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 Milwaukee's Acquisition of Homeownership Initiative, a new strategic acquisition fund for affordable homeownership in partnership with the Community Development Alliance
Acts Housing	$200,000	To support for homebuyer counseling, real estate brokerage services lending, and home rehab management in ZNI and other low- to moderate-income neighborhoods
African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee	$100,000	To support developing and sustaining African American leaders in the Milwaukee region
Aloha United Way	$10,000	To support general operations
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
Castle Medical Center, dba Adventist Health Castle	$500,000	To support the renovation of the Kailua Professional Center to expand access to integrated primary care and behavioral health services
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
Data You Can Use	$2,500	To support participation in the Forward48 leadership development program
Data You Can Use	$10,000	To support Data Dream 2022
Data You Can Use	$1,000	To support the Measurement Collaborative
Dominican Center for Women	$5,000	To support general operations
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
Fellowship Open Inc.	$10,000	To support the MKE Fellows program
Forward Community Investments	$100,000	To support lending and technical assistance in ZNI neighborhoods
Forward Community Investments (for Hispanic Collaborative)	$525,000	To address the underrepresentation of Latinos in the real estate industry by launching the Hispanic Emerging Developer Fund in partnership with the Hispanic Collaborative
Frameworks	$30,000	To support the African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee to increase and retain the number of African Americans in leadership roles in private, nonprofit, and public sectors in Milwaukee
Friendship Inc.	$20,000	To support safe, healthy, educational, social, and recreational environment for those and their families who are recovering from alcoholism and other drug addictions
Girl Scouts of Hawaii	$50,000	To support the Girl Scouts of Hawaii STEM Center for Excellence at Paumalu
Gratitude Grants	$300,000	To honor the difficult and important work that our nonprofit partners do by allocating 67 grants for employee wellness and appreciation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation	$100,000	To renew support for 145 nonprofits to access the Catchafire portal and match with highly-skilled, vetted, pro-bono consultants to complete projects that meet operating, organizational,and programmatic needs
Guest House of Milwaukee	$100,000	To support housing, shelter, education, and services to aid clients and community members in living independently and recovering from mental illness and addiction
Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO)	$40,000	To support HANO's Nonprofit Compensation Report and general operating expenses
Hawaii Community Foundation	$200,000	To support nonprofit organizations in Hawaii
Hawaii Foodbank	$10,000	To support general operations
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
Historic Milwaukee	$10,000	To support Doors Open 2022
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
Housing Resources, Inc.	$200,000	To support homebuyer education and counseling services for low- and moderate-income homebuyers in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Housing Resources, Inc.	$5,000	To support the Roxanne Defoe Fund
Hui Mahi'ai Aina	$10,000	To support general operations
IHS, The Institute for Human Services	$150,000	To support tailored housing solutions and services for homeless individuals and families
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
IMPACT Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Service, Inc.	$10,000	To support IMPACT Connect
Kako `o `Oiwi	$2,500	To support general operations
Kūkulu Switchboard	$25,000	To support the Kūkulu Switchboard, an online platform that connects nonprofits in Hawaii with resources and partners
Legal Action of Wisconsin	$50,000	To support free housing-related legal services for residents in ZNI neighborhoods
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
LISC Milwaukee	$216,000	To renew support to increase homeownership opportunities, increase small business creation and growth for entrepreneurs of color, and improve conditions in commercial corridors in underserved neighborhoods
Literacy Services of Wisconsin	$43,200	To renew support for adult literacy education and workforce readiness skills development
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
Menomonee Valley Partners	$40,000	To support the Menomonee Valley Partners' strategic planning process
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
MENTOR Greater Milwaukee	$10,000	To support general operations
Meta House	$100,000	To support pre-development costs for Project Horizon
Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council	$78,000	To provide technical assistance to nonprofits working to support affordable homeownership in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services	$7,000	To support an organizational assessment
Milwaukee Area Technical College	$200,000	To support student retention in an effort to build a diverse, skilled workforce for the Milwaukee area through the MATC 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, a collection of Black leaders and organizations building partnerships and capacity in Milwaukee to address barriers that prevent Black people from being healthy
