About Community Advocates
Community Advocates provides services and advocacy to low-income Milwaukee residents, focusing on housing stability, homelessness prevention, domestic violence support, tenant-landlord help, energy assistance, and related supportive services.
Focus Areas
Domestic violence & sheltersFamily supportHousing stability & rent assistanceEnergy assistanceHomelessness servicesDisability advocacyAging servicesPublic policy/advocacy
Funding Style
prevention-focused fundingproject/program-specific grantsrestricted-purpose funding
Topics
About Community Advocates
Community Advocates Inc funds prevention grants for Milwaukee organizations that help low-income residents avoid crisis and stay stable. Its recent giving centers on recurring support for community-based providers working on housing, family support, domestic violence prevention, and youth and tenant services. The largest recent award in the data went to The Parenting Network, which received $518,662 in 2025 after a $490,405 grant in 2024 and $409,027 in 2023. Neu Life Community Res Ctr also appears repeatedly, with $470,421 in 2025, $465,295 in 2024, and $377,459 in 2023. Those multi-year awards show a pattern of sustained support rather than isolated project funding. Other sizable grants went to United Community Center, Pathfinders, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Milwaukee Christian Center, all Milwaukee-based organizations. The foundation’s own program descriptions point to short-term rent assistance, energy support, recovery vouchers, and tenant-focused services, which align with its prevention-oriented grantmaking. Across the recent grants list, recipients are overwhelmingly local nonprofits serving Milwaukee residents through practical interventions intended to prevent eviction, reduce family stress, and connect people to supportive services.
What Community Advocates Funds
Housing stability is a clear theme in Community Advocates Inc’s grantmaking. The foundation gave $225,333 in 2025 to United Community Center and $169,995 in 2025 to Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc, both labeled as prevention grants. Family and youth support is another consistent area: Pearls for Teen Girls received $124,731 in 2025, following grants of $110,792 in 2024 and $115,535 in 2023. Domestic violence prevention also appears in the recent record through End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, which received $71,045 in 2025. The portfolio further includes Milwaukee Christian Center, with $129,944 in 2025, $117,281 in 2024, and $125,799 in 2023, reflecting support for local prevention work over multiple years. These grants fit the foundation’s stated focus on domestic violence and shelters, family support, homelessness services, and related advocacy.
How Community Advocates Gives
Community Advocates Inc gives at a wide range of grant sizes, with a typical award of $11,755 at the 25th percentile, $40,382 at the median, and $132,899 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same Milwaukee nonprofits across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active program pages also indicate some grant opportunities accept unsolicited requests, including Energy Assistance, Recovery Voucher Grant Program, Berrada Tenants Program, and Milwaukee Property Tax Appeals Project.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$12.6M
Total Revenue
$16.2M
Total Expenses
$16.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $133K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$133K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANDREA MALLMANN-ELLIOTT
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