Partnership for the Arts & Humanities
Strengthening Milwaukee through creative collaboration
Through the Partnership for the Arts & Humanities, Milwaukee Recreation provides annual funding to establish transformative afterschool and summer programs that increase community access to arts education for all children and families.
Milwaukee Recreation operates the Partnership for the Arts & Humanities, which is an allocation of $1.7 million by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to support afterschool and summer arts and humanities-related opportunities for children, youth, and families. After a rigorous application review process, funds are released to community-based organizations planning to partner with schools and/or youth-serving agencies. A dollar-for-dollar match requirement encourages new partnerships between community-based organizations, schools, youth-serving agencies and the funding community, and promotes the use of additional funds for programming during the school day.
The Partnership for the Arts & Humanities has supported various programs throughout the Milwaukee area. Here are the projects that the program is currently funding.
Application Information
The 2025–27 application cycle is now closed. Awards were made for two funding cycles (September 2025–August 2026 and September 2026–August 2027).
The application will open again in 2027. Please check back for updated timelines and application details at that time.
For additional information, please review the Program Guidelines.
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