Milwaukee Community Land Trust	$300,000	To support the development of permanently affordable homeownership in Lindsay Heights
Milwaukee Film	$10,000	To support the 2022 Cultures & Communities Festival
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity	$10,000	To support general operations
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
Neu-Life Community Development	$3,000	To support the Safer City MKE Youth Movement pilot program
Neu-Life Community Development	$200,000	To support Neu-Life's youth development programs in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood
Nonprofit Management Fund	$75,000	To support the Nonprofit Management Fund's efforts to build nonprofit organizational effectiveness
North Division High School Alumni Association	$5,000	In honor of Keith Carrington
North Shore Life Guard Association	$10,000	To support general operations
PEARLS for Teen Girls	$216,000	To renew support for mentoring and leadership development programs for girls
PEARLS for Teen Girls	$50,000	To provide capacity building support for a brand refresh
Penfield Children's Center	$100,000	To support mental health services for children with emotional and behavioral challenges through Penfield's Behavior Health Clinic
Prism Economic Development Corporation	$25,000	To support expenses related to COVID-19
Project Vision Hawaii	$108,000	To provide health and human services to access-challenged communities via mobile services units and community health fairs
RCM Community Fund	$2,000	To support general operations
Riverworks Development Corporation	$100,000	To support the Riverworks Financial Clinic and the delivery of career and personal finance services to low-income individuals and households in Milwaukee
Running Rebels Community Organization	$200,000	To support capital improvements at Running Rebels Central in Lindsay Heights
Running Rebels Community Organization	$216,000	To renew support for intervention and prevention services for at-risk youth and young adults
Running Rebels Community Organization	$50,000	To contract with an accounting firm
SecureFutures	$70,000	To provide financial literacy and education programs for teens, including one-on-one coaching and mentoring
Serenity Inns	$60,000	To support programs for men in recovery from addiction and alcoholism
Social Development Foundation	$200,000	To support homebuyer education and counseling services to low- and moderate-income homebuyers in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Sojourner Family Peace Center	$392,000	To support the Community Domestic Abuse Advocacy Program and renew support for the Center's outcomes and evaluation work
Southside Organizing Committee	$86,400	To renew support for bilingual resident outreach, education, and organizing on Milwaukee's southside
Southside Organizing Committee	$50,000	To support organizational development activities
Teens Grow Greens	$10,000	To support the financial literacy program
The Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin	$18,000	To support expenses related to COVID-19
The Mindful Group Inc.	$7,500	To support housing and economic development programs
TransCenter for Youth	$89,000	To support the Escuela Verde Newline Community Café in Layton Boulevard, and the construction of a mobile coffee cart to serve the community
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
United Methodist Children's Services of WI, Inc.	$250,000	To serve as the fiscal agent for the Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods Coalition that works to improve the quality of housing in Milwaukee neighborhoods through data-informed, resident-engaged strategies and actions
Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin	$180,000	To provide technical assistance to nonprofits working on housing and community economic development
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
VIA CDC	$250,000	To support the build of two model homes, one in Lindsay Heights and one in Layton Boulevard West
VIA CDC	$695,000	To continue to serve as the lead agency in the Silver City, Burnham Park, Layton Park neighborhoods
Vision to Learn	$100,000	To match up to $100,000 in donations derived from the Holiday Impact Prize column in the New York Times
Vision to Learn	$100,000	To support the Better Vision for Keiki program to provide free vision care to public school students
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.	$40,000	To support the establishment of the Lindsay Heights Neighborhood Improvement District (NID)
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.	$648,000	To continue to serve as the lead agency in Lindsay Heights
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.	$100,000	To support the conversion of two vacant lots into parking for the Innovation & Wellness Commons in Lindsay Heights
Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.	$100,000	To support the purchase and renovation of a property to provide supportive housing for individuals recovering from addiction
Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development	$10,000	To support a free public screening of the documentary PUSH and Community Discussion at A Home for Everyone Conference
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
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)	$300,000	To support small businesses education, coaching, and economic development activities in ZNI neighborhoods

