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A curated collection of nonprofits making change in areas that matter.

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We love bantering about nonprofits! 

We're lucky to work with and learn about so many amazing organizations doing incredible work in their communities. That's why we put together this list—to share the nonprofits that inspire us while hopefully introducing you to a few new ones.

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Education

Artists Working in Education

Provides youth in the Milwaukee area with arts enrichment programs to enhance human potential, advance learning, and cultivate community.
20+

Urban Learning Collaborative

Invests in urban communities by expanding access to academic, personal, and professional growth opportunities.
20+

Housing

Acts Housing

Provides homebuyer and financial coaching, lending and real estate services, and home rehab coaching.
30+

Corporation for Supportive Housing

Promotes affordable housing with supportive services to ensure everyone has a safe home by collaborating with communities for innovative, cost-effective solutions to homelessness.
30+

Food Security

FoodRight

Empowers youth to choose foods that sustain life-long health. They also offer resources for students, families, and schools to create healthier classrooms and communities.
10+

The Gathering

Provides meals and associated services to those who would otherwise go hungry or without. Just $5 buys breakfast for two Gathering guests.
40+

Environment

Milwaukee Parks Foundation

MPF is dedicated to building a more vibrant and equitable parks system that benefits all.

Waterkeeper Alliance

Confronts the greatest threats to clean water through investigation, accountability, advocacy, and education.
40+

Milwaukee Riverkeeper

Uses the power of science to protect our natural waterways by connecting with our local communities, pushing back against harmful policy, and empowering everyone who lives in our area to monitor and report water pollution.
30+

Youth Development

Islands of Brilliance

Pioneering the use of art, creativity, and creative technologies, IOB sparks self-confidence, encourages independence, and builds pathways to employment for neurodivergent individuals.
10+

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

MYSO nurtures, challenges, and inspires young minds through music, profoundly changing lives and the community for the better.
60+

Teens Grow Greens

Develops teens through transformative experiences that cultivate belonging, life skills, and connections to opportunities that grow leadership.
10+

Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation

Provides year-round tennis and youth development programs to help students reach their greatest potential.
50+

St. Francis Children's Center

A social services agency that serves children with and without special needs across Milwaukee County.
50+

ALIVE Inc.

Help youth and young professionals of color find their way forward through STEM+Art camps, professional career mentorship, women's empowerment, and more.
10+

Arts & Culture

Milwaukee Artist Resource Network

Supports and enriches the lives of artists and creative professionals in the Milwaukee area.
20+

Arts @ Large

Activating Milwaukee’s communities to build environments that support arts-rich, lifelong learning. 50+ schools and 13,000+ students and families served annually.
20+

Pink Umbrella Theater Company

A fully inclusive theater company working alongside 70+ actors ages four through adult, providing a platform to amplify the voices of disabled artists.

Community Development

LISC - Milwaukee

LISC connects local groups across America with the capital and technical know-how to help build inclusive, resilient communities of opportunity.
30+

Riverworks Development Corp

Currently working towards a 10,000 campaign for harambee and riverworks businesses, Riverworks strives to build social and economic community capital by building upon the neighborhoods asset.
30+

VIA CDC

VIA envisions a world where all places equip all people to reach our full potential, and is about to celebrate 30 years of community building!
30+

Courage+

Gives LGBTQ+ youth a community centered around care, safety, and acceptance – while bringing about real systemic change. Courage House was Wisconsin’s first licensed group home for displaced LGBTQ+ youth.
10+

HPGM

Dedicated to empowering the lives and futures of Latinos in Wisconsin through leadership development, investment in educational excellence, and by convening and engaging the region’s dynamic Hispanic professional community.
20+

LOTUS Legal Clinic

Through legal counsel and therapeutic art programming, LOTUS Legal Clinic supports survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking as they move toward a better future.

HIR Wellness Institute

Provides free, culturally responsive, trauma-informed services for Indigenous & underserved survivors of violence.

Danceworks, Inc.

Dedicated to enriching the community through the transformative power of dance, fostering joy, health, and creativity among individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
30+

Civil Rights and Social Justice

Oasis Leadership Network

Ceates an oasis where equity and justice-focused women and non-binary state legislators build transformational relationships.

Disability Rights of Wisconsin

Strengthens the dignity and self-determination of people with disabilities by defending rights and advocating for systemic change.
50+

Doctors Without Borders

Offers medical humanitarian assistance to people based solely on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.
50+

The Friendship Circle - Wisconsin

Provides every individual with disabilities or in isolation the support friendship and inclusion that they deserve.
20+

Washington County Foster Closet

Offers clothing and resources while providing support to foster children and families.

Coalition for Children, Youth & Families

Empowers families navigating the complexities of child welfare and adoption with the resources, knowledge, and support at every stage of their journey.
40+

ACLU

Defends and preserves the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution through litigation, lobbying, and public education to protect rights such as freedom of speech, religious freedom, due process, and equality.
100+

Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee

Backed by the power of collective giving, they advocate for change, curate programs that spark understanding, and invest through strategic grants and scholarships.
40+

Other

The Volunteer Center of Washington County

Mobilizes volunteers and resources to improve the quality of life in Washington County, Wisconsin.
50+

Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association

Provides training and technical assistance to Community Health Centers in the areas of quality improvement, workforce development, and policy solutions.
40+

Milwaukee Diaper Mission

Empowers families in need by providing a reliable source of free diapers & period supplies.
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