Zilber Family Foundation | 2014 Grant Recipients

GRANT RECIPIENT	AMOUNT	PURPOSE
America SCORES Milwaukee	$2,840	To support America SCORES poetry and play programs at four schools in Lindsay Heights
Artists Working in Education, Inc.	$10,000	For five weeks of arts activities for youth in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West
ArtWorks for Milwaukee	$8,000	To support high school interns to work with a professional artist to create and install a mural in Silver City
Aurora Health Care Foundation	$75,000	To support the Aurora Visiting Nurse Association Zilber Family Hospice's 10-year anniversary
Business Improvement District #32	$40,000	To hire a business development coordinator and support the ongoing operation of the BID to create a viable and sustainable commercial corridor in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood.
Castle Medical Center	$300,000	To support the construction of two additional patient care rooms in the Vera Zilber Birth Center
Center for Resilient Cities	$250,000	To provide support for the renovation of Johnsons Park in Lindsay Heights
Children's Hospital	$300,000	To provide capital support for the Selig Child Advocacy Center at the Sojourner Family Peace Center
City of Milwaukee	$11,044.95	To support the Heroin Summit
Dominican Center for Women	$10,000	To support the placement of a Marquette University Trinity Fellow
Dominican Center for Women	$100	To support two community leaders' participation in the Healthy Communities Milwaukee Summit
Donors Forum	$1,000	In partial support of the annual meeting video
Faith Builders	$2,000	To support the 4th Annual Faith Builders Christmas in Milwaukee
Faith Santa Fe Lutheran Church	$10,000	To match, dollar-for-dollar, a portion of contributions for the food pantry coordinator
Friedens Community Ministries	$2,000	For shoes and socks for homeless individuals
Guest House of Milwaukee	$5,000	To provide meals for homeless individuals
Guest House of Milwaukee	$500,000	To support building and equipment upgrades at the shelter for homeless individuals
Hawaii Public Television	$500,000	To support PBS Hawaii's NEW HOME Campaign
Hawaii State Department of Education	$180,000	To support the delivery of behavioral health services to students and their families
Historic Mitchell Street Preservation Corp.	$7,500	To support the Listening to Mitchell public art installation and draw visitors to Mitchell Street, a south side commercial corridor
Hmong American Peace Academy Library Campaign	$30,000	To help with the acquisition of books and other materials; renovation of space; and new technology resources for the HAPA Library Campaign
International Association for Human Values	$75,000	To support the YES! program in schools in Milwaukee and provide training to young people and educators
Johnsons Park Neighborhood Association	$10,000	To partially fund an AmeriCorps community engagement specialist to work with residents to improve public safety and social connections Lindsay Heights
Journey House, Inc.	$50,000	To support the revitalization of Clarke Square Park; in addition, a Friends of Clarke Square Park group will be formed to adopt the Park
Journey House, Inc.	$250,000	To serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between Journey House and the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative and the related proposal and budget, and to provide office space, human resources, accounting, and information technology services
Joyful Heart Foundation	$5,000	To support the Joyful Melee
Kiva Zip	$25,000	To support the launch of Kiva Zip Milwaukee and attract 0% interest loans for underserved entrepreneurs in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$2,700	To support the Clarke Square Most Improved Home contest
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$10,000	To serve as fiscal sponsor to support the Epic Center Community Organization youth soccer league
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$10,000	To partially fund real estate charrettes and identify economic development opportunities in Silver City and Clarke Square
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$299,000	To support a full-time home improvement coordinator to work in the Layton Boulevard West and Clarke Square neighborhoods, and partially underwrite the costs of home improvement with 1:1 matching grants to residents
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$875,000	To continue to serve as the lead agency in three neighborhoods (Burnham Park, Layton Park, and Silver City) and as an operating partner for the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative
LISC Milwaukee	$200,000	To provide grants and loans, technical assistance, and other services in ZNI and other neighborhoods; participate as a ZNI operating partner; and strengthen the field of community development in Milwaukee
Lissy's Place	$5,000	In honor of John Daniels Jr. and the Fellowship Open to benefit at-risk youth
MATC Foundation	$6,000	To support the North Division/MATC Summer CNA Program
Meta House	$500,000	To provide comprehensive treatment and social services to low-income women in recovery from substance abuse
Milwaukee College Prep	$250,000	To support the expansion of Milwaukee College Prep to a second location in Lindsay Heights
Milwaukee Community Business Collaborative	$50,000	To provide operating support for business development, job readiness, and employment programs in Lindsay Heights
Neu-Life Community Development	$100,000	To provide capital support for building improvements and modifications at Neu-Life's main program site in Lindsay Heights
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee	$3,665	To support the Burmese Immersion Project
North Division High School Alumni Association	$500	To purchase work clothes for participants of Jobs for America's Graduates for visits to employers and colleges
North Division High School Alumni Association	$1,000	To support North Division High School academic, volunteer, and athletic programs
Northcott Neighborhood House	$5,000	To support a community liaison at North Division High School
Northcott Neighborhood House	$5,000	To continue support of a community liaison at North Division High School
Radio Milwaukee	$10,000	For general operating support
Rebuilding Together of Greater Milwaukee	$10,000	To support emergency removal and rebuilding of the 2-story porch at 1628 W Lloyd Street
Rebuilding Together of Greater Milwaukee	$300,000	To preserve affordable housing and revitalize ZNI neighborhoods by providing home repairs and accessibility modifications for senior citizens, veterans and/or persons with disabilities
RiverEdge Nature Center	$10,000	For general operating support
Riverworks Development Corporation	$10,000	To support the Neighborhood Ambassadors program to improve commercial corridors, economic development, and the overall appearance of ZNI neighborhoods and Milwaukee Business Improvement Districts
Ronald Reagan High School	$25,000	To support the Vera J. Zilber Music Department student programs and activities
Running Rebels	$10,000	To engage Vision First for capital campaign planning
Sojourner Family Peace Center	$10,000	To serve as fiscal agent for work to develop a business plan for the Center of Community Health and Safety
St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care	$500,000	To support the construction of the new St. Ann Center campus in Lindsay Heights
United Methodist Children's Services	$100,000	To support the build-out of a community room at the organization's facility and the substance abuse treatment services staff
United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM)	$100,000	To provide support for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)	$44,260.08	To support the performing arts sector in Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health	$400,000	To provide scholarship funding to the Zilber School of Public Health through the Vera Zilber Public Health Scholars program
Victory Garden Initiative	$7,500	To support the installation of 30 food producing garden beds and provide mentors for income-eligible residents of Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.	$10,000	To support the design, materials, and signage for Ezekiel Gillespie pocket park in Lindsay Heights and contract with Blue Skies Landscaping to maintain the park
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.	$25,000	To support the repairs and ADA code-compliance updates to the Walnut Way Center in Lindsay Heights
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.	$500,000	To support phase one development of the Innovations and Wellness Commons at 1615 W. North Avenue in Lindsay Heights
West Care Foundation	$2,500	To purchase and distribute copies to community leaders of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow in anticipation of her MATC and NAACP appearances

