Zilber Family Foundation announces $2.19 million in grants to benefit Milwaukeeans | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Zilber Family Foundation
July 5, 2017
Artists Working in Education’s Truck Studio in Burnham Park. (Photo by Adam Carr)
At its spring meeting, the board of directors of the Zilber Family Foundation awarded 27 grants totaling $2,196,100 to nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee.  The Foundation provides grants that address the causes and consequences of poverty in Clarke Square, Layton Boulevard West, Lindsay Heights, and other city neighborhoods.  In keeping with the Foundation’s mission, the 27 grants support local efforts to meet basic needs and enhance personal safety, increase access to social and economic opportunity, and improve the quality of community life.  Recently awarded grants include:
For more information and a complete list of Zilber Family Foundation grants, visit: www.zilberfamilyfoundation.org.
Formed in 1961, the Zilber Family Foundation is a private independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods, with an emphasis on the City of Milwaukee.  Since the start of the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative in 2008, the Zilber Family Foundation board of directors has awarded $44,765,176 to support programs that meet basic human needs, enhance access to economic opportunity, and improve the quality of community life.
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