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Luke Homan Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 26-0302886 Website

Fund college scholarships for brookfield central high school students and make grants to other public charities

Luke Homan Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Luke Homan Foundation Inc gave $58K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$57,545
+51.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,221
-13.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$508,420
+6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Luke Homan Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

UWM Foundation: $12KUWM Foundation$12KAlzheimer's Assoc WI Chapter: $11KAlzheimer's Assoc WI Chapter$11KVariety Club of WI: $8KVariety Club of WI$8KSobat Special Olympics: $8KSobat Special Olympics$8KMake -a-Wish Wisconsin: $7KMake -a-Wish Wisconsin$7KWisconsin Adaptive Sports Assoc: $6KWisconsin Adaptive SportsAssoc$6KCommunity Projects for Seniors: $5KCommunity Projects for Seniors$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was UWM Foundation ($12K). Together the top 7 received $58K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

MilwaukeeWauwatosaElm GroveChicagoBethesdaBrookfieldHartlandMadisonMuskegoPewaukeeWaukesha

How Luke Homan Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 4 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $59K (2023). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $58K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UWM Foundation Milwaukee, WIGeneral Purposes$12,000
Alzheimer's Assoc WI Chapter Milwaukee, WIGeneral$11,000
Variety Club of WI Elm Grove, WIGeneral Purposes$8,425
Sobat Special Olympics Muskego, WIGeneral Purposes$8,000
Make -a-Wish Wisconsin Wauwatosa, WIGeneral Purposes$7,000
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Assoc Brookfield, WIGeneral Purposes$6,000
Community Projects for Seniors Milwaukee, WIGeneral Support$5,120
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$508,420$176,734$146,724$57,5457$49,024
2024$478,410$194,109$166,921$38,0204$43,999
2023$451,222$169,366$174,051$59,2506$12,993
2022$455,907$207,808$154,540$55,3006$66,228
2021$402,639$165,231$57,342$6,0001$22,976
2020$294,750$8,027$24,054$11,210Total only$3,854

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Luke Homan Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Luke Homan Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $508K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $58K. Net investment income was $49K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Luke Homan Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ben Strickland

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David McGinn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia M. Homan

    Vice President & Director

    Director → Vice President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Donaldson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Luke Homan Foundation Inc

How much does Luke Homan Foundation Inc give each year?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc gave $58K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $38K across 4 grants.

What is Luke Homan Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,221, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Luke Homan Foundation Inc give grants?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Milwaukee, WI (3 grants).

Does Luke Homan Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Luke Homan Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Luke Homan Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include UWM Foundation ($12,000), Alzheimer's Assoc WI Chapter ($11,000) and Variety Club of WI ($8,425), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Luke Homan Foundation Inc?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc reported $508K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $177K.

What is Luke Homan Foundation Inc?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $508K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Luke Homan Foundation Inc's EIN?

Luke Homan Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0302886. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 27, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 3, 2026)

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