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Cream City Foundation Awards $50,000 to Ten Students for its 2026 Scholarship Program MILWAUKEE, WI – Cream City Foundation announces that it has selected 10 scholarship recipients for the 2026-2027 academic school year. Scholarships are made possible by the generous donations of hundreds of donors and the support of Courage Plus and The William J… View Article

Contact Name: Charlie Nash Contact Email: charlie.nash@creamcityfdn.org Release Date: February 9th, 2026   – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Cream City Foundation is thrilled to announce the addition of Gerron Jordan to its board of directors. Gerron Jordan is a regional Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award–winning journalist and community advocate who’s thrilled to join the Cream… View Article

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