Open Foundations · Wisconsin

Joseph and Vera Zilber Family

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 392076346. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $18.5M across 292 grants in 2024, a median of $8K each.

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$18.5M
paid in 2024
292
grants paid
$8K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$422.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
JOSEPH VERA ZILBER CHARITABLE
Address
710 N PLANKINTON AVE SUITE 1200, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53203
Phone
4142742447
Form the request should take
GRANTSEEKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE FOUNDATION AT [email protected] WITH A ONE-PAGE LETTER OF INQUIRY BEFORE PREPARING A PROPOSAL.
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
GIVEN LIMITED RESOURCES OF TIME AND MONEY, THE FOUNDATION TYPICALLY INVITES PROPOSALS THAT RESPOND TO ITS PRIORITIES, RATHER THAN FUND UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR - INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE - FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - POLITICAL PARTIES OR CANDIDATES - ENDOWMENTS - ANNUAL FUND APPEALS - FUNDRAISING EVENTS - CONFERENCES OR WORKSHOPS - INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, LOANS OR PROJECTS - PUBLICATIONS GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD EXPECTED RESULTS EVERY SIX MONTHS, WITH DISBURSEMENTS DEPENDENT ON STAFF APPROVAL OF NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202630579349100413. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

holiday givinggratitude

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 292 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Uwm FoundationWI$3,500,000UWM ZILBER COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin IncWI$800,000AURORA ZILBER FAMILY HOSPICE
3The Bridge ProjectNY$562,500MILWAUKEE CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
4Community Development AllianceWI$500,000CDA KING PARK SCATTERED SITES MKE
5Community Development Alliance (cda)WI$500,000DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE
6Le Jardin AcademyHI$500,000LET'S BUILD ON THIS CAMPAIGN
7Revitalize MilwaukeeWI$500,000NEIGHBORHOOD ROOFING PROJECT
8Sojourner FoundationWI$400,000HOPE IN ACTION
9Housing Resources IncWI$355,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
10Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba Via CdcWI$350,000STRONG AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE
11Walnut Way Conservation CorpWI$324,000EC. EMPOWERMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
12Revitalize MilwaukeeWI$300,000HEALTHY HOMES FOR MILWAUKEE
13Guest House of MilwaukeeWI$275,000FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
14Wisconsin WatchWI$266,667NEWS THAT SERVES
15Castle Medical Center Dba Adventist Health CastleHI$260,000VERA ZILBER BIRTH CENTER RENOVATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019115$7.1M
2020175$7.6M
2021243$11.0M
2022302$12.0M
2023284$15.3M
2024292$18.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Wisconsin72%
Hawaii19%
California3%
Florida2%
New York1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

James F JanzDIRECTOR · 2024
Julianne KaufmannDIRECTOR · 2024
Lasharele BorgDIRECTOR · 2024
Marcy C JacksonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024
Marilyn ZilberDIRECTOR · 2024
Mark MadiganSECRETARY/VP DIRECTOR · 2024
Melissa S a JacksonDIRECTOR · 2024
Paul TillemanDIRECTOR · 2024
Shane M JacksonTREASURER/DIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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