Increasing access to social and economic opportunity
The Zilber Family Foundation is a private grantmaking institution committed to fostering the well-being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods. For over 70 years, the Foundation has supported organizations and leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Oahu, Hawaii to improve quality of life and create lasting, systemic change.
“The grant from the Zilber Family Foundation has enabled us to extend our reach and deepen our support for families.”
Our Focus
Featured Partners
In July 2023, Zilber Family Foundation presented the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health with a record-breaking $20 million gift to support faculty excellence and student achievement.
The Bridge Project provides mothers and their babies with regular, unconditional cash assistance to break the cycle of stress and poverty and enhance socioeconomic mobility of families.
Community Impact
The Zilber Family Foundation envisions a world where every individual, family, and neighborhood has the opportunity to prosper.
Over $55M total grants paid since 2020 to mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in Zilber Family Foundation priority communities.
122 mothers benefit from the The Bridge Project in Milwaukee, receiving monthly direct-cash payments to support the needs of their family and themselves.
18,089 shelter nights provided by the Cathedral Center to hundreds of women, families, and children seeking emergency shelter and permanent housing programs.
