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RECENT PRESS RELEASES

Zilber Family Foundation Announces Executive Director Transition (1/15/2025)
The Bridge Project Receives Major Private Donation, Opens Applications for 22 Expectant Mothers (11/26/2024)
The Zilber Family Foundation Announces A Third Year of Funding for The Bridge Project (10/25/2024)
Zilber Family Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, New Staff (08/06/2024)
Applications Open: The Bridge Project Unconditional Cash Program Accepting Applications for Milwaukee Moms and Babies (04/10/2024)
Zilber Family Foundation and The Bridge Project Introduce City’s First Unconditional Cash Program for Moms and Babies (04/01/2024)
Zilber Family Foundation Presents $20 Million Gift to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health (07/12/2023)

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Most of us Can’t Afford a $500 Emergency: Do Guaranteed Income Programs Fix That?

WORT FM Radio
4/30/20

Expecting Milwaukee Mothers can Receive Unrestricted Monthly Cash Stipends through The Bridge Project at the Zilber Family Foundation

CarvdNStone.com
4/17/24

Bridge Project helping Milwaukee mothers, babies; no strings attached

Fox6Now.com
4/9/24

Interview: Zilber Foundation's Gina Stilp on putting money in the hands of moms

Spanning the State on Fountain.fm
4/9/24

Zilber Family Foundation program putting money in the mother's hands, no strings attached

JSOnline.com
4/4/24

Zilber Family Foundation, Bridge Project introduce unconditional cash program for Milwaukee moms and babies

BizTimes.com
4/4/24

Want to fix poverty? Give away cash, no strings attached. You read that right.

Opinion by Gina Stilp Special to JSOnline.com
4/1/24

Awards night honors UWM alums and partners

UWM.edu
2/1/24

Zilber Family Foundation awards nearly $3 million to nonprofits as part of its December 2023 grant cycle

BizTimes.com
1/9/24

Lynnea Katz-Petted, CEO of Revitalize Milwaukee

ShepherdExpress.com
11/30/23

Wisconsin Policy Forum: Strengths and weaknesses of Milwaukee’s small business support system identified

WisPolitics.com
11/21/23

Zilber Family Foundation Awards $2.2 Million in Grants to Milwaukee Nonprofits

UrbanMilwaukee.com
9/11/23

Zilber Family Foundation: Awards $2.2 million in grants to Milwaukee nonprofits

WisBusiness.com
9/11/23

Milwaukee gets national attention for collaborative housing effort

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
8/25/23

Doors Open Returning With New Locations, Neighborhood Tours

UrbanMilwaukee.com
8/24/23

Checota scholarship program has helped 372 MATC students stay in school

BizTimes.com
8/15/23

Amani Residents Will get to buy 4 Affordable Homes as Part of Community Land Trust Program

Milwaukee Courier
8/11/23

Multi Million Dollar Gifts Received By Tulane, Florida Atlantic, And University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Forbes.com
7/14/23

Zilber Family Foundation Grants $20 Million to UWM's Zilber College of Public Health

ShepherdExpress.com
7/14/23

Zilber College of Public Health Receives A Record Donation

WTMJ.com
7/12/23

$20M gifted to UW-Milwaukee's College of Public Health

CBS58.com
7/12/23

UWM Zilber College of Public Health receives record $20M gift

Fox6Now.com
7/12/23

Zilber Family Foundation gives UW-Milwaukee gift of $20M

WISN.com
7/12/23

Zilber Family Foundation gives $20 million to UWM's College of Public Health

UWM.edu
7/12/23

Record-breaking $20 million donation will transform UW-Milwaukee’s College of Public Health

JSOnline.com
7/12/23

UWM gets largest donation in its history

UrbanMilwaukee.com
7/12/23

Zilber Foundation giving $20 million to UWM College of Public Health

BizTimes.com
7/12/23

Zilber Foundation presents largest gift ever to UWM targeting public health

Milwaukee Business Journal
7/12/23

Milwaukee public-philanthropic housing partnership recognized nationally

Milwaukee Courier
6/16/23

Women of Influence: Gina Stilp, Zilber Family Foundation - A neighborhood rebuilder

