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 grant program by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for 2024 seeks to support projects, capital, and general operating requests that align with multiple funding priorities. These priorities include Arts and Culture, Aging and Older Adults, Early Childhood Education, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, Environment, and Healthy Birth Outcomes. The grant aims to explore partnership opportunities with grantee agencies, advised fund donors, and other funders to achieve its goals in the specified areas, notably focusing on supporting visual, performing, and multidisciplinary arts, as well as arts education; aging in place and fostering intergenerational connections; improving the quality and access to early childhood education; providing resources and technical assistance to small businesses; conserving environmental assets and strengthening food systems; and addressing maternal/child health disparities.