Funding search · EIN 392076346 · Milwaukee, WI

Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,152
grants reported
$57.6M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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10 grants matching “hale · $190,000

  • $27,500

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2024

    Youth outreach program & services

  • $7,500

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2024

    Gratitude grant

  • $27,500

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2023

    Youth Outreach Program & Services

  • $7,500

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2023

    Gratitude Grant

  • $2,500

    Humanity Hale · Kailua Kona, HI · 2023

    Holiday Giving

  • $25,000

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2022

    Community-based Outreach and Advocacy

  • $7,500

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2022

    General Operations

  • $50,000

    Hale Kipa · Honolulu, HI · 2021

    A New Home for Hale Kipa campaign

  • $25,000

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2021

    Community-based Outreach and Advocacy

  • $10,000

    Hale Kipa · Ewa Beach, HI · 2021

    General Operations

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Uwm Foundation2 grants · $3.5M
  • Uwm Foundation1 grant · $3.5M
  • Revitalize Milwaukee8 grants · $1.7M
  • Uwm Foundation5 grants · $1.6M
  • Via Cdc10 grants · $1.5M
  • Acts Housing4 grants · $1.4M
  • Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle4 grants · $1.3M
  • Journey House10 grants · $1.0M
  • The Bridge Project1 grant · $1.0M
  • Revitalize Milwaukee4 grants · $905,000

Giving over time

$11.3M
2021
$12.3M
2022
$15.3M
2023
$18.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,152 grants.

  • $3.5M

    Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Uwm zilber college of public health

  • $3.5M

    Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    UWM Zilber College of Public Health

  • $1.0M

    The Bridge Project · New York City, NY · 2023

    Milwaukee Cash Transfer Program

  • $1.0M

    Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle · Kailua, HI · 2023

    Vera Zilber Birth Center Renovation

  • $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

  • $525,000

    Forward Community Investments · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Hispanic Collaborative Emerg Dev Fund

  • $500,000

    Community Development Alliance · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Cda king park scattered sites mke

  • $500,000

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

    Down payment assistance

  • $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

    Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Vera Zilber Public Health Fund

  • $500,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Acquisition fund

  • $500,000

    Meta House · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Substance Abuse

  • $500,000

    Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Vera Zilber Public Health Fund

  • $500,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Acquisition fund

  • $500,000

    Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Vera Zilber Public Health Fund

  • $400,000

    Sojourner Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Hope in action

  • $400,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Property Improvement

  • $400,000

    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Small Business Development

  • $400,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Property Improvement

  • $400,000

    St Ann Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Intergenerational care

  • $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

  • $347,500

    Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Convening

  • $347,500

    Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Convening

  • $324,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corp · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Ec. Empowerment for environmental leadership

  • $324,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corp · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Convening

  • $324,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corp · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Convening

  • $320,000

    Layton Boulevard West Neighbors · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Community economic and housing programs

  • $300,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Healthy homes for milwaukee

  • $300,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Healthy Homes for Milwaukee

  • $300,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Home improvement matching grant

  • $300,000

    Revitalize Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Home improvement matching grant

  • $300,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Support lead agency in Lindsay Heights

  • $275,000

    Guest House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Foundation for the future

  • $270,000

    Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    General Operations

  • $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

  • $250,000

    Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Matching Grant

  • $250,000

    Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Homeownership

  • $250,000

    Via Cdc · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Commercial Corridors

  • $250,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Home purchase and rehab

  • $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

  • $216,000

    Lisc Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Effectuating Equity

  • $216,000

    Lisc Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Small Business Development

  • $210,720

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Domestic Violence

  • $200,000

    Clarke Sqare Neighborhood Initiative · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Community development

  • $200,000

    Hospice Hawaii Dba Navian Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    Community palliative care services

  • $200,000

    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Small Business Development

  • $200,000

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General Operations

  • $200,000

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Journey Forward Campaign

  • $200,000

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    General Operations

  • $200,000

    Lisc Milwaukee · New York, NY · 2021

    General Operations

  • $200,000

    Running Rebels Community Organization · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Capital improvements

  • $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

  • $181,280

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Domestic Violence

  • $180,000

    Rooted & Rising Washington Park · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Reclaiming our neighborhoods 2.0

  • $165,000

    The Leaders Trust · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Flexible Leadership Awards

  • $162,500

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Capacity/general operating

  • $162,500

    Journey House · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    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

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

    Neighborhoods reporting initiative

  • $150,000

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

    General operations

  • $150,000

    Health Connections Incorporated · Glendale, WI · 2023

    Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network

  • $150,000

    Milwaukee Community Land Trust Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Affordable Homeownership Forever

  • $150,000

    Wisconsin Women'S Business Initiative Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Small Business Development

  • $150,000

    Milwaukee Community Land Trust · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General Operations

  • $150,000

    Unitewi · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Commercial Corridors

  • $150,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Support lead agency in Lindsay Heights

  • $150,000

    Wisconsin Women'S Business Initiative Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Small Business Development

  • $150,000

    Health Connections Incorporated · Glendale, WI · 2021

    Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network

  • $150,000

    Milwaukee Community Land Trust · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    General Operations

  • $136,018

    United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    General Operations

  • $133,000

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Support for outcome and evaluation work

  • $133,000

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Support for outcome and evaluation work

  • $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

  • $125,000

    Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle · Kailua, HI · 2023

    Health & Wellness

  • $125,000

    Ezekiel Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Electrical Home Safety Program

  • $125,000

    United Methodist Children'S Services of Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Property Improvement

  • $125,000

    Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle · Kailua, HI · 2022

    Health & Wellness

  • $125,000

    Ezekiel Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Property Improvement

  • $125,000

    United Methodist Children'S Services of Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Property Improvement

  • $125,000

    Housing Resources · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Down payment assistance

  • $125,000

    Walnut Way Conservation Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Wellness Commons in Lindsay Heights

  • $118,000

    Data You Can Use · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General Operations

  • $115,707

    United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    United Way Match

  • $115,034

    United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha Count · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General Operations

  • $108,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Homeownership program

  • $108,000

    Community Advocates · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Housing advancement project

  • $108,000

    Data You Can Use · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $108,000

    Focusing Philanthropy · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    Increasing vision care access

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