Milwaukee Business Journal
6/15/23

Greater Milwaukee Foundation & Community Development Alliance: Milwaukee public-philanthropic housing partnership recognized nationally

WisBusiness.com
6/14/23

Milwaukee nonprofits receives $3.7 million in grants from Zilber Family Foundation

BizTimes.com
6/2/23

Zilber Family Founation donates $3.y million to Milwaukee nonprofits

ShepherdExpress.com
6/1/23

5 minutes with: Gina Stilp

BizTimes.com
4/18/23

Neu-Life Community wants to create a 36-unit apartment building on Milwaukee’s north side

JSOnline.com
4/11/23

Crowley signs $9.5 million in affordable housing contracts

UrbanMilwaukee.com
3/7/23

Sojourner Family Peace Center awarded nearly $400K in latest round of Zilber foundation grants

Milwaukee Business Journal
2/10/23

Zilber Family Foundation awards $3.9 million to Milwaukee nonprofits

BizTimes.com
2/2/23

County Exec awards the Acts Housing acquisition fund $2.5 million

JSOnline.com
1/9/23

From clasroom to reality at 25th and North

UrbanMilwaukee.com
12/30/22

Inside the NNS newsroom: Meet Deborah Heffner, our first director of development

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
10/26/22

Teig Whaley-Smith fiercely champions equitable homeownership

Milwaukee Business Journal
10/13/22

Milwaukee non-profit competes with private equity firms for properties

MatterofFact.tv
10/9/22

Doors Open Milwaukee

Isthmus.com
September 2022

Alliance of Milwaukee non-profit and civic organizations announces $7.5 million grant from Wells Fargo Foundation to boost homeownership for families of color in Milwaukee

MilwaukeeCourierOnline.com
9/16/22

Task force okays $2.5 million for homeownership

UrbanMilwaukee.com
9/13/22

'The housing system has become unstable because people don’t own their homes’: This nonprofit wants to buy homes before investors – then sell to lower-income buyers

MarketWatch.com
8/27/22

Nonprofit launches housing acquisition fund to block outside investors

UrbanMilwaukee.com
8/9/22

Fund for growing Hispanic developers in Milwaukee to launch in September

Milwaukee Business Journal
7/3/22

Milwaukee celebrates grand opening of new $4.5M Burnham Playfield

TMJ4.com
6/29/22

Zilber Family Foundation awards $5.4 million in grants to 31 local nonprofits

BizTimes.com
6/23/22

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service seeking Director of Development and Partnerships

WisconsinWatch.org
6/8/22

Inside the NNS newsroom: We're hiring on the business side; help us spread the word

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
4/26/22

Post from the Community: Black-led grassroots groups and faith organizations issue urgent call of changes

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
11/5/21

Black grassroots organizations release agenda on how to improve the lives of Black people in Milwaukee County

WUWM.com
10/28/21

Data You Can Use names new President, Dr. Victor Amaya

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
10/26/21

Post from the Community: Four Milwaukee area nonprofits receive the 2021 Data Dream Award which provides $10,000 in pro-bono research services to help agencies use data for better results

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
10/21/21

Marquette University: Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service receives $350,000 in funding for operations; also announces initiative to grow endowment

WIBusiness.com
6/11/21

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service receives $350K in funding to support journalism

TMJ4.com
6/10/21

Milwaukee faces an affordable housing crisis and a racial gap in ownership. These influential groups are working to change that,

JSOnline.com
6/8/21

Community Development Alliance partners with City to create affordable housing strategy

MilwaukeeCourierOnline.com
5/29/21

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service celebrates 10 years

TMJ4.com
5/26/21

New push would muster housing resources to tackle Milwaukee’s racial ownership gap, lack of affordability

