The Community Development Alliance Inc concentrates its philanthropy on affordable housing and neighborhood development in Milwaukee, making a small number of large, locally focused awards. Most dollars go to developers and housing service organizations, with smaller grants supporting planning/architecture and neighborhood revitalization projects. The foundation appears to prioritize capital and program support that enables residential development and community infrastructure.
Community Development Alliance Inc directs most of its recent giving to affordable housing and neighborhood development in Milwaukee, with two large 2025 awards accounting for the bulk of the listed grants: $782,500 to Acts Housing - Milwaukee and $692,500 to Housing Resources. That pattern points to a funder that backs housing access through major support for organizations working on homeownership, navigation, and neighborhood stability. Smaller awards extend the same agenda into planning and place-based work. In 2025, Quorum Architects received $36,506, The Corridor received $15,000 for support, and Rj Lange received $7,999. Taken together, the grants show a foundation that uses concentrated local philanthropy rather than a broad, multi-state approach. Its giving is closely tied to Milwaukee residents and to organizations that can move housing projects forward through development, design, and neighborhood coordination. The structure of the grant list suggests a practical approach: larger awards for direct housing work, alongside smaller grants for specialized services that support residential development and community infrastructure.
Affordable housing is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grants. Acts Housing - Milwaukee received $782,500 in 2025, indicating major support for housing access and development work in the city. Housing navigation and resource support also appear in the funding pattern: Housing Resources received $692,500 in 2025. Beyond direct housing services, the foundation funded design and planning capacity, giving $36,506 to Quorum Architects. It also supported place-based neighborhood work with a $15,000 grant to The Corridor for support. A smaller $7,999 grant to Rj Lange rounds out the list and shows that the foundation includes a mix of large operational awards and smaller project-level gifts tied to local development needs.
The recent grant list is highly concentrated at the top end. The largest award is $782,500, the second-largest is $692,500, and the remaining grants fall to $36,506, $15,000, and $7,999. All listed grants were made in 2025, which makes the pattern look like a current-year snapshot rather than a long, multi-year series. The funder is a public charity and does not fund individuals. It also does not make program-related investments. The data show no evidence of a formal application process in the supplied record, so the grant pattern is best read as discretionary local grantmaking.
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Highly concentrated: few grants (5) with the majority of dollars directed to two large local housing organizations; primarily local, project- and capital-focused awards rather than many small, distributed grants.
Notable grantees: ACTS HOUSING - MILWAUKEE, HOUSING RESOURCES, QUORUM ARCHITECTS, THE CORRIDOR, RJ LANGE
All listed grants went to U.S. recipients, and every recipient in the recent-grants table is in Milwaukee or Milwaukee, WI. The largest awards went to Acts Housing - Milwaukee and Housing Resources, both tied to the city’s housing ecosystem. Smaller grants reached Quorum Architects, The Corridor, and Rj Lange, all also located in Milwaukee. The recipient distribution is entirely domestic, with 100% of grants going to U.S. organizations.
Its recent grants center on affordable housing and neighborhood development in Milwaukee. The biggest awards went to Acts Housing - Milwaukee at $782,500 and Housing Resources at $692,500, showing a strong emphasis on organizations that support housing access, navigation, and development.
Yes. In 2025, Quorum Architects received $36,506. That grant shows the foundation also funds planning and architecture services that can support residential development and neighborhood projects.
The Corridor received a $15,000 grant labeled support, which fits the foundation’s place-based neighborhood revitalization pattern. The grant list also includes smaller local awards tied to Milwaukee-based housing and development activity.
The recent awards range from $7,999 to $782,500. The middle of the listed distribution sits between the two largest grants, with the third, fourth, and fifth awards much smaller, indicating a model that combines a few large awards with several modest ones.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mil Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $695,406 | 2026 | Midtown Homeownership Initiative |
| 30th ST Indst Corridor Corp | Milwaukee, WI | $642,350 | 2026 | Launchpad and Accelerator Program |
| United Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $391,408 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| ACTS HOUSING - MILWAUKEE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $381,616 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| HOUSING RESOURCES | MILWAUKEE, WI | $378,976 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| Milwaukee Christian Center | Milwaukee, WI | $45,000 | 2026 | Home Construction |
| ACTS HOUSING - MILWAUKEE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $372,500 | 2025 | — |
| HOUSING RESOURCES | MILWAU, WI | $282,500 | 2025 | — |
| QUORUM ARCHITECTS | MILWAUKE, WI | $33,363 | 2025 | — |
| THE CORRIDOR | MILWAUKEE, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| RJ LANGE | MILWAUKE, WI | $7,999 | 2025 | — |
30th ST Indst Corridor Corp
$642,350Launchpad and Accelerator Program
Home Construction
QUORUM ARCHITECTS
$33,363THE CORRIDOR
$15,000SUPPORT
RJ LANGE
$7,999