Home - Zilber Family Foundation Building Stronger Healthier Communities Building Stronger Healthier Communities The Zilber Family Foundation supports organizations that create access to social and economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for individuals families and neighborhoods Increasing access to social and economic opportunity The Zilber Family Foundation is a private grantmaking institution committed to fostering the wellbeing of individuals families and neighborhoods. For over 70 years the Foundation has supported organizations and leaders in Milwaukee Wisconsin and Oahu Hawaii to improve quality of life and create lasting systemic change. Our Focus Economic Stability Creating pathways to safe and stable housing cash and capital Basic Needs Addressing the immediate needs of our community Sector Supports Creating a healthy and effective nonprofit ecosystem Joseph Vera Zilber Partners Supporting partnerships initiated by our founders Featured Partners University of WisconsinMilwaukee Zilber College of Public Health The Bridge Project in Milwaukee Continuing a Legacy of Support Milwaukees First Unconditional Cash Program In July 2023 Zilber Family Foundation presented the University of WisconsinMilwaukee Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health with a recordbreaking 20 million gift to support faculty excellence and student achievement.