Our Building Hope Campaign
Helping 60 families a year become first-time homebuyers
Help more kids grow up with the stability of home
When Kweku was 12 years old, his parents purchased their Milwaukee Habitat home, and that was the first time he felt that they were stable.
Kweku graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a degree in education. He is now the Executive Director at Employment Resources, Inc., and was recently named to the Milwaukee Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list. He feels that Habitat creates opportunities for families to buy affordable, forever homes.
Join us in helping more kids like Kweku find stable homes, leading to stable futures.
Campaign Goals
Raise a total of $35M by end of FY 2030
Make possible the production of 60 homes per year
Raise the first $6 million in catalyst funding by December 31, 2026
Lead donors investing gifts of $100,000 and above
Growing all giving to $7 million annually
Our sustainability plan for building 60 homes every year
Campaign Progress
$5.775M raised
of $6M goal
Learn more about how we are kickstarting our growth:
That is unacceptable.
Milwaukee Habitat helps families invest in the stability and equity of homeownership.
In 40 years, Milwaukee Habitat has helped more than 1500 local families build or repair a place to call home.
With $6M in catalyst funding, we will build more than 200 new homes by 2030
How is Milwaukee Habitat Different?
Milwaukee Habitat is the only organization in the city poised to take on the need for new affordable homeownership opportunities.
We are the only home builder in the metro area building to scale in the inner city.
We take a bipartisan approach to our partnerships with the city, county, and state. We have the organizational infrastructure in place to build the homes. We have a dedicated volunteer base, and we have unique partnerships with lenders that help keep mortgages affordable, down payments minimal, and closing costs low.
Thank you to our generous catalyst funding contributors:
$1,000,000+
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Zilber Family Foundation
$500,000+
BMO
Sargento
Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty
$250,000+
Terry & Kristie Kurtenbach
Matt & Kathryn Kamm
Stormy Hill Foundation
$100,000+
Anonymous (2)
Bank of America
Lois Bernard
Doug & Barb Braun
Barry & Eileen Mandel
Milwaukee Tool
Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly
Brian & Becky Wickert
Meet more Habitat families
Help us build 60 homes a year. Contact Director of Philanthropy, Kelly Schlicht kschlicht@milwaukeehabitat.org