America SCORES Milwaukee

$2,840

To support America SCORES poetry and play programs at four schools in Lindsay Heights

Artists Working in Education, Inc.

$10,000

For five weeks of arts activities for youth in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West

ArtWorks for Milwaukee

$8,000

To support high school interns to work with a professional artist to create and install a mural in Silver City

Aurora Health Care Foundation

$75,000

To support the Aurora Visiting Nurse Association Zilber Family Hospice's 10-year anniversary

Business Improvement District #32

$40,000

To hire a business development coordinator and support the ongoing operation of the BID to create a viable and sustainable commercial corridor in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood.

Castle Medical Center

$300,000

To support the construction of two additional patient care rooms in the Vera Zilber Birth Center

Center for Resilient Cities

$250,000

To provide support for the renovation of Johnsons Park in Lindsay Heights

Children's Hospital

$300,000

To provide capital support for the Selig Child Advocacy Center at the Sojourner Family Peace Center

City of Milwaukee

$11,044.95

To support the Heroin Summit

Dominican Center for Women

$10,000

To support the placement of a Marquette University Trinity Fellow

Dominican Center for Women

$100

To support two community leaders' participation in the Healthy Communities Milwaukee Summit

Donors Forum

$1,000

In partial support of the annual meeting video

Faith Builders

$2,000

To support the 4th Annual Faith Builders Christmas in Milwaukee

Faith Santa Fe Lutheran Church

$10,000

To match, dollar-for-dollar, a portion of contributions for the food pantry coordinator

Friedens Community Ministries

$2,000

For shoes and socks for homeless individuals

Guest House of Milwaukee

$5,000

To provide meals for homeless individuals

Guest House of Milwaukee

$500,000

To support building and equipment upgrades at the shelter for homeless individuals

Hawaii Public Television

$500,000

To support PBS Hawaii's NEW HOME Campaign

Hawaii State Department of Education

$180,000

To support the delivery of behavioral health services to students and their families

Historic Mitchell Street Preservation Corp.

$7,500

To support the Listening to Mitchell public art installation and draw visitors to Mitchell Street, a south side commercial corridor

Hmong American Peace Academy Library Campaign

$30,000

To help with the acquisition of books and other materials; renovation of space; and new technology resources for the HAPA Library Campaign

International Association for Human Values

$75,000

To support the YES! program in schools in Milwaukee and provide training to young people and educators

Johnsons Park Neighborhood Association

$10,000

To partially fund an AmeriCorps community engagement specialist to work with residents to improve public safety and social connections Lindsay Heights

Journey House, Inc.

$50,000

To support the revitalization of Clarke Square Park; in addition, a Friends of Clarke Square Park group will be formed to adopt the Park

Journey House, Inc.

$250,000

To serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between Journey House and the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative and the related proposal and budget, and to provide office space, human resources, accounting, and information technology services

Joyful Heart Foundation

$5,000

To support the Joyful Melee

Kiva Zip

$25,000

To support the launch of Kiva Zip Milwaukee and attract 0% interest loans for underserved entrepreneurs in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods