Education
Education
Herzfeld Foundation

Education Grant Recipients

Our education portfolio has a specific emphasis on early childhood education and arts education, but we have historically also supported organizations and initiatives that focus on college readiness, literacy, environmental education, and improved academic outcomes at Milwaukee K-12 schools.

2025 Grants: Education

2025

Artists Working in Education, Inc

Continuation and Expansion of AWE Arts Outreach Programming

$40,000

2025

Arts @ Large

Youth Arts Education

$40,000

2025

ArtWorks for Milwaukee

Increasing the Financial Sustainability of ArtWorks for Milwaukee

$15,000

2025

Bernie's Book Bank

Expanding Book Distribution to ECE Centers in Milwaukee

$20,000

2025

Cactus Plus

The Inaugural Cactus+ Year of Take 1, A Transformative Film-Centered Class for High School Students From Across Milwaukee

$16,000

2024

COA Youth & Family Centers

Sustaining the Vitality of the Riverwest Early Education Center

$50,000

2024

Ebenezer Child Care Centers Inc

Early Learning Matters Curriculum Implementation

$15,000

2024

First Stage Milwaukee, Inc.

General Operations

$85,000

2025

First Stage Milwaukee, Inc.

Stabilization Fundraising Campaign

$200,000

2024

Girls Rock MKE

Organizational Capacity Building Through Camp Scholarships and the Development of Year-Round Programming

$10,000

2024

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Milwaukee Succeeds Coalition

$25,000

2025

HEAR Wisconsin

Early Childhood Education and Hearing Loss Intervention Services

$25,000

2024

Islands of Brilliance

Building Belonging Through Arts & Creative Tech: Operating Support to Sustain and Grow Islands of Brilliance’s Impact for Neurodivergent Youth

$15,000

2025

La Causa,Inc.

Supporting Staff Retention and Program Quality Through Improved Training, Stipends, and Sponsored Childcare Courses for Incoming Early Education Professionals

$30,000

2024

Latino Arts, Inc.

Learning from the Heart--Latino Arts Strings Program: 2025 summer camp/touring/competition, school year start-up & fall performance

$10,000

2025

Malaika Early Learning Center

Family Engagement Through On-Site Workshops, Events, and Resources that Strengthen School-Home Connections

$20,000

2024

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

General Operations

$45,000

2025

Milwaukee Parks Foundation

MLK Legacy Lab - Art and Community Residency

$15,000

2024

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

General Operations

$40,000

2024

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, Inc

Phase 2 of HVAC Project

$25,000

2025

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, Inc

Early Childhood Program: Expanding Capacity and Building Sustainability

$50,000

2025

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, Inc

Special Bonus Payments for Early Childhood Educators and Managers Plus Afterschool Program Staff

$14,000

2024

Next Door Foundation

Building a Sustainable Future for Next Door’s Legacy Early Childhood Education Programming

$50,000

2024

Penfield Children’s Center

Collaborating With Alverno College to Provide Art and Music Therapy to Early Education Students

$30,000

2025

Penfield Children’s Center

Collaborating With Mount Mary College to Provide Art Therapy to Early Education Students

$15,000

2024

Pink Umbrella Theater Company

General Operations

$10,000

2025

Rooted & Rising-Washington Park

Retaining Staff and Hiring a Full-Time Teacher to Support Multiple Age Groups, Increasing Licensed Capacity, and Meeting Ratio Requirements

$12,500

2025

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Early Childhood Education Urban Outreach Program

$15,000

2024

SHARP Literacy

General Operations

$15,000

2024

Silver Spring Neighborhood Center

Quality Early Childhood Education on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side

$50,000

2024

Teens Grow Greens

General Operations

$25,000

2024

The Literacy Lab

General Operations

$15,000

2024

United Community Center

Improvement of UCC’s ECE Programming & Student Growth Through Increased Engagement With Parents and Families

$50,000

2024

Urban Ecology Center

Capital pledge payment for Washington Park Facility

$100,000

2025

Urban Ecology Center

Nature-Based Early Childhood Education

$20,000

2024

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Inc

General Operations

$50,000

2025

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Inc

Early Childhood Music Education

$17,500

2024

YMCA of Greater Milwaukee

General Operations

$25,000

2025

YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee

YMCA Early Childhood Education Program and Backpack Program

$50,000

2024 Grants: Education

2024

American Players Theater

Potency of Poetry in MPS 2024

$9,000

2024

Artists Working in Education

General Operations

$30,000

2024

Arts @ Large

General Operations

$40,000

2024

City Year

General Operations

$20,000

2024

COA Youth and Family Centers

General Operations

$50,000

2024

College Possible

General Operations

$20,000

2024

First Stage Children’s Theater

General Operations

$85,000

2024

Friends of PBS Wisconsin, Inc. (Fiscal Sponsor)

A Fuller View Documentary

$10,000

2024

Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Urban Environmental Outreach Program with Next Door Foundation

$12,000

2024

Islands of Brilliance

General Operations

$12,500

2024

Lead2Change

General Operations

$10,000

2024

Literacy Lab

Leading Men Fellowship in Milwaukee

$30,000

2024

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

General Operations

$45,000

2024

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

General Operations

$30,000

2024

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee

General Operations ($50,000) and Phase 2 of HVAC System Upgrade ($25,000)

$75,000

2024

Next Door Foundation

General Operations

$50,000

2024

Penfield Children’s Center

General Operations

$20,000

2024

Running Rebels

General Operations

$30,000

2024

SHARP Literacy

General Operations

$30,000

2024

Silver Spring Neighborhood Center

General Operations

$50,000

2024

Teens Grow Greens

General Operations

$50,000

2024

TRUE Skool

General Operations

$50,000

2024

United Community Center

General Operations

$50,000

2024

Urban Ecology Center

General Operations

$50,000

2024

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

General Operations

$50,000

2024

YMCA of Greater Milwaukee

General Operations

$40,000