Nonprofit
News and updates from southeastern Wisconsin’s nonprofit sector, including leadership changes, funding, and impact.
Kohl’s pledges $2 million to environmental nonprofits
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. will donate more than $2 million to several environmental nonprofits, the company announced on Wednesday.
Ernst & Young honors teen entrepreneur
After launching his own landscaping business and growing his client base from one client to more than seven, Carter Drake, a junior at Fort Atkinson High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Young Entrepreneur Award.
TOPS Club funds obesity research at MCW
Milwaukee-based weight loss organization TOPS Club, Inc. has committed $205,000 toward research of obesity and metabolic disorders at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Roundy’s donates 14,000 pounds of food
Roundy’s Foundation will donate more than 14,000 pounds of food and cash to area food pantries on Monday, April 7.
BizTimes Media 2014 Giving Guide
BizTimes Media’s fourth annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Marquette has high hopes for Lovell
Some would call him Superman. At least that’s how John Ferraro, vice chair of the Marquette University board of trustees and chair of the presidential search committee, introduced Marquette’s 24th president, Dr. Michael Lovell, at a press conference on Wednesday.
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Group plans to re-open Modjeska Theatre in November
The Modjeska Theatre Project LLC, which owns the Modjeska Theatre at 1124 W. Historic Mitchell St. on Milwaukee’s south side, plans to reopen the 90-year-old theater in November.
Symphony reaches emergency $5 million goal
After months of uncertainty about how to fund future operations, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has completed its $5 million fundraising campaign toward its long-term sustainability.
Bucyrus Foundation funds expansion of MPS welding lab
With the backing of a $250,000 gift from the Bucyrus Foundation, Milwaukee Public Schools’ Harry and Lynde Bradley Technology and Trade High School will add four welding stations to its welding lab to grow the number of students it can accommodate.
Fein Brothers to award kitchen makeover
Milwaukee-based Fein Brothers, a supplier of new and used food service equipment, will spend much of the next two months rallying community and corporate support for the first of its kind “Soup Kitchen Makeover.”