Zilber Family Foundation | 2020 Grant Recipients

GRANT RECIPIENT	AMOUNT	PURPOSE
Acts Housing	$45,000	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee	$100,000	To develop, support, and sustain African American leaders in the Milwaukee region
Aurora Healthcare Foundation for Zilber Family Hospice	$50,000	To support the Zilber Family Hospice to offer training and educational opportunities for hospice and palliative care employees and volunteers
Boys & Girls Club Hawaii	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee	$40,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Capuchin Community Services	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Cathedral Center	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Ceeds of Peace	$25,000	To provide peace-building programs and events for adults and youth across the state
Cesar Chavez Business Improvement District 38	$29,000	To engage local business and property owners to improve the Chavez Drive commercial corridor in Clarke Square and to support the creation of a plaza around the Cesar Chavez sculpture
Chef Hui Fund	$10,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative	$205,000	To serve as the lead agency in Clarke Square and to implement community economic development, housing, and arts and culture action plans in partnership with residents and stakeholders
Community Advocates	$25,000	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
Community Warehouse	$20,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Community Warehouse	$80,000	To support the sale of discounted home improvement and household materials to residents in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Dominican Center for Women	$25,000	To lead revitalization efforts in the Amani neighborhood
Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin	$10,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin	$10,000	To support the design, creation, and installation of a mural on the facade of FAEW's Fond du Lac Avenue entrance
Fondy Food Center	$10,000	To support the rebranding effort for the organization
Fondy Food Center	$25,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Friendship Inc.	$20,000	To support strategic planning and staffing
Greater Milwaukee Foundation	$100,000	To support the MKE Responds Fund to provide grants for immediate needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Catchafire)	$40,000	To support 150 nonprofits via an online platform called Catchafire
Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Community Connections Small Grants Program)	$40,000	To continue to support small grants for resident-led projects in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods
Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Nonprofit Management Fund)	$65,000	To join the Nonprofit Management Fund Funders Collaborative that supports nonprofit organizational effectiveness and support the organization assessment 2.0 project
Guest House of Milwaukee	$54,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Hale Kipa, Inc.	$50,000	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
Hawaii Community Foundation	$100,000	To support the Hawaii Resilience Fund to address the impact of COVID-19 in Hawaii
Hawaii Community Foundation	$10,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Hawaii Community Foundation (Chef Hui)	$10,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Hawaii Education of the Arts	$5,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Hawaii Foodbank	$25,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Hawaii Investment Ready	$10,000	To support the Switchboard project
Hawaii Investment Ready	$7,000	To support the Next Gen Donors Hui
Historic Milwaukee	$7,500	To support Doors Open 2020
Ho`ola Na Pua	$15,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Ho`ola Na Pua	$250,000	To support the construction of the Bromley Family Pearl Haven Campus and to match a challenge grant
Housing Resources, Inc.	$20,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
International Association for Human Values	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Journey House	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Journey House	$75,000	To support financial education, skill building, and coaching to help individuals pursue long-term financial goals
Kahumana	$15,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Kahumana	$10,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Kualoa-He'eia Ecumenical Youth (KEY) Project	$50,000	To provide programming for youth and seniors and strengthen organizational capacity
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$40,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors	$50,000	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee	$100,000	To support free civil legal services to residents in the Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods
LISC Milwaukee	$25,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
LISC Milwaukee	$44,000	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
Literacy Services of Wisconsin	$40,000	To support adult literacy education and workforce readiness skills development
Marquette University (Trinity Fellows)	$34,000	To support a graduate student intern to work with the Zilber Family Foundation
Marquette University (Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service)	$250,000	To support operating expenses for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and its coverage of low-income minority neighborhoods in Milwaukee's central city through objective, professional reporting
Mediate Milwaukee	$113,150	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
Medical College of Wisconsin	$4,000	To support their role in the #MaskUpMKE project
Mental Health America of Hawaii	$20,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Mental Health America of Hawaii	$44,000	To provide mental health programming, advocacy, and community events for youth and adults in Hawaii
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges	$10,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges	$25,000	To lead revitalization efforts in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Counsel	$10,000	To support the Creating Move to Opportunity housing program
Milwaukee Center for Independence	$50,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Milwaukee Community Business Collaborative	$50,000	To support the delivery of financial skill building, job readiness training and education, and small business support for residents of Lindsay Heights and surrounding neighborhoods
Milwaukee Community Land Trust	$10,000	To support operations and hiring of its first staff position
Milwaukee County Historical Society	$10,000	To support John Gurda's three-year project plan
Milwaukee Film	$5,000	To support the 2020 Minority Health Film Festival
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity	$5,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity	$50,000	To support critical home repairs for low-to-moderate income homeowners in Lindsay Heights
MPS Foundation	$100,000	To provide a 1:1 match for donations to the #ConnectMilwaukee Campaign to provide free internet access to at least 5,000 Milwaukee Public Schools students
Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation - Josey Heights	$80,000	To support the construction of single-family homes at the Josey Heights subdivision in Lindsay Heights
Neighborhood Improvement Development - MERI	$120,000	To support the redevelopment of foreclosed properties in Lindsay Heights
Neu-Life Community Development	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
North Avenue Marketplace BID 32	$10,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Penfield Children's Center	$10,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Penfield Children's Center	$100,000	To support mental health services for children with emotional and behavioral challenges through its Behavior Health Clinic
Project Vision Hawaii	$40,000	To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19
Project Vision Hawaii	$100,000	To provide health and human services to access challenged communities via mobile services units and community health fairs free of charge
Radio Milwaukee	$5,000	To support the By Every Measure program
Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)	$10,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Revitalize Milwaukee	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Riverworks Development Corporation	$20,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Riverworks Development Corporation	$50,000	To support financial education, skill building, and coaching to help individuals pursue long-term financial goals
Rotary Club of Honolulu	$50,000	To support Phase II of the Centennial Park project
Running Rebels Community Organization	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Running Rebels Community Organization	$10,000	In honor of RRCO's 40th Anniversary
Safe & Sound	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Sojourner Family Peace Center	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Sojourner Family Peace Center	$400,000	To renew support for the Center's outcome and evaluation work and to support a client emergency assistance fund
Southside Organizing Committee	$80,000	To support bilingual resident outreach, education, and organizing on Milwaukee's southside; and to participate in housing and economic development activities in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods
United Community Center	$20,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
United Community Center	$100,000	To support the building of the Early Learning Academy
Urban Economic Development Association	$80,000	To support financial education and literacy and homeownership in ZNI neighborhoods
UWM Foundation	$100,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Walnut Way Conservation Corp	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
Walnut Way Conservation Corp	$640,000	To serve as the lead agency in Lindsay Heights and coordinate community economic development and housing activities for the neighborhood; and to support board development, training, and strategic planning
Wisconsin Philanthropy Network	$25,000	For three executive directors of ZNI grantees to attend the Leadership Advanced program; ad to promote effective philanthropy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Preservation Fund - Construction Loan Fund	$150,000	To support the renovation and sale of properties in ZNI neighborhoods
Wisconsin Voices	$100,000	To support nonpartisan voter education and outreach in Milwaukee
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)	$25,000	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)	$62,500	To support emergency programming related to COVID-19
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)	$300,000	To support small business education, coaching, and economic development activities in Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, and Layton Boulevard West
Women's Fund of Hawaii	$25,000	To support nonprofit organizations that help women and girls reach their full potential
YWCA Oahu	$25,000	To support operating expenses related to COVID-19
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin	$50,000	To support personal financial management coaching and education for Lindsay Heights' residents

