Zilber Family Foundation | 2023 Grant Recipients

GRANT RECIPIENT	AMOUNT	PURPOSE
African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee	$40,000	To support the implementation of AALAM's narrative change strategy
African American Roundtable	$25,000	To build the skills, knowledge, and power of Black leaders in Milwaukee
American Red Cross of Southeast Wisconsin	$5,000	To support the Home Fire campaign
Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC)	$25,000	To support nonpartisan civic engagement, leadership development, and wellness resources for staff
Capuchin Community Services	$80,000	To replace approximately 20 windows in the St. Ben's Community Meal Program Hall
Cathedral Center, Inc.	$108,000	To support safe shelter and case management services to help women and families gain independence, acquire permanent housing, and prevent future homelessness
Cesar Chavez Drive BID #38	$65,000	To improve the Chavez Drive commercial corridor in Clarke Square
Community Advocates	$216,000	To support access to safe, affordable, and quality housing
Community Development Alliance	$500,000	To support the construction of 20 affordable duplexes
Community Warehouse	$80,000	To support the sale of discounted home improvement and household materials
Community Water Services	$50,000	To build organizational capacity to eliminate lead contamination in drinking water
Cross Lutheran Church	$108,000	To support for basic human needs and mental health programs in Lindsay Heights
Data You Can Use	$2,200	To support participation in the NCRC conference
Data You Can Use	$25,000	To support fundraising and leadership development
Data You Can Use	$226,000	To support the delivery of data technical assistance and training to nonprofits, residents, and funders
Dominican Center for Women	$2,000	To support participation in the NCRC conference
Dominican Center for Women	$10,000	To support technology upgrades
Dynamic Community Solutions	$100,000	To support the construction of homes and communal buildings for Puuhonua O Waianae's Farm Village
Ezekiel Community Development Corporation	$125,000	To implement its Home Electrical Safety Program in Lindsay Heights
Fondy Food Center	$120,000	To increase farm production, connect residents to locally-grown produce, and strengthen organizational infrastructure
Fondy Food Center	$200,000	To support local entrepreneurs and small family farmers, while improving healthy, local food access at the Fondy Farmers Market
Friedens Community Ministries	$25,000	To support the Friedens Food Pantries throughout the city of Milwaukee
Friendship Inc.	$44,000	To support general operations
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Nonprofit Management Fund	$3,000	To support the increased cost of doing business for the Nonprofit Management Fund
Habilitat Inc.	$60,000	To support residential substance use treatment services
Hale Kipa	$55,000	To support houseless youth on Oahu
Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin	$3,000	To support the training and education of Milwaukee nonprofit leaders at Harvard
Hawaii Community Foundation	$850,531	To support qualified nonprofit organizations in Hawaii, especially those focused on the issues of behavioral and mental health
Hawaii Community Foundation	$50,000	To support the Maui Strong Fund
Hawai'i People's Fund	$50,000	To support the Giving Project, grantmaking and grantee support, and amplification campaigns
Historic Milwaukee	$10,000	To support Doors Open 2023
Ho'ola Na Pua	$2,745	To attend the Institute on Violence Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) Summit in Hawaii
Hope House of Milwaukee	$10,000	To support exterior painting
Housing Resources, Inc.	$76,500	To support additional staff and consulting services
JobsWork MKE, Inc.	$108,000	To support personal financial management and job readiness training
Journey House	$150,000	To support the THRIVE training and internship program
Journey House	$325,000	To support Journey House's youth and family programs in the Clarke Square neighborhood
KEY Project	$108,000	To support general operations
Kinai Eha	$2,500	To support general operations
Kukolu Organization	$50,000	To support Native Hawaiian and Indigenous businesses and build community educational events and scholarship programs
Latino Entrepreneurial Network Incorporated	$65,000	To support small business training, coaching, and economic development activities in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West
Le Jardin Academy	$500,000	To support Le Jardin Academy's capital projects
Legal Action of Wisconsin	$100,000	To support free housing-related legal services for residents in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Lindsay Heights NID 12	$100,000	To support home repairs for homeowners in Lindsay Heights
LISC Milwaukee	$216,000	To support homeownership and small business opportunities
Mental Health America of Hawaii	$86,000	To support mental health training, education, and advocacy across the state of Hawaii
MENTOR Greater Milwaukee	$5,000	To support general operations
Meta House	$500,000	To support Project Horizon
Meta House	$108,000	To support outpatient treatment for women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction
Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services	$135,000	To support housing mediation services to prevent evictions and foreclosures; to retain a consultant to implement recommendations from an organizational assessment
Milwaukee Center for Independence Foundation	$162,000	To support the Level Up program
