Funding search · EIN 392076346 · Milwaukee, WI

Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation

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$57.6M
in grants paid
1,152
grants
499
recipients
2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $3.5M

    Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Uwm zilber college of public health

  • $800,000

    Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Aurora zilber family hospice

  • $562,500

    The Bridge Project · New York City, NY · 2024

    Milwaukee cash transfer program

  • $500,000

    Community Development Alliance · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Cda king park scattered sites mke

  • $500,000

    Le Jardin Academy · Kailua, HI · 2024

    Let's build on this campaign

  • $500,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Neighborhood roofing project

  • $500,000

    Community Development Alliance (Cda) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Down payment assistance

  • $400,000

    Sojourner Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Hope in action

  • $355,000

    Housing Resources · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $350,000

    Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Strong and healthy neighborhoods initiative

  • $324,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corp · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Ec. Empowerment for environmental leadership

  • $300,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Healthy homes for milwaukee

  • $275,000

    Guest House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Foundation for the future

  • $266,667

    Wisconsin Watch · Madison, WI · 2024

    News that serves

  • $260,000

    Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle · Kailua, HI · 2024

    Vera zilber birth center renovation

  • $250,000

    Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Pearls programming 2024-2025

  • $240,000

    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Nwscdc economic development support

  • $225,000

    Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Home construction and repairs

  • $216,000

    Lisc Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Lisc milwaukee effectuating equity

  • $200,000

    Hospice Hawaii Dba Navian Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Community palliative care services

  • $200,000

    Clarke Sqare Neighborhood Initiative · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Community development

  • $189,000

    Guest House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    To overcome the root causes of homelessness

  • $183,000

    Running Rebels Community Organization · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $180,000

    Rooted & Rising Washington Park · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Reclaiming our neighborhoods 2.0

  • $162,500

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Capacity/general operating

  • $155,000

    The Leaderstrust · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Flexible leadership award - year 2

  • $154,000

    Project Vision Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Community Development Alliance (Cda) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Milwaukee Community Land Trust Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Affordable homeownership forever

  • $150,000

    Wisconsin Women'S Business Initiative Corporation (Wwbic) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Under Gannett) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Neighborhoods reporting initiative

  • $125,000

    African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Aalam phase ii

  • $125,000

    Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle · Kailua, HI · 2024

    Health & wellness

  • $108,000

    Community Advocates · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Housing advancement project

  • $108,000

    Data You Can Use · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $108,000

    Housing Resources · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Homebuyer education & counseling

  • $108,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Homeownership program

  • $108,000

    Focusing Philanthropy · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    Increasing vision care access

  • $100,000

    Walker'S Point Youth & Family Center · Milwaukee Wisconsin, WI · 2024

    Youth homeless shelter

  • $100,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Milwaukee Jewish Free Loan Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Homebuyer credit improvement loan fund

  • $100,000

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Neighborhood development program

  • $100,000

    Cathedral Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Emergency shelter for women and families

  • $100,000

    Neu-Life Community Development · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Capacity building operating support

  • $100,000

    Community Development Alliance · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $100,000

    Fondy Food Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Support fondy staff & mission

  • $81,158

    United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Upaf match

  • $81,000

    Milwaukee Center for Independence Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Level up training

  • $80,000

    Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (Ueda) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $75,973

    United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Campaign year

  • $75,000

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Thrive financial & bridges center

  • $75,000

    Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Aurora zilber family hospice

  • $75,000

    Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Home imrovement matching

  • $75,000

    Data You Can Use · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Closing the racial wealth gap

  • $75,000

    Securefutures · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Money coach program

  • $75,000

    Legal Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Repairing adverse conditions for tenants

  • $75,000

    Safe & Sound · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Empowering economic development

  • $68,000

    Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $67,500

    Ywca Southeast Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Personal financial management

  • $64,800

    Key Project · Kaneohe, HI · 2024

    Ko'olau basic needs kokua

  • $64,800

    Milwaukee Christian Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Mcc housing program

  • $64,800

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Ucc substance use disorder (sud)

  • $64,800

    Partners in Care · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Partners in care- sector support

  • $63,000

    The Table - Alice'S Garden · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Stronger when we gather

  • $60,000

    Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Housing mediation programs

  • $54,000

    Cathedral Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Emergency shelter for women and families

  • $54,000

    Meta House · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $54,000

    Cross Lutheran Church · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Cross community programs

  • $54,000

    Ywca of Oahu · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    General operations

  • $54,000

    Make-a-Wish Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    General operations

  • $54,000

    Jobswork Mke · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Transforming lives through careers

  • $54,000

    Forward Community Investments · Madison, WI · 2024

    Access to capital support

  • $54,000

    Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Community redevelopment initiative

  • $54,000

    Capuchin Community Services · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    St. Ben's community meal

  • $52,000

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Acts housing technology grant

  • $50,000

    Legal Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Community Advocates · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Ehr system implementation project

  • $50,000

    Community Warehouse · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Foundation for change

  • $50,000

    Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Ezekiel Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Milwaukee Christian Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Legal Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Zni housing representation

  • $50,000

    Riverworks Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Riverworks Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Financial clinic

  • $50,000

    Ihs the Institute for Human Services · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Homelessness

  • $50,000

    Transcenter for Youth · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Newline community caf

  • $50,000

    Penfield Childrens Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Behavior clinic

  • $50,000

    Ho'Ola Na Pua · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Continuum of care to end sex trafficking

  • $50,000

    Greater Milwaukee Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Catchafire

  • $50,000

    African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Organizational development

  • $50,000

    The Bridge Project · New York City, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Community Development Alliance (Cda) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Technology grant

  • $45,000

    The Redress Movement · Washington Dc, DC · 2024

    Milwaukees redress movement

  • $45,000

    Southside Organizing Committee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $44,000

    Community Warehouse · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Retail upgrade to online services

  • $43,000

    Mental Health America of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Mental health support programming

  • $40,000

    Greater Milwaukee Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Nonprofit management fund

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.