The Greater Milwaukee Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in the Greater Milwaukee area by addressing local needs and fostering community improvement through support and funding to a wide range of initiatives and programs, primarily focusing on basic human needs, community development, education, and the arts.
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation's competitive grantmaking program seeks to partner with agencies, advised fund donors, and other funders to support projects in the Milwaukee region that align with their funding priorities. Specifically, the program emphasizes strengthening education, enhancing neighborhoods, boosting economic opportunities, and promoting racial equity and inclusion. For Cycle 2 Funding, priorities include Early Childhood Education with a focus on workforce and professional development; Mental Health support that is culturally responsive, offers clinical services, and evidence-based well-being programs; Medical Research aimed at improving health outcomes, patient empowerment, and addressing local racial health disparities; and Workforce Development strategies for job creation, training, and placement.
Restrictions: Funding is not available to single individuals or standalone schools. Requests for support covering continuous operational costs, reducing debt, or building agency endowments will not be considered. Applications from sectarian groups for religious activities, for-profit entities, or those involving partisan political engagements are ineligible.