The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking supports projects and programs that align with priorities that support the strategic vision of creating a Milwaukee for all.
Donor Name: Greater Milwaukee Foundation
State: Wisconsin
County: Milwaukee County (WI), Ozaukee County (WI), Washington County (WI), Waukesha County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority Areas
- Arts and culture
- The Greater Milwaukee Foundation supports targeted arts education and arts and culture strategies representing visual, performing and multidisciplinary art projects and programs.
- Aging and older adults
- The health outcomes of older adults are impacted by the ongoing harm of racial disparities in the health care system. Access to appropriate health services and improving health outcomes are this portfolio’s main priorities. The grant investment strategy aims to shift power, representation and policy toward racial equity.
- Early childhood education
- High quality early childhood care and education is the key to giving every child the start in life they need and deserve. It has been shown to have a significant impact on a child’s long-term academic, social, and developmental success, and enables parents to participate in the workforce. Furthermore, research supports that physical learning environments matter. Facilities and the child-centered spaces within them can enhance children’s development by inspiring a range of social and cognitive learning experiences, as well as encouraging the development of gross motor skills. Indoor and outdoor spaces can increase students in a variety of hands-on learning experiences, collaboration, exploration, and play. For the well-being of the children and the future of the economy, they need to act now. That is why the Greater Milwaukee Foundation is prioritizing early childhood care and education.
- Entrepreneurship and small business development
- Through these grants, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation provides access to resources and technical assistance that help small businesses get to the next level.
- Healthy birth outcomes
- Healthy birth outcomes are impacted by the ongoing harm of racial disparities in the health care system. Access to appropriate health services and improving health outcomes are this portfolio’s main priorities. The grant investment strategy aims to shift power, representation and policy toward racial equity.
- Medical research
- Medical research is impacted by the ongoing harm of racial disparities in health outcomes. Access to appropriate health services and improving health outcomes are this portfolio’s main priorities. The grant investment strategy aims to shift power, representation, and policy toward racial equity.
Grantmaking Focus
- Arts and culture
- Arts education programs in traditional or nontraditional educational environments for children/youth from birth to high school
- Creation and exhibition of art that engages the community in creative and substantive ways
- Artists-in-residence within community-based settings
- Programming that cultivates and supports an appreciation of diverse cultures and art forms
- Projects that integrate arts and creativity into community planning and development.
- Aging and older adults
- Projects/organizations that help residents age in place in transforming or disadvantaged neighborhoods
- Projects/organizations that develop intergenerational support/cohesion
- Projects/organizations that build solidarity and collaboration among service providers and community in their sector/work
- Projects/organizations that build narrative and actual power for oppressed communities
- Projects/organizations engaged in advocacy efforts, including antiracist organizational development which transforms influence in their sector/work
- Projects/organizations addressing health impacts of racial inequity, particularly interventions that are disproportionately underfunded
- Projects/organizations that help residents age in place, especially within transforming neighborhoods facing multiple barriers.
- Projects/organizations which develop intergenerational support/cohesion/beloved community
- Underfunded health services.
- Early childhood education
- Facility upgrades.
- Entrepreneurship and small business development
- Small business growth and retention
- Access to capital
- Creative business solutions .
- Environment
- Protection and conservation of environmental assets
- Strengthening local and community-based food systems
- Programming focused on youth engagement and conservation leadership development.
- Healthy birth outcomes
- Projects/organizations that address Black maternal/child health disparities.
- Projects/organizations that decolonize maternal health care
- Projects/organizations that build solidarity and collaboration among service providers and community in their sector/work
- Projects/organizations that build narrative and actual power for oppressed communities
- Projects/organizations engaged in advocacy efforts, including anti-racist organizational development which transforms influence in their sector/work
- Projects/organizations addressing health impacts of racial inequity, particularly interventions that are disproportionately underfunded.
- Projects/organizations that address Black maternal/child health disparities
- Projects/organizations that provide culturally specific and integrative maternal and child health care .
- Medical research
- Research on health outcomes, patient empowerment and clinical training addressing local racial health disparities
- Research proposals focused on cancer, AIDS, ALS, spinal cord injury, polymyalgia and muscle inflammation disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus, leukemia, heart disease and Parkinson’s are particularly encouraged.
- Projects/organizations that build solidarity and collaboration among service providers and community in their sector/work
- Projects/organizations that build narrative and actual power for oppressed communities
- Projects/organizations engaged in advocacy efforts, including anti-racist organizational development which transforms influence in their sector/work
- Projects/organizations addressing health impacts of racial inequity, particularly interventions that are disproportionately underfunded.
Funding Information
- Arts and culture
- The typical grant range is $5,000 to $75,000. The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
- Aging and older adults
- The typical grant range is $5,000 to $75,000. The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
- Early childhood education
- The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
- Entrepreneurship and small business development
- The typical grant range is $5,000 to $50,000. The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
- Environment
- The typical grant range is $5,000 to $50,000. The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
- Healthy birth outcomes
- The typical grant range is $5,000 to $75,000. The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
- Medical research
- The typical grant range is $5,000 to $75,000. The maximum request for a capital grant is $100,000.
Geographical Areas
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.
Who may apply
Grants are made to 501(c) (3) organizations that have board membership that comprises at least 10 percent people of color.
For more information, visit Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
