For more than a century, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has been at the heart of our community, bringing generous and caring people together to build a Milwaukee for all by addressing critical needs and enhancing our region’s vitality. We have the knowledge, tools and relationships to help individuals, families, organizations and others have a lasting, positive impact in our community through their philanthropy. By partnering with the Foundation, donors can align their interests with community priorities to create change at a scale no one could achieve alone.
Giving to and through a community foundation offers tremendous flexibility for donors, ensuring that their charitable investments meet their needs as well as the community’s. Donors can choose from a range of fund types and giving opportunities that match their goals and preferences.
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Join the Foundation as a donor and experience philanthropy that is both personally rewarding and capable of accelerating long-term change for a stronger, thriving region. By leveraging the Foundation’s expertise, experience, investment strategy and relationships, you will be maximizing the impact of your giving, wherever your passions lie.
The Foundation is how Milwaukee works together. As one of the first community foundations in the world and the largest in Wisconsin, we are a catalyst for positive change. We address critical issues by supporting solution-based approaches that uplift a community’s assets. As a trusted philanthropic partner, the Foundation offers personalized service, community knowledge, professional investment management, enrichment opportunities and more.
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The Foundation’s sound investing strategies stand the test of time, allowing our donors to support the community now while growing resources for the future. We rely on the expertise of our volunteer Investment Committee and investment advisor to protect and manage our donors’ philanthropic investments in perpetuity.
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Donors can choose from a range of fund types that match their goals and preferences.
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