The Milwaukee Business Journal
5/20/21

Community Development Alliance developing plan to address housing affordability issues in Milwaukee

BizTimes.com
5/19/21

Post from the Community: Riverworks Financial Clinic expands to help Milwaukee residents gain financial stability

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
5/17/21

Zilber Family Foundation announces recipients of $1.7 million in grant funding

BizTimes.com
5/5/21

8 things you should know about credit

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
4/21/21

Healthy MKE: Grassroots multimedia campaign aims to build local confidence in COVID-19 vaccination process

MilwaukeeIndependent.com
4/12/21

Coalition of Leaders launching multi-media and grassroots campaign to build COVID vaccine confidence throughout Milwaukee

MilwaukeeCourierOnline.com
4/10/21

Nearly $1M advertising campaign targets high-risk Milwaukeeans averse to COVID-19 vaccine

The Milwaukee Business Journal
4/9/21

Milwaukee coalition launching $900M campaign to build COVID vaccine confidence

TMJ4.com
4/9/21

Eradicating COVID-19: $900K campaign addresses vaccine hesitancy among Milwaukee residents

The Milwaukee Business Journal
3/11/21

20 for the next 20: Jessica Munoz

HawaiiBusiness.com
2/18/21

New name, same mission: How one organization is lifting up Milwaukee residents

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
2/3/21

Anti-displacement funds program offers Milwaukee neighborhoods a lifeline against rising assessments

MilwaukeeIndependent.com
1/21/21

Zilber Family Foundation announces recipients of $1.8 million in grant funding

BizTimes.com
1/6/21

Construction commences on new homes in north side Milwaukee subdivisions

BizTimes.com
12/30/20

Milwaukee breaks ground on Walnut Circle and Josey Heights subdivisions

JSOnline.com
12/30/20

First of 10 new homes breaks ground in stalled Lindsay Heights subdivisions

The Milwaukee Business Journal
12/29/20

Milwaukee breaking ground on subdivision projects to encourage homeownership

DailyReporter.com
12/28/20

Data Dream Awards provide $30,000 in services for Milwaukee-based organizations: Six winning organizations seek to improve their impact through data

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
12/14/20

Lindsay Heights gears up for Phase II of The Commons

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
12/8/20

Virtual Doors Open Milwaukee offers 85+ online building tours, neighborhood experiences and more

UrbanMilwaukee.com
9/26/20

Housing & Health: How minority communities are left out on both

TMJ4.com
9/17/20

Hawaii Theatre for Youth (HTY) announces A Party on the HI Way

BroadwayWorld.com
9/9/20

Free virtual BizExpo is this week

BizTimes.com
8/13/20

Packers' Mark and Laurie Murphy back MPS Foundation's #ConnectMilwaukee campaign

BizTimes.com
7/31/20

Clarke Square apartments open

UrbanMilwaukee.com
7/24/20

$200,000 matching gift challenge for #ConnectMilwaukee issued by Burke Foundation and Zilber Family Foundations

CommunityJournal.net
7/22/20

$200,000 matching gift challenge for #ConnectMilwaukee issued by Burke Foundation and Zilber Family Foundations

UrbanMilwaukee.com
7/21/20

$200K matching gift challenge for #ConnectMilwaukee issued by 2 local foundations

Fox6Now.com
7/21/20

A campaign to close the digital divide for Milwaukee students

TMJ4.com
7/13/20

Milwaukee to offer $1 lots, $30,000 home buyer subsidies in tow subdivisions

JSOnline.com
6/19/20

City offering new subsidies for homes in two urban subdivisions

UrbanMilwaukee.com
6/19/20

LBWN announces grants for neighborhood small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
5/19/20

MaskUpMKE has made 1.5 million masks

UrbanMilwaukee.com
5/18/20

St. Ann Center staff to help make masks for community

CommunityJournal.net
5/12/20

Foundation request for proposals for Covid-19 relief

Philanthropy.com
5/4/20

Greater Milwaukee Foundation secures $1 million grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for collective impact response to COVID-19

