Zilber Family Foundation | 2022 Grant Recipients

GRANT RECIPIENT	AMOUNT	PURPOSE
4th Dimension Recovery	$10,000	To support 4D's sober living house
Acts Housing	$250,000	To support home purchase and rehab loans for individuals and families in ZNI neighborhoods
Acts Housing	$1,000,000	To develop a new strategic acquisition fund for affordable homeownership in partnership with the Community Development Alliance (CDA)
Aurora Zilber Family Hospice	$150,000	To provide general operating support for the provision of end of life care at the Aurora Zilber Family Hospice
Black Leaders Organizing Communities	$25,000	To support the nonpartisan civic engagement program, leadership development, and wellness resources for staff
Bobby Benson Center	$10,000	To support general operations
Cathedral Center	$25,000	To support expenses related to COVID-19
Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, Inc.	$400,000	To serve as lead agency in Clarke Square and implement community economic development, housing, and arts and culture action plans in partnership with residents and stakeholders
Community Connections Small Grants Program at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation	$40,000	To provide small grants for resident-led projects in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Community Development Alliance (CDA)	$200,000	To support the Community Development Alliance (CDA) to act as the coordinating entity to implement a city-wide affordable housing plan; align public/private resources; track progress towards shared goals; and support continuous communication across housing funders and implementers
Dynamic Community Solutions	$100,000	To support Puuhonua O Waianae Farm Village which will provide affordable permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness
Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin	$5,000	To support healthy food for those in need in Milwaukee
Friendship Inc.	$20,000	To support strategic planning, succession planning, and operating expenses
Girl Scouts of Hawaii	$50,000	To support the Girl Scouts of Hawaii STEM Center for Excellence at Paumalu
Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO)	$40,000	To support HANO's Nonprofit Compensation Report and general operating expenses
Hawaii Funder Hui	$50,000	To support the Hawaii Funder Hui, a network focused on collaboration and information sharing to promote effective philanthropy in Hawaii
Hispanic Collaborative	$50,000	To support the expansion of Mercado MKE, a free online marketplace and ecommerce site, to additional small businesses from ZNI neighborhoods
Ho'ola Na Pua	$1,200	To support staff attendance at the Institute on Violence Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) Summit
Housing Resources, Inc.	$125,000	To support down payment assistance for individuals and families to purchase homes in ZNI neighborhoods and improve HRI technology
Imagine MKE	$36,000	To activate commercial corridors in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West through art installations, events, and cultural branding of business districts
Legal Aid Society	$100,000	To support free civil legal services to residents and small business owners in the Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods
LISC Milwaukee	$80,000	To support coaching to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and commercial property owners in Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, and near downtown neighborhoods
Make-A-Wish Hawaii	$100,000	To support granting wishes for children in Hawaii
Marquette University	$5,000	To support the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Mental Health Emergency Center	$150,000	To support start-up operating costs and to enhance professional and medical education programs at the newly constructed Mental Health Emergency Center
Milwaukee Area Technical College	$200,000	To support student retention and completion through the MATC Stormer Retention Grant program
Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity	$300,000	To support start-up costs for the Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity
Milwaukee Community Land Trust	$300,000	To support the development of permanently affordable homeownership
Neu-Life Community Development	$50,000	To support pre-development costs for NeuVue, a mixed-use building that would provide affordable housing for Neu-Life youth workers and additional program space for the organization
Nonprofit Management Fund	$75,000	To support the Nonprofit Management Fund's efforts to build nonprofit organizational effectiveness
Prism Economic Development Corporation	$25,000	To support expenses related to COVID-19
Running Rebels Community Organization	$200,000	To support capital improvements at Running Rebels Central in Lindsay Heights
Serenity Inns	$60,000	To support programs for men in recovery from addiction and alcoholism
Teens Grow Greens	$10,000	To support the financial literacy program
United Community Center	$170,000	To support increased capacity for homebuyer education and counseling services for individuals and families purchasing homes in Clarke Square, Layton Boulevard West, and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin	$180,000	To provide technical assistance to nonprofits working on housing and community economic development; and to serve as a convener and connector in support of financial education and homeownership in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
VIA CDC	$270,000	To provide direct assistance to small businesses and homeowners, improve property conditions along National Avenue, paydown debt on a commercial property, and improve VIA's financial stability
Vision to Learn	$100,000	To support the Better Vision for Keiki program to provide free vision care to public school students
Wisconsin Philanthropy Network	$50,000	To support the regional grantmakers association that works to promote effective philanthropy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Policy Forum	$3,000	To support the Forum Friday series
Wisconsin Voices	$10,000	To support nonpartisan media messaging and outreach
Wisconsin Voices	$100,000	To support voter education and outreach in Milwaukee

4th Dimension Recovery

$10,000

To support 4D's sober living house

Acts Housing

$250,000

To support home purchase and rehab loans for individuals and families in ZNI neighborhoods

Acts Housing

$1,000,000

To develop a new strategic acquisition fund for affordable homeownership in partnership with the Community Development Alliance (CDA)

Aurora Zilber Family Hospice

$150,000

To provide general operating support for the provision of end of life care at the Aurora Zilber Family Hospice

Black Leaders Organizing Communities

$25,000

To support the nonpartisan civic engagement program, leadership development, and wellness resources for staff

Bobby Benson Center

$10,000

To support general operations

Cathedral Center

$25,000

To support expenses related to COVID-19

Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, Inc.

$400,000

To serve as lead agency in Clarke Square and implement community economic development, housing, and arts and culture action plans in partnership with residents and stakeholders

Community Connections Small Grants Program at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation

$40,000

To provide small grants for resident-led projects in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Community Development Alliance (CDA)

$200,000

To support the Community Development Alliance (CDA) to act as the coordinating entity to implement a city-wide affordable housing plan; align public/private resources; track progress towards shared goals; and support continuous communication across housing funders and implementers

Dynamic Community Solutions

$100,000

To support Puuhonua O Waianae Farm Village which will provide affordable permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness

Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin

$5,000

To support healthy food for those in need in Milwaukee

Friendship Inc.

$20,000

To support strategic planning, succession planning, and operating expenses

Girl Scouts of Hawaii

$50,000

To support the Girl Scouts of Hawaii STEM Center for Excellence at Paumalu

Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO)

$40,000

To support HANO's Nonprofit Compensation Report and general operating expenses

Hawaii Funder Hui

$50,000

To support the Hawaii Funder Hui, a network focused on collaboration and information sharing to promote effective philanthropy in Hawaii

Hispanic Collaborative

$50,000

To support the expansion of Mercado MKE, a free online marketplace and ecommerce site, to additional small businesses from ZNI neighborhoods

Ho'ola Na Pua

$1,200

To support staff attendance at the Institute on Violence Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) Summit

Housing Resources, Inc.

$125,000

To support down payment assistance for individuals and families to purchase homes in ZNI neighborhoods and improve HRI technology

Imagine MKE

$36,000

To activate commercial corridors in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West through art installations, events, and cultural branding of business districts

Legal Aid Society

$100,000

To support free civil legal services to residents and small business owners in the Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods

LISC Milwaukee

$80,000

To support coaching to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and commercial property owners in Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, and near downtown neighborhoods

Make-A-Wish Hawaii

$100,000

To support granting wishes for children in Hawaii

Marquette University

$5,000

To support the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Mental Health Emergency Center

$150,000

To support start-up operating costs and to enhance professional and medical education programs at the newly constructed Mental Health Emergency Center

Milwaukee Area Technical College

$200,000

To support student retention and completion through the MATC Stormer Retention Grant program

Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity

$300,000

To support start-up costs for the Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity

Milwaukee Community Land Trust

$300,000

To support the development of permanently affordable homeownership

Neu-Life Community Development

$50,000

To support pre-development costs for NeuVue, a mixed-use building that would provide affordable housing for Neu-Life youth workers and additional program space for the organization

Nonprofit Management Fund

$75,000

To support the Nonprofit Management Fund's efforts to build nonprofit organizational effectiveness

Prism Economic Development Corporation

$25,000

To support expenses related to COVID-19

Running Rebels Community Organization

$200,000

To support capital improvements at Running Rebels Central in Lindsay Heights

Serenity Inns

$60,000

To support programs for men in recovery from addiction and alcoholism

Teens Grow Greens

$10,000

To support the financial literacy program

United Community Center

$170,000

To support increased capacity for homebuyer education and counseling services for individuals and families purchasing homes in Clarke Square, Layton Boulevard West, and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin

$180,000

To provide technical assistance to nonprofits working on housing and community economic development; and to serve as a convener and connector in support of financial education and homeownership in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

VIA CDC

$270,000

To provide direct assistance to small businesses and homeowners, improve property conditions along National Avenue, paydown debt on a commercial property, and improve VIA's financial stability

Vision to Learn

$100,000

To support the Better Vision for Keiki program to provide free vision care to public school students

Wisconsin Philanthropy Network

$50,000

To support the regional grantmakers association that works to promote effective philanthropy in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Policy Forum

$3,000

To support the Forum Friday series

Wisconsin Voices

$10,000

To support nonpartisan media messaging and outreach

Wisconsin Voices

$100,000

To support voter education and outreach in Milwaukee