Zilber Family Foundation

Zilber Family Foundation is sponsored by Zilber Family Foundation. Focuses on increasing access to social and economic opportunities, including economic stability and basic needs in Milwaukee.

Building Stronger, Healthier Communities Building Stronger, Healthier Communities The Zilber Family Foundation supports organizations that create access to social and economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and neighborhoods Increasing access to social and economic opportunity The Zilber Family Foundation is a private grantmaking institution committed to fostering the well-being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods.

For over 70 years, the Foundation has supported organizations and leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Oahu, Hawaii to improve quality of life and create lasting, systemic change. “The grant from the Zilber Family Foundation has enabled us to extend our reach and deepen our support for families.

” Jaclyn Davis, Manager , Adventist Health Castle Creating pathways to safe and stable housing, cash, and capital Addressing the immediate needs of our community Creating a healthy and effective nonprofit ecosystem Joseph & Vera Zilber Partners Supporting partnerships initiated by our founders University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Zilber College of Public Health The Bridge Project in Milwaukee UWM Zilber College of Public Health In July 2023, Zilber Family Foundation presented the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J.

Zilber College of Public Health with a record-breaking $20 million gift to support faculty excellence and student achievement. The Bridge Project provides mothers and their babies with regular, unconditional cash assistance to break the cycle of stress and poverty and enhance socioeconomic mobility of families. The Zilber Family Foundation partners with about 100 nonprofit organizations and awards over $17 million in grants annually.

The Zilber Family Foundation envisions a world where every individual, family, and neighborhood has the opportunity to prosper. Over $55M total grants paid since 2020 to mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in Zilber Family Foundation priority communities. 122 mothers benefit from The Bridge Project in Milwaukee, receiving monthly direct-cash payments to support the needs of their family and themselves.

18,089 shelter nights provided by the Cathedral Center to hundreds of women, families, and children seeking emergency shelter and permanent housing programs. See how Zilber Family Foundation is catalyzing change We would love to hear from you! Whether you have questions, suggestions, or just want to learn more, reach out to our team.