Greater Milwaukee Foundation

2024 Highlight #5: Moving into our new home at ThriveOn King April marked a historic moment as finally, after five years in the making, we made the big move to our new office space on the fourth floor of ThriveOn King. a space designed to foster collaboration and community. We’re excited to host events, discussions and partnerships in this vibrant new location. For our first six months in the building, we hosted more than 50 organizations for more than 75 meetings! Need a space for your next event? Let’s talk! Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gceAaRgd

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2024 highlight #4: The Foundation welcomes Cream City Foundation as a new supporting foundation In a move to enhance future growth, sustainability and impact in the LGBTQ+ community it serves, Cream City Foundation joined the Foundation as a supporting organization in July. In this specialized community foundation structure, Cream City Foundation will maintain an independent board and decision-making power while benefitting from the investment expertise, administrative support and regional reach of the Foundation. Established in 1982, Cream City Foundation has consistently answered the needs of the LGBTQ+ movement as they have changed and evolved, from fighting the AIDS crisis in its nascent years, to helping turn the tide of public opinion on the issue of same-sex marriage to supporting the well-being and rights of gender-nonconforming and transgender people and youth. Learn more about it at 🔗www.creamcityfdn.org

Warm wishes from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for a peaceful holiday season!

2024 highlight #3: Our website got a makeover! 💻 In April, we unveiled our new site, designed to better connect you with the resources and stories of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Have you checked it out yet? Let us know your favorite feature! 💻 https://lnkd.in/gxpFXmXh.

2024 highlight #2: New colleagues! 💼 We welcomed seven new members to our Foundation family: 🌟 Amanda Hauler - grants and gifts analyst 🌟 Carrie Scholz - director of community leadership 🌟 Savanah Klein - administrative assistant 🌟 Yimma Davila Castro - early childhood education manager 🌟 Lauren Mulloy - associate director of gift planning 🌟 Libbie Hodas - fund development manager 🌟 Micah Richardson - systems analyst Their passion and expertise drive our mission forward every day. Let’s give them a warm shout-out in the comments!

2024 highlight #1: Paying tribute to Ellen Gilligan In June, we celebrated the leadership and legacy of the Foundation's president and CEO, Ellen Gilligan, who retired after 14 years. Gilligan positioned the Foundation as an innovative community leader, convener and catalyst, working across sectors to mobilize resources to address our community’s greatest opportunities and challenges. During her tenure, the Foundation more than doubled our operating budget, awarded more than $774 million in grants and raised $731 million in new gifts and promises, including the largest single gift in the Foundation’s history in 2014.

As we count down the days until the New Year, we'll be sharing our top moments from 2024. Stay tuned!

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We’re thrilled to see two familiar Foundation leaders included in BizTimes Media list of Wisconsin 275 Most Influential Business Leaders – our Board Chair Mary Ellen Stanek and our President and CEO Gregory M. W.. Their leadership – along with the support of donors, staff, professional advisers, nonprofits and generous community partners - are helping us advance our work toward building a Milwaukee for all. We send our congratulations to all the leaders included in this important recognition!