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
5/4/20

Matilda Ward Youth Empowerment Association receives small grant to fund summer meal program at Butterfly Park

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
5/4/20

MaskUpMKE needs volunteer mask makers to help essential workers

OnMilwaukee.com
4/28/20

MaskUpMKE and how you can be a part

CommunityJournal.net
4/27/20

Fiserv Forum serves as distribution site for face mask assembly kits

NBC15.com
4/24/20

Zilber Family Foundation commits $3 million to nonprofits’ COVID-19 response

BizTimes.com
4/17/20

Zilber Family Foundation commits $3 Million in funding to support COVID-19 response

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
4/16/20

Coalition of Milwaukee philanthropies partner to coordinate local resources in response to COVID-19

MilwaukeeIndependent.com
3/29/20

Local philanthropic coalition raises $1.2 million to help community during coronavirus outbreak

BizTimes.com
3/23/20

Milwaukee nonprofits join forces to raise over $1M for community needs during outbreak

The Milwaukee Business Journal
3/21/20

More than 100 Milwaukee residents qualify for property tax relief

TMJ4.com
2/20/20

Zilber Family Foundation awards $3.5 to Milwaukee nonprofits

PhilanthropyNewsDigest.com
12/28/19

Zilber Family Foundation awards $3.5 million in grants

BizTimes.com
12/20/19

Wisconsin couple improves their neighborhood one house at a time

BizTimes.com
10/10/19

Milwaukee's newest soccer space opening on the south side

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
9/19/19

UW-Milwaukee raises $251 million in fundraising effort

The Milwaukee Business Journal
9/12/19

Walnut Way prepares for Harvest Day

RadioMilwaukee.org
9/6/19

Campaign will fund south side futsal courts

UrbanMilwaukee.com
8/29/19

Hoola Na Pua's Pearl Haven reaches 'milestone' halfway mark

The Hawaii Business Journal
8/7/19

Zilber Family Foundation awards $3 million in grants to Milwaukee nonprofits

BizTimes.com
7/30/19

Zilber Family Foundation announces $3.02 million in grants to enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families, and neighborhoods in Milwaukee

UrbanMilwaukee.com
7/30/19

'Leveling the playing field': What's happened since a 2013 report revealed the deplorable state of outdoor recreational and athletic facilities for our kids? It turns out a lot.

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
7/8/19

Bring us home: A celebration

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
6/4/19

This writer pushed for a school of public health in Milwaukee. Here's how he says it's working

JSOnline.com
5/30/19

Evicted exhibit to begin national tour in Milwaukee's Near West Side

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
5/16/19

Mobile Design Box will host 'Evicted' exhibition based on prize-winning book

OnMilwaukee.com
5/15/19

Brunch restaurant Orenda Cafe opens in Silver City neighborhood

JSOnline.com
5/2/19

Jacket Philanthropy Programs awards $20K in grants

BWExponent.com
4/26/19

Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) announces 2019 winners for improving Milwaukee neighborhoods

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
4/14/19

People’s Choice Award encourages the public to vote for Milwaukee improvement projects and leaders

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
3/26/19

After sitting vacant for 30 years, a former hospital is reborn as a resource center for the homeless

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
3/19/19

Former St. Anthony’s hospital reopens as supportive housing development

BizTimes.com
3/15/19

Here and now: Behind the rise in giving for university public health

InsidePhilanthropy.com
3/13/19

Zilber Family Foundation gives $2.5 million to support UWM’s School of Public Health

BizTimes.com
3/8/19

NNS reporter Andrea Waxman goes on Lake Effect

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
1/29/19

Former Zilber exec plans to continue working to advance social justice

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
1/17/19

Beat cop initiative provides 'sense of security' for Clarke Square residents, businesses

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
1/10/19

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