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The Zilber Family Foundation is a
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
based foundation that was founded in 2009.


History

"Formed in 1961, the Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation, Inc. is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods."


Governance

* Susan Lloyd, executive director * Marcy Zilber Jackson, president * James Janz, Vice-President * Steve Chevalier, Secretary-Treasurer * Melissa S. A. Jackson * Shane Jackson * Marilyn Zilber * John K. Tsui


Grantees

These are among the grants awarded: * 2015, a grant to Neighborhood House for iPads and headsets for Burmese students to use * 2015, $300,000 to the organization MKE Plays to "transform deteriorated playgrounds and turn them into models of public and private collaboration." * 2015, the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, a $50 million grant making program to improve neighborhoods in Milwaukee * 2014, $400,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health to establish a Vera Zilber Public Health Scholars program * 2014, a five-year, $25,000 grant to continue its support of Ronald Reagan International Baccalaureate (IB) High School's music program * 2014, a $100,000 grant to Neu-Life Community Development


See also

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Argosy Foundation The Argosy Foundation, founded in 1997, is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was formerly known as the Abele Family Charitable Trust. History The foundation was established in 1995 with a $9 million endowment from John Abele. In 2002, i ...
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Bader Philanthropies Bader Philanthropies Inc. is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin based foundation that consists of funds from the Helen Daniels Bader Fund and the Isabel and Alfred Bader Fund. It pledges to give away $14 million annually. The organization centers on the health ...
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Bradley Foundation The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, commonly known as the Bradley Foundation, is an American charitable foundation (charity), foundation based in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that primarily supports Conservatism in the United States, cons ...


References

{{reflist * http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2015/03/24/helping-police-build-neighborhoods/ * http://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/zilber-family-foundation-awards-25000-to-ronald-reagan-ib-high-school-music-department/ * http://communityjournal.net/zilber-family-foundation-awards-100000-neu-life-community-development-support-capital-improvements-remodeling-lindsay-heights-location/


External links

* http://www.zilberfamilyfoundation.org * http://www.znimilwaukee.org Foundations based in the United States Organizations based in Milwaukee 1961 establishments in Wisconsin