Acts Housing

$45,000

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee

$100,000

To develop, support, and sustain African American leaders in the Milwaukee region

Aurora Healthcare Foundation for Zilber Family Hospice

$50,000

To support the Zilber Family Hospice to offer training and educational opportunities for hospice and palliative care employees and volunteers

Boys & Girls Club Hawaii

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

$40,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Capuchin Community Services

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Cathedral Center

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Ceeds of Peace

$25,000

To provide peace-building programs and events for adults and youth across the state

Cesar Chavez Business Improvement District 38

$29,000

To engage local business and property owners to improve the Chavez Drive commercial corridor in Clarke Square and to support the creation of a plaza around the Cesar Chavez sculpture

Chef Hui Fund

$10,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative

$205,000

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

Community Advocates

$25,000

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

Community Warehouse

$20,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Community Warehouse

$80,000

To support the sale of discounted home improvement and household materials to residents in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Dominican Center for Women

$25,000

To lead revitalization efforts in the Amani neighborhood

Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin

$10,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin

$10,000

To support the design, creation, and installation of a mural on the facade of FAEW's Fond du Lac Avenue entrance

Fondy Food Center

$10,000

To support the rebranding effort for the organization

Fondy Food Center

$25,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Friendship Inc.

$20,000

To support strategic planning and staffing

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

$100,000

To support the MKE Responds Fund to provide grants for immediate needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Catchafire)

$40,000

To support 150 nonprofits via an online platform called Catchafire

Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Community Connections Small Grants Program)

$40,000

To continue to support small grants for resident-led projects in ZNI and other Milwaukee neighborhoods

Greater Milwaukee Foundation (Nonprofit Management Fund)

$65,000

To join the Nonprofit Management Fund Funders Collaborative that supports nonprofit organizational effectiveness and support the organization assessment 2.0 project

Guest House of Milwaukee

$54,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Hale Kipa, Inc.

$50,000

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

Hawaii Community Foundation

$100,000

To support the Hawaii Resilience Fund to address the impact of COVID-19 in Hawaii

Hawaii Community Foundation

$10,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Hawaii Community Foundation (Chef Hui)

$10,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Hawaii Education of the Arts

$5,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Hawaii Foodbank

$25,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Hawaii Investment Ready

$10,000

To support the Switchboard project

Hawaii Investment Ready

$7,000

To support the Next Gen Donors Hui

Historic Milwaukee

$7,500

To support Doors Open 2020

Ho`ola Na Pua

$15,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Ho`ola Na Pua

$250,000

To support the construction of the Bromley Family Pearl Haven Campus and to match a challenge grant

Housing Resources, Inc.

