GMF: Cycle 1

_NOTE:_ _Here are the pages for [Cycle 3](), [Cycle 2 - Project Support](), [Cycle 2 - General Operating Support]() and [Cycle 2 - Capital Support]()._

Cycle 1

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking supports projects and programs that align with priorities that support our strategic vision of creating a Milwaukee for all.

Funding Priorities

• Arts and Culture – Visual, performing, and multidisciplinary arts, and arts education
• Basic Needs – Food access and distribution and temporary shelter support
• Housing – Quality affordable housing, pathways to homeownership, and eviction prevention
• Physical Health – Access to affordable, culturally responsive integrative care that fulfills unmet health needs.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Who may apply:
  • 501(c)(3) organizations and, on occasion, governmental agencies
  • An organization that is not a 501c3 may be eligible to apply if it is able to secure a fiscal sponsor agreement with an otherwise eligible organization.
  • Eligible nonprofits must have board membership that is at least 10 percent people of color.
  • The term “people of color” refers to African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans and all other persons who are not categorized as white.
  • Organizations that provide programs/projects that support Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.
• Type of funding available:
  • Project support
  • General operating support
  • Capital support
• For the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s grant cycles, we only accept one application per organization per grant cycle.

Ineligibility

• What the Foundation does not fund:
  • Individuals
  • Debt reduction or agency endowments
  • Sectarian organizations for religious purposes
  • For-profit organizations
  • Partisan political activities