Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-2076346. Reported 1,043 grants totalling $47.1M to 358 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$47.1Mgranted, 2020-2023
358organizations funded
61%of grantees funded again the next year
$396.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $340 and the largest $3,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 358 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,925,000 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Revitalize Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,010,500 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Walnut Way Conservation Corporation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,988,500 | 15 | 4 | 2023 |
| Acts Housing | Milwaukee, WI | $1,808,000 | 12 | 4 | 2023 |
| Via Cdc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,599,300 | 12 | 4 | 2023 |
| Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle | Kailua, HI | $1,310,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Journey House | Milwaukee, WI | $1,308,000 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Bridge Project | New York City, NY | $1,012,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meta House | Milwaukee, WI | $825,500 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center | Milwaukee, WI | $808,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $735,000 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pearls for Teen Girls | Milwaukee, WI | $726,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $720,000 | 17 | 4 | 2023 |
| Running Rebels Community Organization | Milwaukee, WI | $716,000 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $690,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Forward Community Investments | Milwaukee, WI | $680,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $615,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Side Community Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $603,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Housing Resources Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $572,500 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ho'ola Na Pua | Haleiwa, HI | $567,945 | 18 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lisc Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $517,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County | Milwaukee, WI | $501,906 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Data You Can Use | Milwaukee, WI | $499,451 | 14 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Ann Center | Milwaukee, WI | $487,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neu-Life Community Development | Milwaukee, WI | $464,000 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Community Land Trust Ltd | Milwaukee, WI | $462,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Advocates | Milwaukee, WI | $423,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $405,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fondy Food Center | Milwaukee, WI | $390,000 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $386,000 | 17 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $385,500 | 19 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $385,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Riverworks Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $361,541 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Safe & Sound Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $335,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Metro Milwaukee Mediation Services | Milwaukee, WI | $320,150 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Health Connections Incorporated | Glendale, WI | $302,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $291,233 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsi | Milwaukee, WI | $290,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cathedral Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $276,000 | 12 | 4 | 2023 |
| YWCA Southeast Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $271,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Guest House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $258,000 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southside Organizing Committee | Milwaukee, WI | $255,287 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $255,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ezekiel Community Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $252,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Methodist Children's Services of Wi Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Leaders Trust | Oakland, CA | $247,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $245,000 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Vision Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $243,500 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Voices | Milwaukee, WI | $215,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cross Lutheran Church | Milwaukee, WI | $209,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Social Development Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $207,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dynamic Community Solutions | Waianae, HI | $205,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hale Kipa | Ewa Beach, HI | $202,500 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clarke Sqare Neighborhood Initiative | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lisc Milwaukee | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $180,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Transcenter for Youth | Milwaukee, WI | $179,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $175,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Penfield Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | $173,500 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Partners in Care | Honolulu, HI | $170,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Oahu | Honolulu, HI | $169,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Health America of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $168,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Capuchin Community Services | Milwaukee, WI | $166,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Warehouse | Milwaukee, WI | $165,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Preservation Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unitewi | Milwaukee, WI | $155,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha Count | Milwaukee, WI | $153,379 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Food Council | Milwaukee, WI | $152,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Emergency Center | Milwaukee, WI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Center for Independence Fnd Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Key Project | Kaneohe, HI | $147,000 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $145,000 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Center for Independence Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $137,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Institute for Human Services Inc | Honolulu, HI | $130,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Unitemke | Milwaukee, WI | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Christian Center | Milwaukee, WI | $123,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Philanthropy Network | Milwaukee, WI | $122,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ihs the Institute for Human Services | Honolulu, HI | $115,500 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aloha United Way | Honolulu, HI | $115,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habilitat Inc | Kaneohe, HI | $114,500 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $111,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adventist Health Castle | Honolulu, HI | $110,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal Action of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $107,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Table - Alice's Garden | Milwaukee, WI | $107,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Community Services Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $107,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $102,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Development Alliance | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kapiolani Health Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kualoa-He'eia Ecumenical Youth Project | Kaneohe, HI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Legal Aid Society | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Christen Center | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Community Business Collaborative | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pali Momi Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sojourner Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Straub Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walnut Way Conservation Grant | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latino Entrepreneurial Network Incorporated | Milwaukee, WI | $97,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women's Fund of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $95,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Parents and Children Together | Honolulu, HI | $92,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Serenity Inns | Milwaukee, WI | $92,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba Via Cdc | Milwaukee, WI | $92,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Services of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $88,200 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Penfield Childrens Center | Milwaukee, WI | $82,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Le Jardin Academy | Kailua, HI | $81,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | University Park, PA | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council | Milwaukee, WI | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawai'i People's Fund | Honolulu, HI | $77,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walker's Point Youth & Family Center | Milwaukee Wisconsin, WI | $77,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Accociation of Commerce | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waikiki Health | Honolulu, HI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walnut Way Conservation Corps | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Securefutures | Milwaukee, WI | $72,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (ryse) | Honolulu, HI | $70,000 | 7 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friendship Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $69,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nativity Jesuit Academy | Milwaukee, WI | $69,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wild Communities Foundation | Kailua, HI | $68,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cesar Chavez Bid 38 | Milwaukee, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Avefond Du Lac Marketplace Bid 32 | Milwaukee, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jobswork Mke Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $59,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Menomonee Valley Partners | Milwaukee, WI | $57,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rcm Community Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $57,000 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council | Milwaukee, WI | $55,340 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Water Services | Milwaukee, WI | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mmac Community Support Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Womens Christian Association of Oahu | Honolulu, HI | $50,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aurora Visiting Nurse Assocation of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friedens Community Ministries | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hoiwai for Funder Hui | Haleiwa, HI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Honolulu Theatre for Youth | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kukolu Organization | Kaneohe, HI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Community Buisiness Collaborative Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Residential Youth Services & Empowerment | Kailua, HI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rotary District 5000 Foundation | Kaneohe, HI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historic Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $47,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Redress Movement | Washington, DC | $46,361 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Residential Youth Services and Empowerment | Kailua, HI | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reagan High School Arts Partnership | Milwaukee, WI | $41,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Economic Development Association of Wi | Milwaukee, WI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wisconsin World Affairs Council | West Allis, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Imagine Mke | Milwaukee, WI | $38,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St John's Lutheran Church | Brookfield, WI | $36,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Foodbank | Honolulu, HI | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Film | Milwaukee, WI | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cesar Chavez Drive Bid #38 | Milwaukee, WI | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Investment Ready | Kaneohe, HI | $32,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milwaukee Area Health Education Center | Milwaukee, WI | $31,250 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Black Leaders Organizing Communities (bloc) | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Frameworks Institute | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Funder Hui | Honolulu, HI | $29,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| African American Roundtable | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc | Sarasota, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| K'kulu Switchboard (a Fiscally Sponsored Project O | Kaneohe, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kahumana | Waianae, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Avenue Fond Du Lac Marketplace Bid 32 | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prism Economic Development | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Reagan Booster Club | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Street Angels Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Mke Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Policy Forum | Milwaukee, WI | $23,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organization (hano) | Honolulu, HI | $22,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fellowship Open Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawai'i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riveredge Nature Center | Saukville, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican Center for Women | Milwaukee, WI | $17,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Free Radio Hustisford | Hustisford, WI | $17,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joan Antida High School | Milwaukee, WI | $17,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Windward Choral Society | Kailua, HI | $17,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women's Care Center of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $17,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Education of the Arts | Kailua, HI | $15,600 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Promise of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mentor Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Historical Society | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving - Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Impact Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Service Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $13,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| River Revitalization Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $13,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Hawaii Inc | Honolulu, HI | $13,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rooted & Rising Washington Park | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metcalfe Park Community Bridges | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Down the Road Thrift | Cocoa, FL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 4TH Dimension Sobriety | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross - Wisconsin Region | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Assets School | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bobby Benson Center | Kahuku, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chris Kolenda Saber Six Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Programs Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hui Mahiai Aina | Waimanalo, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaohao School | Kailua, HI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mke Black | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee County Historical Society | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Shore Life Guard Association | Haleiwa, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Path of Hustisford Inc | Hustisford, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anne's Salvatorian Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Annes Salvatorian Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teens Grow Green | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USO Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Methodist Children's Services | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Partnership for Housing | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Affairs Seminar | West Allis, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nicole Ellis Foundation | South Holland, IL | $9,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Teton Valley Foundation | Victor, ID | $8,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mindful Group Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| True Skool | Milwaukee, WI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Douglas Mckey Christmas Club | Milwaukee, WI | $6,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healthy Food Movement | Milwaukee, WI | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville, TN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lake Sinissippi Association | Hustisford, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Caregiving & the Caregivers | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Southeast Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Augustine Educational Foundation | Kaneohe, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ceeds of Peace | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Cocoa Community Partnership | Cocoa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Education of the Arts (hearts) | Kailua, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Theatre Center | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hustisford Community Library | Hustisford, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kama'aina Kids | Kailua, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kathy's House | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kentucky Horse Park Foundation | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Classrooms | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of South Florida Inc | Davie, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marquette University | Carol Stream, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marquette University - Nns | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Crime Stoppers | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Public Library Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Division High School Alumni Association | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| PTA Hawaii Congress (kaelepulu Ptsa) | Kailua, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pier One Theatre | Homer, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Radio Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Safe Children Coalition Inc | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sainta | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Violence Intervention Project Inc | Algoma, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
161 of 358 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Uwm Foundation
UWM Zilber College of Public Health - The Bridge Project
Milwaukee Cash Transfer Program - Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health Castle
Vera Zilber Birth Center Renovation - Forward Community Investments
Hispanic Collaborative Emerg Dev Fund - Uwm Foundation Inc
Vera Zilber Public Health Fund - Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
Small Business Development
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 621 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 186 | $8,051,201 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 250 | $11.3M | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 316 | $12.4M | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 291 | $15.3M | $7,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc has 23 of them, worth $2,111,794. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Way Conservation Corporation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $450,000 |
| Ho'ola Na Pua | Honolulu, HI | $187,500 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $187,500 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County | Milwaukee, WI | $136,019 |
| Unitemke | Milwaukee, WI | $125,000 |
| Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Walnut Way Conservation Corporation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $74,775 |
| Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order | Milwaukee, WI | $66,000 |
| Kualoa-He'eia Ecumenical Youth Project | Kaneohe, HI | $50,000 |
| Metropolitan Milwaukee Accociation of Commerce | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
| Milwaukee Christen Center | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 82% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 710 N Plankinton Ave Suite 1200, Milwaukee, WI, 53203. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 39-2076346 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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