Past Grant Recipients

Since our founding in 2003, we have distributed awards to a variety of non-profit organizations, including:

2008

Meta House
Meta House provides residential substance abuse treatment to women primarily from Milwaukee's Central City. The grant from Everyday Philanthropists helped fund copayments for prescription medications for these women.

Kathy's House
Kathy's House is a place for people to stay while a family member receives medical care at a hospital in Milwaukee. Everyday Philanthropists funds are used to provide transportation to hospitals for underserved guests and provide room and board while a loved one receives hospital care.

Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee
Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee addresses the physical health of low-income elderly or disabled home owners with the ultimate goal of keeping long time homeowners independent and active. Support from Everyday Philanthropists went to purchase and install special needs products to provide longtime homeowners with an option to continue to live independently in homes that are safe.

Operation Dream
Operation Dream was designed to take Milwaukee Youth (ages 7-17) off the streets, and place them into a constructive organization. Everyday Philanthropists funding helps pay for bus service to transport the young men from their homes to the COA, where they meet every Saturday as well as provide lunches.

2007

River Revitalization Foundation
Funds to conduct habitat restoration at the Brown Deer Riparian Woodland Restoration Site through the removal of invasive plants such as buckthorn and garlic mustard in partnership with local volunteers.

HOPE Network
Funds to purchase 14 new Graco Pack-n-Play units to provide portable cribs to low-income single mothers and their babies.

Bay View Neighborhood Association
Triangle Garden Project: Beautification of the triangle corner of Lincoln, Kinnickinnic, and Howell Avenues

Make a Difference Wisconsin, Inc.
Development of a behavioral outcomes evaluation tool for MAD's financial literacy project aimed at eleventh graders.

Urban Ecology Center
Funds to help schools participate in the Center's Neighborhood Evironmental Education Project.

Hope House of Milwaukee, Inc.
Support for the after-school Shining Stars Youth Education Program to enhance the "We Are Community" mural project.

Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee, Inc.
Her Scholarship Program: Scholarship for a women over the age of 35 seeking to complete a degree program at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

2006

City Ballet Theatre
Youth Programs: The Three D’s (Determination, Dedication, Discipline)

Legal Aid Society
Revolving Client Cost Fund to assist clients with the out-of-pocket legal costs.

Meta House
Car Seat Safety Program. Purchase of 8 infant seats, 5 convertible seats, and 8 booster seats

Dominican Center for Women
Expansion of homeownership program to include post-purchase financial counseling

Silver Spring Neighborhood Center
Creative Curruculum teacher for their Early Childhood Education Center

2005

Franciscan Peacemakers
Outreach to marginalized women involved in prostitution.

Repairers of the Breach
The only daytime shelter for homeless people in Milwaukee.

United Community Center's Bruce Guadalupe School
After school achievement program.

Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers
Training for citizen water monitors.

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
By-youth for-youth neighborhood concert series.

Reconstruct, Inc.
Fresh start and employment for formerly incarcerated men.

2004

Dominican Center for Women
Home-buyers assistance program in the central city.

Silver Spring Neighborhood Center
Family literacy program.

Wild Space Dance Company
Collaborative dance staged at Milwaukee Art Museum.

2003

Milwaukee Women's Center
Women and children's outing program.

Neighorhood House
Material costs for aquaponics garden system for middle school student group.

Strive Media Institute
Airfare for two students to attend International Youth in Media conference in Italy.