Zilber Family Foundation

The Zilber Family Foundation is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin based foundation that was founded in 2009.^[2]

Zilber Family Foundation

Formation	2009
Type	Charitable Foundation
Headquarters	Milwaukee, WI, United States
President	Marcy Jackson
Key people	James Janz Steve Chevalier Michael Mervis Melissa S. A. Jackson Shane Jackson Marilyn Zilber John K. Tsui
Revenue	$600,548[1] (2015)
Expenses	$2,232,167[1] (2015)
Website	zilberfamilyfoundation.org

History

The foundation was formed in 1961. It is a private, independent grant-making institution that describes itself as being "dedicated to enhancing the well being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods."^[3]

Governance

• Susan Lloyd, executive director^[4][5]
• Marcy Zilber Jackson, president^[4]
• 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^[6]
• 2015, $300,000 to the organization MKE Plays to "transform deteriorated playgrounds and turn them into models of public and private collaboration."^{[7][8][9][10]}
• 2015, the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, a $50 million grant making program to improve neighborhoods in Milwaukee^{[2][11][12][13][14][15][16]}
• 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^[17]
• 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^[18]

See also

• Argosy Foundation
• Bader Philanthropies
• Bradley Foundation