Milwaukee Christian Center	$108,000	To support the rehab and construction of single-family homes in the Clarke Square neighborhood
Milwaukee Film	$10,000	To support Cultures & Community programming
Milwaukee Food Council	$100,000	To build organizational capacity
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity	$250,000	To build 10 new homes in Lindsay Heights and provide critical home repairs to homeowners in ZNI neighborhoods
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation	$5,000	To support general operations
MKE Black	$10,000	To support small business outreach in ZNI neighborhoods
Northwest Side Community Development Corporation	$600,000	To support small businesses and commercial corridors in ZNI neighborhoods
Parents and Children Together	$55,000	To support programs and services for children and families across the state of Hawaii
Partners in Care	$100,000	To support and coordinate housing programs for homeless individuals and families
Partners in Development Foundation	$2,500	To support general operations
PEARLS for Teen Girls	$250,000	To match year-end gifts to support PEARLS operations
Redress Movement	$1,000	To support participation in the NCRC conference
Redress Movement	$45,000	To educate, convene, and mobilize residents and community leaders about the long-term harm created by policies to segregate communities; and to increase homeownership and access to affordable rental housing in ZNI neighborhoods
Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)	$55,000	To support outreach and shelter programs for homeless youth on Oahu
Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)	$2,500	To support general operations
Revitalize Milwaukee	$800,000	To replace 50 roofs for income qualified homeowners in ZNI neighborhoods
Revitalize Milwaukee	$600,000	To support home improvement matching grants in Clarke Square; and to provide free home repairs for low-income homeowners in ZNI neighborhoods
Riverworks Development Corporation	$150,000	To support the expansion of the Riverworks Financial Clinic and Milwaukee's designation as a Financial Empowerment City
Safe & Sound	$150,000	To support community organizing in the Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods to improve neighborhood and housing conditions, quality of life, and economic growth
Southside Organizing Committee	$800	To support participation in the NCRC conference
Street Angels Inc.	$50,000	To support mobile outreach efforts that assist homeless individuals in Milwaukee
The Bridge Project	$1,575,000	To provide unconditional cash transfers for two years to 100 Milwaukee mothers living in and around the three ZNI neighborhoods
The LeadersTrust	$80,000	To recommend capacity-building opportunities with ZFF grantees
The LeadersTrust	$165,000	To partner with three ZFF grantees to identify and implement organizational strengthening priorities
The Table - Alice's Garden	$105,000	To support emerging and established food-based entrepreneurs and small businesses in Lindsay Heights
United Community Center	$100,000	To support the Latinas Unidas Residential Treatment Program
UniteWI	$150,000	To support the development of 2501 W. North Avenue in Lindsay Heights
Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (UEDA)	$25,000	To support Bank On Greater Milwaukee Coalition to minimize barriers to banking access and improve financial equity for underserved households
UWM Foundation	$20,000,000	To sustain the Zilber College of Public Health with longterm support for faculty excellence and student achievement
VIA CDC	$800	To support participation in the NCRC conference
VIA CDC	$250,000	To purchase a property on National Avenue to serve as VIA's new headquarters
VIA CDC	$150,000	To support VIA's home improvement matching grants program that provides direct assistance to homeowners for repairs in the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods
Village MKE, Inc.	$25,000	To support a leadership development fellowship program for Black executives leading organizations that support Black individuals in Milwaukee
Waikiki Health	$50,000	To support services for homeless youth and adults
Walker's Point Youth & Family Center	$75,000	To support porch repairs at the youth shelter
Wisconsin Policy Forum	$10,000	To support a report: Small Business Landscape in Milwaukee
Wisconsin Policy Forum	$3,000	To support Forum Fridays
Wisconsin Preservation Fund, Inc.	$250,000	To support the emerging developers revolving loan fund
Wisconsin World Affairs Council	$10,000	To support the World Affairs Seminar
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee	$100,000	To support early childhood education, youth development, and healthy living programs in Lindsay Heights and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
YWCA of Oahu	$108,000	To support women transitioning from incarceration back into their communities
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin	$135,000	To support personal financial management coaching, education, and matched savings for Lindsay Heights residents

African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee

$40,000

To support the implementation of AALAM's narrative change strategy

African American Roundtable

$25,000

To build the skills, knowledge, and power of Black leaders in Milwaukee

American Red Cross of Southeast Wisconsin

$5,000

To support the Home Fire campaign

Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC)

$25,000

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

Capuchin Community Services

$80,000

To replace approximately 20 windows in the St. Ben's Community Meal Program Hall

Cathedral Center, Inc.

