The Lee and Mary Volkmer Family Foundation appears to make targeted, faith-aligned gifts to local social-service charities, exemplified by a single $50,000 grant to Catholic Social Services supporting both general programming and the Gianna House. Their giving emphasizes direct support for faith-based charitable operations and maternity/residential services tied to Catholic ministries in the Lincoln, Nebraska area.
A $50,000 grant to Catholic Social Services set the clearest tone for The Lee and Mary Volkmer Family Foundation’s recent giving: support for local Catholic social service work, split between general programs and Gianna House. That same pattern appears across other grants, with the foundation backing organizations that serve people through food assistance, maternity support, health care, schools, and parish-linked ministries in and around Lincoln. Its recent awards are typically modest to mid-sized, with many gifts at $15,000, and they are concentrated in Nebraska. The recurring support for Catholic Social Services is especially notable because it combines unrestricted help with program-specific funding for a maternity-related service. The foundation also backs direct-service nonprofits such as Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach, Food Bank of Lincoln, and Women’s Care Center, suggesting a preference for organizations delivering practical aid through established local institutions. Across the recent record, the funder’s identity is defined less by broad thematic spread than by repeated support for faith-aligned, community-based services.
In social-service work, the foundation gave $30,000 to Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach in 2024 and $25,000 in 2023, both for general programs. It also awarded $30,000 to Food Bank of Lincoln in 2024 and $25,000 in 2023 for general operating support, pointing to sustained backing for basic-needs providers. For women’s services, it gave $20,000 in both 2024 and 2023 to Women’s Care Center, each time for general programs. The foundation also supported Catholic education with grants of $15,000 to Pius X High School and St Teresa’s Catholic School in 2024, alongside $10,000 to St Patrick’s Catholic School and Lourdes Central Catholic High School. Its mission-related support extends beyond Lincoln, including $17,000 to Focus in 2023, with $7,000 designated to support five missionaries.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $15,000. That pattern suggests many awards are made at a standard level, with occasional larger gifts such as $30,000 and $50,000. The recent record also shows repeat funding to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Catholic Social Services, Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach, Food Bank of Lincoln, Women’s Care Center, and Tabitha Health Care Services. The foundation gives as a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$363K
$8.2M
$1.4M
$365K
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Highly concentrated: a single sizable grant to one local, faith-based organization rather than many small awards; appears to favor direct general operating and program support for repeatable community services.
Notable grantees: Catholic Social Services (Gianna House and general programs)
Giving is heavily concentrated in Nebraska, which accounts for 90% of grants and is the foundation’s top state by grant count. Lincoln appears most often, with grants also going to Waverly, Omaha, Nebraska City, and Winnebago. Outside Nebraska, recent recipients include Pine Ridge, South Dakota; Ashland, Montana; and Denver, Colorado. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
Recent grants show support for Catholic social service agencies, food and meal programs, women’s care and maternity-related services, Catholic schools, health clinics, and missionary or parish-related work. Examples include general operating support, Meals on Wheels support, and program-specific gifts tied to Gianna House and missionary outreach.
The distribution is centered at $15,000: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $15,000. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $30,000 and $50,000, but many gifts land at $15,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Catholic Social Services, Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach, Food Bank of Lincoln, Women’s Care Center, and Tabitha Health Care Services. That pattern indicates repeat support rather than one-time-only gifts.
Nebraska is the clear focus: 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Nebraska is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients include Lincoln, Omaha, Waverly, Nebraska City, and Winnebago.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | LINCOLN, NE | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION $25,000; TO SUPPORT THE GIANNA HOUSE $25,000. |
| WOMEN'S CARE CENTER | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MATT TALBOT KITCHEN AND OUTREACH | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FOOD BANK OF LINCOLN | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FOCUS | Denver, CO | $16,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MISSIONARIES IN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CUES | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL | Ashland, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST TERESA'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TABITHA HEALTH CARE SERVICES | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | Pine Ridge, SD | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| VILLA MARIE SCHOOL | WAVERLY, NE | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SKUTT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE NEXT ACT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| CEDAR'S HOME FOR CHILDREN | LINCOLN, NE | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CLINIC WITH A HEART | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LINCOLN RIGHT TO LIFE | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LOURDES CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | NEBRASKA CITY, NE | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NORTH AMERICAN MARTYR'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BETHLEHEM HOUSE | OMAHA, NE | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST JOHN NEPOMUCENE | WESTON, NE | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PEOPLE'S CITY MISSION | LINCOLN, NE | $8,000 | 2025 | $6,000 TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION; $2,000 TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL CLINIC |
| ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION SCHOOL | WINNEBAGO, NE | $6,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LINCOLN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | LINCOLN, NE | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION $25,000; TO SUPPORT THE GIANNA HOUSE $25,000. |
| MATT TALBOT KITCHEN AND OUTREACH | LINCOLN, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FOOD BANK OF LINCOLN | LINCOLN, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CEDAR'S HOME FOR CHILDREN | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TABITHA HEALTH CARE SERVICES | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WOMEN'S CARE CENTER | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL | Ashland, MT | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST TERESA'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CLINIC WITH A HEART | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | Pine Ridge, SD | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CUES | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION SCHOOL | WINNEBAGO, NE | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| VILLA MARIE SCHOOL | WAVERLY, NE | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FOCUS | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT SEVEN MISSIONARIES IN THE ORGANIZATION. |
| BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PEOPLE'S CITY MISSION | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LOURDES CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | NEBRASKA CITY, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LINCOLN RIGHT TO LIFE | Lincoln, NE | $8,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
$50,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION $25,000; TO SUPPORT THE GIANNA HOUSE $25,000.
WOMEN'S CARE CENTER
$20,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
FOCUS
$16,000TO SUPPORT MISSIONARIES IN THE ORGANIZATION.
CUES
TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST TERESA'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
TABITHA HEALTH CARE SERVICES
$15,000TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION
RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
VILLA MARIE SCHOOL
$12,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
SKUTT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$12,000TO SUPPORT THE NEXT ACT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
CLINIC WITH A HEART
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
LINCOLN RIGHT TO LIFE
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
LOURDES CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$8,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
NORTH AMERICAN MARTYR'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$8,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
BETHLEHEM HOUSE
$8,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST JOHN NEPOMUCENE
$8,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
$6,000 TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION; $2,000 TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL CLINIC
ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION SCHOOL
$6,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
LINCOLN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$5,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTER
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION $25,000; TO SUPPORT THE GIANNA HOUSE $25,000.
TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
TABITHA HEALTH CARE SERVICES
$20,000TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST TERESA'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
CLINIC WITH A HEART
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
VILLA MARIE SCHOOL
$15,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
FOCUS
$10,000TO SUPPORT SEVEN MISSIONARIES IN THE ORGANIZATION.
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
LOURDES CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION
LINCOLN RIGHT TO LIFE
$8,000TO SUPPORT GENERAL PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION