Zilber Family Foundation

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

History
"Formed in 1961, the Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation, Inc. is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods."

Governance

 * Susan Lloyd, executive director
 * Marcy Zilber Jackson, president
 * 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
 * 2015, $300,000 to the organization MKE Plays to "transform deteriorated playgrounds and turn them into models of public and private collaboration."
 * 2015, the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, a $50 million grant making program to improve neighborhoods in Milwaukee
 * 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
 * 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