$108,000

To support safe shelter and case management services to help women and families gain independence, acquire permanent housing, and prevent future homelessness

Cesar Chavez Drive BID #38

$65,000

To improve the Chavez Drive commercial corridor in Clarke Square

Community Advocates

$216,000

To support access to safe, affordable, and quality housing

Community Development Alliance

$500,000

To support the construction of 20 affordable duplexes

Community Warehouse

$80,000

To support the sale of discounted home improvement and household materials

Community Water Services

$50,000

To build organizational capacity to eliminate lead contamination in drinking water

Cross Lutheran Church

$108,000

To support for basic human needs and mental health programs in Lindsay Heights

Data You Can Use

$2,200

To support participation in the NCRC conference

Data You Can Use

$25,000

To support fundraising and leadership development

Data You Can Use

$226,000

To support the delivery of data technical assistance and training to nonprofits, residents, and funders

Dominican Center for Women

$2,000

To support participation in the NCRC conference

Dominican Center for Women

$10,000

To support technology upgrades

Dynamic Community Solutions

$100,000

To support the construction of homes and communal buildings for Puuhonua O Waianae's Farm Village

Ezekiel Community Development Corporation

$125,000

To implement its Home Electrical Safety Program in Lindsay Heights

Fondy Food Center

$120,000

To increase farm production, connect residents to locally-grown produce, and strengthen organizational infrastructure

Fondy Food Center

$200,000

To support local entrepreneurs and small family farmers, while improving healthy, local food access at the Fondy Farmers Market

Friedens Community Ministries

$25,000

To support the Friedens Food Pantries throughout the city of Milwaukee

Friendship Inc.

$44,000

To support general operations

Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Nonprofit Management Fund

$3,000

To support the increased cost of doing business for the Nonprofit Management Fund

Habilitat Inc.

$60,000

To support residential substance use treatment services

Hale Kipa

$55,000

To support houseless youth on Oahu

Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin

$3,000

To support the training and education of Milwaukee nonprofit leaders at Harvard

Hawaii Community Foundation

$850,531

To support qualified nonprofit organizations in Hawaii, especially those focused on the issues of behavioral and mental health

Hawaii Community Foundation

$50,000

To support the Maui Strong Fund

Hawai'i People's Fund

$50,000

To support the Giving Project, grantmaking and grantee support, and amplification campaigns

Historic Milwaukee

$10,000

To support Doors Open 2023

Ho'ola Na Pua

$2,745

To attend the Institute on Violence Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) Summit in Hawaii

Hope House of Milwaukee

$10,000

To support exterior painting

Housing Resources, Inc.

$76,500

To support additional staff and consulting services

JobsWork MKE, Inc.

$108,000

To support personal financial management and job readiness training

Journey House

$150,000

To support the THRIVE training and internship program

Journey House

$325,000

To support Journey House's youth and family programs in the Clarke Square neighborhood

KEY Project

$108,000

To support general operations

Kinai Eha

$2,500

To support general operations

Kukolu Organization

$50,000

To support Native Hawaiian and Indigenous businesses and build community educational events and scholarship programs

Latino Entrepreneurial Network Incorporated

$65,000

To support small business training, coaching, and economic development activities in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West

Le Jardin Academy

$500,000

To support Le Jardin Academy's capital projects

Legal Action of Wisconsin

$100,000

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

Lindsay Heights NID 12

$100,000

To support home repairs for homeowners in Lindsay Heights

LISC Milwaukee

$216,000

To support homeownership and small business opportunities

Mental Health America of Hawaii

$86,000

To support mental health training, education, and advocacy across the state of Hawaii