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 Milwaukee's Acquisition of Homeownership Initiative, a new strategic acquisition fund for affordable homeownership in partnership with the Community Development Alliance

Acts Housing

$200,000

To support for homebuyer counseling, real estate brokerage services lending, and home rehab management in ZNI and other low- to moderate-income neighborhoods

African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee

$100,000

To support developing and sustaining African American leaders in the Milwaukee region

Aloha United Way

$10,000

To support general operations

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

Castle Medical Center, dba Adventist Health Castle

$500,000

To support the renovation of the Kailua Professional Center to expand access to integrated primary care and behavioral health services

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

Data You Can Use

$2,500

To support participation in the Forward48 leadership development program

Data You Can Use

$10,000

To support Data Dream 2022

Data You Can Use

$1,000

To support the Measurement Collaborative

Dominican Center for Women

$5,000

To support general operations

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

Fellowship Open Inc.

$10,000

To support the MKE Fellows program

Forward Community Investments

$100,000

To support lending and technical assistance in ZNI neighborhoods

Forward Community Investments (for Hispanic Collaborative)

$525,000

To address the underrepresentation of Latinos in the real estate industry by launching the Hispanic Emerging Developer Fund in partnership with the Hispanic Collaborative

Frameworks

$30,000

To support the African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee to increase and retain the number of African Americans in leadership roles in private, nonprofit, and public sectors in Milwaukee

Friendship Inc.

$20,000

To support safe, healthy, educational, social, and recreational environment for those and their families who are recovering from alcoholism and other drug addictions

Girl Scouts of Hawaii

$50,000

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

Gratitude Grants

$300,000

To honor the difficult and important work that our nonprofit partners do by allocating 67 grants for employee wellness and appreciation

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

$100,000

To renew support for 145 nonprofits to access the Catchafire portal and match with highly-skilled, vetted, pro-bono consultants to complete projects that meet operating, organizational,and programmatic needs

Guest House of Milwaukee

$100,000

To support housing, shelter, education, and services to aid clients and community members in living independently and recovering from mental illness and addiction

Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (HANO)

$40,000

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

Hawaii Community Foundation

$200,000

To support nonprofit organizations in Hawaii

Hawaii Foodbank

$10,000

To support general operations

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

Historic Milwaukee

$10,000

To support Doors Open 2022

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

Housing Resources, Inc.

$200,000

To support homebuyer education and counseling services for low- and moderate-income homebuyers in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Housing Resources, Inc.

$5,000

To support the Roxanne Defoe Fund

Hui Mahi'ai Aina

$10,000

To support general operations

IHS, The Institute for Human Services

$150,000

To support tailored housing solutions and services for homeless individuals and families

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

IMPACT Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Service, Inc.

$10,000

To support IMPACT Connect

Kako `o `Oiwi

$2,500

To support general operations

Kūkulu Switchboard

$25,000

To support the Kūkulu Switchboard, an online platform that connects nonprofits in Hawaii with resources and partners

Legal Action of Wisconsin

$50,000

To support free housing-related legal services for residents in ZNI neighborhoods

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

LISC Milwaukee

$216,000

To renew support to increase homeownership opportunities, increase small business creation and growth for entrepreneurs of color, and improve conditions in commercial corridors in underserved neighborhoods

Literacy Services of Wisconsin

$43,200

To renew support for adult literacy education and workforce readiness skills development

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

Menomonee Valley Partners

$40,000

To support the Menomonee Valley Partners' strategic planning process

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

MENTOR Greater Milwaukee

$10,000

To support general operations

Meta House

$100,000

To support pre-development costs for Project Horizon

Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council

$78,000

To provide technical assistance to nonprofits working to support affordable homeownership in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services

$7,000

To support an organizational assessment

Milwaukee Area Technical College

$200,000

To support student retention in an effort to build a diverse, skilled workforce for the Milwaukee area through the MATC 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, a collection of Black leaders and organizations building partnerships and capacity in Milwaukee to address barriers that prevent Black people from being healthy

