90,000 |
| CEDARS HOME FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC | NE | 7 | 2024 | $80,000 |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | SD | 7 | 2024 | $74,000 |
| CLINIC WITH A HEART INC | NE | 7 | 2024 | $71,000 |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOL | NE | 7 | 2024 | $64,000 |
| ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION | NE | 6 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL | MT | 6 | 2024 | $59,000 |
| PEOPLES CITY MISSION | NE | 7 | 2024 | $51,000 |
| BETHLEHEM HOUSE | NE | 7 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH OF LINCOLN | NE | 7 | 2024 | $49,000 |
| LOURDES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND | NE | 6 | 2024 | $48,000 |
| BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH OF LINCOLN | NE | 4 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| ST JOHN NEPOMUCENE SCHOOL | NE | 5 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | NE | 2 | 2024 | $6,000 |
| ST JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER INC | NE | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |