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As we wind down 2025, we want to take a moment to pause and celebrate the impact you have helped us make for our LGBTQ+ communities across Southeastern Wisconsin. This year, Cream City Foundation continued to raise the bar, funding our local LGBTQ+ communities with nearly a quarter million dollars in support! Highlights from 2025… View Article

The Valentine Fund (advised by Michael Johnston aka Karen Valentine) was founded in 2011 to raise funds to support LGBTQ+ programs across the Milwaukee area – specifically in the areas of the arts, culture, and humanities. In a time of such incredible need for LGBTQ+ directed funding, the Cream City Foundation Board of Directors is… View Article

As we embark on a new era in our community grants programming in partnership with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, we’re proud to announce the recipients of our Cream City Foundation 2025 Community Grants. With $30,000 awarded, we prioritized organizations making the greatest impact on communities of color, transgender individuals and grassroots efforts deeply rooted in the communities… View Article

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Cream City Foundation Awards $50,000 to Twenty Students for its 2025 Scholarship Program  MILWAUKEE, WI – Cream City Foundation announces that it has selected 20 scholarship recipients for the 2025-2026 academic school year. This includes two recipients being awarded “Courage Scholarships” – which were generously sponsored by Courage+, and awarded to graduating… View Article

Are you interested in helping Cream City Foundation produce our 2025 Summer Social or Business Equality Luncheon? Click here for detailed information on each event and details on sponsorship opportunities. Email us at hello@creamcityfdn.org with any questions or inquiries of interest.