MENTOR Greater Milwaukee

$5,000

To support general operations

Meta House

$500,000

To support Project Horizon

Meta House

$108,000

To support outpatient treatment for women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction

Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services

$135,000

To support housing mediation services to prevent evictions and foreclosures; to retain a consultant to implement recommendations from an organizational assessment

Milwaukee Center for Independence Foundation

$162,000

To support the Level Up program

Milwaukee Christian Center

$108,000

To support the rehab and construction of single-family homes in the Clarke Square neighborhood

Milwaukee Food Council

$100,000

To build organizational capacity

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

$250,000

To build 10 new homes in Lindsay Heights and provide critical home repairs to homeowners in ZNI neighborhoods

Milwaukee Public Library Foundation

$5,000

To support general operations

MKE Black

$10,000

To support small business outreach in ZNI neighborhoods

Northwest Side Community Development Corporation

$600,000

To support small businesses and commercial corridors in ZNI neighborhoods

Parents and Children Together

$55,000

To support programs and services for children and families across the state of Hawaii

Partners in Care

$100,000

To support and coordinate housing programs for homeless individuals and families

Partners in Development Foundation

$2,500

To support general operations

PEARLS for Teen Girls

$250,000

To match year-end gifts to support PEARLS operations

Redress Movement

$1,000

To support participation in the NCRC conference

Redress Movement

$45,000

To educate, convene, and mobilize residents and community leaders about the long-term harm created by policies to segregate communities; and to increase homeownership and access to affordable rental housing in ZNI neighborhoods

Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)

$55,000

To support outreach and shelter programs for homeless youth on Oahu

Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)

$2,500

To support general operations

Revitalize Milwaukee

$800,000

To replace 50 roofs for income qualified homeowners in ZNI neighborhoods

Revitalize Milwaukee

$600,000

To support home improvement matching grants in Clarke Square; and to provide free home repairs for low-income homeowners in ZNI neighborhoods

Safe & Sound

$150,000

To support community organizing in the Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods to improve neighborhood and housing conditions, quality of life, and economic growth

Southside Organizing Committee

$800

To support participation in the NCRC conference

Street Angels Inc.

$50,000

To support mobile outreach efforts that assist homeless individuals in Milwaukee

The Bridge Project

$1,575,000

To provide unconditional cash transfers for two years to 100 Milwaukee mothers living in and around the three ZNI neighborhoods

The LeadersTrust

$80,000

To recommend capacity-building opportunities with ZFF grantees

The LeadersTrust

$165,000

To partner with three ZFF grantees to identify and implement organizational strengthening priorities

The Table - Alice's Garden

$105,000

To support emerging and established food-based entrepreneurs and small businesses in Lindsay Heights

United Community Center

$100,000

To support the Latinas Unidas Residential Treatment Program

UniteWI

$150,000

To support the development of 2501 W. North Avenue in Lindsay Heights

Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (UEDA)

$25,000

To support Bank On Greater Milwaukee Coalition to minimize barriers to banking access and improve financial equity for underserved households

UWM Foundation

$20,000,000

To sustain the Zilber College of Public Health with longterm support for faculty excellence and student achievement

VIA CDC

$800

To support participation in the NCRC conference

VIA CDC

$250,000

To purchase a property on National Avenue to serve as VIA's new headquarters

VIA CDC

$150,000

To support VIA's home improvement matching grants program that provides direct assistance to homeowners for repairs in the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods

Village MKE, Inc.

$25,000

To support a leadership development fellowship program for Black executives leading organizations that support Black individuals in Milwaukee

Waikiki Health

$50,000

To support services for homeless youth and adults

Walker's Point Youth & Family Center

$75,000

To support porch repairs at the youth shelter

Wisconsin Policy Forum

$10,000

To support a report: Small Business Landscape in Milwaukee

Wisconsin Policy Forum

$3,000

To support Forum Fridays

Wisconsin Preservation Fund, Inc.

$250,000

To support the emerging developers revolving loan fund

Wisconsin World Affairs Council

$10,000

To support the World Affairs Seminar

YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee

$100,000

To support early childhood education, youth development, and healthy living programs in Lindsay Heights and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

YWCA of Oahu

$108,000

To support women transitioning from incarceration back into their communities

YWCA Southeast Wisconsin

$135,000

To support personal financial management coaching, education, and matched savings for Lindsay Heights residents