BizTimes Media recently hosted its sixth annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards program at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. The program honors reader-nominated corporate citizens and nonprofit organizations and leaders for their efforts to lift up those in need and make the Milwaukee area a better place. The event also included a panel discussion about the Milwaukee area’s homelessness and housing challenges, along with possible solutions and paths to stable housing.
The winners and finalists of the 2019 Nonprofit Excellence Awards are:
Nonprofit Collaboration of the Year
- Winner – Medical College of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Academy of Science
- Finalists – UMOS, LUMIN Schools
Nonprofit Executive of the Year
- Winner – Héctor Colón, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
- Finalists – Sue Smith, Nativity Jesuit Academy; Mike Thirtle, Bethesda Lutheran Communities
Nonprofit Organization of the Year (Large)
- Winner – Pathfinders
- Finalists – Curative Care Network, La Causa Inc., Zoological Society of Milwaukee
Nonprofit Organization of the Year (Small)
- Winner – ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Finalists – Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation, Revitalize Milwaukee
Social Enterprise
- Winner – Beyond Vision
- Finalists – Alliance for Strong Families and Communities – FEI Behavioral Health
Corporate Citizen of the Year
- Winner – Kapco Metal Stamping
- Finalists – First Bank Financial Centre, Komatsu Mining Corp., Sargento Foods Inc., The Starr Group
Corporate Volunteer of the Year
- Winner – Christy Engel
- Finalists – Gwen Erickson, Velvac Inc.; Kathryn Keppel, Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP
In-Kind Supporter
- Winner – Tall Guy and a Grill Catering
- Finalist – The Corners of Brookfield
Next Generation Leadership
- Winner – Justin Juley, HNTB Corp.
- Finalist – Jackson Bubolz, Elevated Insurance
Lifetime Achievement
- Winner – Jim Mueller, mueller QAAS
Award winner and finalist profiles written by Catherine Jozwik
Photos taken by Dan Profio