$20,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

International Association for Human Values

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Journey House

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Journey House

$75,000

To support financial education, skill building, and coaching to help individuals pursue long-term financial goals

Kahumana

$15,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Kahumana

$10,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Kualoa-He'eia Ecumenical Youth (KEY) Project

$50,000

To provide programming for youth and seniors and strengthen organizational capacity

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors

$40,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors

$50,000

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee

$100,000

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

LISC Milwaukee

$25,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

LISC Milwaukee

$44,000

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

Literacy Services of Wisconsin

$40,000

To support adult literacy education and workforce readiness skills development

Marquette University (Trinity Fellows)

$34,000

To support a graduate student intern to work with the Zilber Family Foundation

Marquette University (Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service)

$250,000

To support operating expenses for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and its coverage of low-income minority neighborhoods in Milwaukee's central city through objective, professional reporting

Mediate Milwaukee

$113,150

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

Medical College of Wisconsin

$4,000

To support their role in the #MaskUpMKE project

Mental Health America of Hawaii

$20,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Mental Health America of Hawaii

$44,000

To provide mental health programming, advocacy, and community events for youth and adults in Hawaii

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges

$10,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges

$25,000

To lead revitalization efforts in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood

Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Counsel

$10,000

To support the Creating Move to Opportunity housing program

Milwaukee Center for Independence

$50,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Milwaukee Community Business Collaborative

$50,000

To support the delivery of financial skill building, job readiness training and education, and small business support for residents of Lindsay Heights and surrounding neighborhoods

Milwaukee Community Land Trust

$10,000

To support operations and hiring of its first staff position

Milwaukee County Historical Society

$10,000

To support John Gurda's three-year project plan

Milwaukee Film

$5,000

To support the 2020 Minority Health Film Festival

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

$5,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity

$50,000

To support critical home repairs for low-to-moderate income homeowners in Lindsay Heights

MPS Foundation

$100,000

To provide a 1:1 match for donations to the #ConnectMilwaukee Campaign to provide free internet access to at least 5,000 Milwaukee Public Schools students

Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation - Josey Heights

$80,000

To support the construction of single-family homes at the Josey Heights subdivision in Lindsay Heights

Neighborhood Improvement Development - MERI

$120,000

To support the redevelopment of foreclosed properties in Lindsay Heights

Neu-Life Community Development

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

North Avenue Marketplace BID 32

$10,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Penfield Children's Center

$10,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Penfield Children's Center

$100,000

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

Project Vision Hawaii

$40,000

To support operating expenses and emergency programming related to COVID-19

Project Vision Hawaii

$100,000

To provide health and human services to access challenged communities via mobile services units and community health fairs free of charge

Radio Milwaukee

$5,000

To support the By Every Measure program

Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)

$10,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Revitalize Milwaukee

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Riverworks Development Corporation

$20,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Riverworks Development Corporation

$50,000

To support financial education, skill building, and coaching to help individuals pursue long-term financial goals

Rotary Club of Honolulu

$50,000

To support Phase II of the Centennial Park project

Running Rebels Community Organization

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Running Rebels Community Organization

$10,000

In honor of RRCO's 40th Anniversary

Safe & Sound

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Sojourner Family Peace Center

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Sojourner Family Peace Center

$400,000

To renew support for the Center's outcome and evaluation work and to support a client emergency assistance fund

Southside Organizing Committee

$80,000

To support bilingual resident outreach, education, and organizing on Milwaukee's southside; and to participate in housing and economic development activities in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods

United Community Center

$20,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

United Community Center

$100,000

To support the building of the Early Learning Academy

Urban Economic Development Association

$80,000

To support financial education and literacy and homeownership in ZNI neighborhoods

UWM Foundation

$100,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Walnut Way Conservation Corp

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

Walnut Way Conservation Corp

$640,000

To serve as the lead agency in Lindsay Heights and coordinate community economic development and housing activities for the neighborhood; and to support board development, training, and strategic planning

Wisconsin Philanthropy Network

$25,000

For three executive directors of ZNI grantees to attend the Leadership Advanced program; ad to promote effective philanthropy in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Preservation Fund - Construction Loan Fund

$150,000

To support the renovation and sale of properties in ZNI neighborhoods

Wisconsin Voices

$100,000

To support nonpartisan voter education and outreach in Milwaukee

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)

$25,000

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)

$62,500

To support emergency programming related to COVID-19

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)

$300,000

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

Women's Fund of Hawaii

$25,000

To support nonprofit organizations that help women and girls reach their full potential

YWCA Oahu

$25,000

To support operating expenses related to COVID-19

YWCA Southeast Wisconsin

$50,000

To support personal financial management coaching and education for Lindsay Heights' residents