Milwaukee Community Land Trust

$300,000

To support the development of permanently affordable homeownership in Lindsay Heights

Milwaukee Film

$10,000

To support the 2022 Cultures & Communities Festival

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

$10,000

To support general operations

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

Neu-Life Community Development

$3,000

To support the Safer City MKE Youth Movement pilot program

Neu-Life Community Development

$200,000

To support Neu-Life's youth development programs in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood

Nonprofit Management Fund

$75,000

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

North Division High School Alumni Association

$5,000

In honor of Keith Carrington

North Shore Life Guard Association

$10,000

To support general operations

PEARLS for Teen Girls

$216,000

To renew support for mentoring and leadership development programs for girls

PEARLS for Teen Girls

$50,000

To provide capacity building support for a brand refresh

Penfield Children's Center

$100,000

To support mental health services for children with emotional and behavioral challenges through Penfield's Behavior Health Clinic

Prism Economic Development Corporation

$25,000

To support expenses related to COVID-19

Project Vision Hawaii

$108,000

To provide health and human services to access-challenged communities via mobile services units and community health fairs

RCM Community Fund

$2,000

To support general operations

Riverworks Development Corporation

$100,000

To support the Riverworks Financial Clinic and the delivery of career and personal finance services to low-income individuals and households in Milwaukee

Running Rebels Community Organization

$200,000

To support capital improvements at Running Rebels Central in Lindsay Heights

Running Rebels Community Organization

$216,000

To renew support for intervention and prevention services for at-risk youth and young adults

Running Rebels Community Organization

$50,000

To contract with an accounting firm

SecureFutures

$70,000

To provide financial literacy and education programs for teens, including one-on-one coaching and mentoring

Serenity Inns

$60,000

To support programs for men in recovery from addiction and alcoholism

Social Development Foundation

$200,000

To support homebuyer education and counseling services to low- and moderate-income homebuyers in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Sojourner Family Peace Center

$392,000

To support the Community Domestic Abuse Advocacy Program and renew support for the Center's outcomes and evaluation work

Southside Organizing Committee

$86,400

To renew support for bilingual resident outreach, education, and organizing on Milwaukee's southside

Southside Organizing Committee

$50,000

To support organizational development activities

Teens Grow Greens

$10,000

To support the financial literacy program

The Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin

$18,000

To support expenses related to COVID-19

The Mindful Group Inc.

$7,500

To support housing and economic development programs

TransCenter for Youth

$89,000

To support the Escuela Verde Newline Community Café in Layton Boulevard, and the construction of a mobile coffee cart to serve the community

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

United Methodist Children's Services of WI, Inc.

$250,000

To serve as the fiscal agent for the Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods Coalition that works to improve the quality of housing in Milwaukee neighborhoods through data-informed, resident-engaged strategies and actions

Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin

$180,000

To provide technical assistance to nonprofits working on housing and community economic development

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

VIA CDC

$250,000

To support the build of two model homes, one in Lindsay Heights and one in Layton Boulevard West

VIA CDC

$695,000

To continue to serve as the lead agency in the Silver City, Burnham Park, Layton Park neighborhoods

Vision to Learn

$100,000

To match up to $100,000 in donations derived from the Holiday Impact Prize column in the New York Times

Vision to Learn

$100,000

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

Walnut Way Conservation Corp.

$40,000

To support the establishment of the Lindsay Heights Neighborhood Improvement District (NID)

Walnut Way Conservation Corp.

$648,000

To continue to serve as the lead agency in Lindsay Heights

Walnut Way Conservation Corp.

$100,000

To support the conversion of two vacant lots into parking for the Innovation & Wellness Commons in Lindsay Heights

Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.

$100,000

To support the purchase and renovation of a property to provide supportive housing for individuals recovering from addiction

Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development

$10,000

To support a free public screening of the documentary PUSH and Community Discussion at A Home for Everyone Conference

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

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)

$300,000

To support small businesses education, coaching, and economic development activities in ZNI neighborhoods