By supporting Acts Housing, you’re helping to build empowerment, housing stability, generational wealth, and sustainable neighborhoods throughout the community.
Did you know that stable, affordable housing decreases high school dropout rates, improves health outcomes, decreases unemployment, and reduces crime? Don’t take it from us — check out the research backing the claims.
Did you know that foreclosures are lower among Acts homeowners in Milwaukee than in the same neighborhoods overall? Since 1995, Acts homeowners went through foreclosure 55% less than their neighbors, which we believe is a testament to the power of our one-stop-homeownership shop.
Homeownership builds an active, sustainable community, and we need your help.
Acts Housing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Acts Housing’s full legal name is Acts Community Development Corporation, LLC; its EIN is 39-1837474. All donations made to Acts Housing are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Ways To Give
Make a Donation online
Show a quick act of solidarity and make a gift today!
Become an Acts Sustainer
Acts Sustainers are recurring donors who make an ongoing commitment to empowerment through homeownership, supporting families and sustaining Acts for the long haul.
Your ongoing support allows Acts Housing to work directly in the community, build on our legacy of supporting more than 3,500 families since 1995, and in turn, build the path to empowerment taken by each family as they build their own legacy through homeownership.
We invite you to join us in this work by committing to a recurring giving plan at a meaningful gift amount, and at a frequency that works best for you: weekly, monthly, or annually.
Join us for Neighborhood Table
Acts Housing’s Neighborhood Table is an annual signature event to celebrate the impact of Acts Housing with Acts Families and our community of supporters. This family-friendly celebration will take over The Deer District and leave guests with a renewed sense of pride in our community.
Employer Matching Gifts
If you or your spouse works for a company that offers a matching gift program, you can ask your company to match your donation – doubling, sometimes tripling your impact. After you make a gift, search our Double the Donation portal to submit your matching gift request online or contact your employer’s Human Resources department and request a matching gift form.
Donor Advised Funds
By giving from your donor-advised fund, you may recommend how much and how often you want to give to Acts Housing. To recommend a grant, contact your financial institution and notify Acts by contacting Jamie Pitts, Director of Fundraising, at 414-727-0016 or by email: kelly@actshousing.org
Gifts of Stock
Gifts of appreciated stock and securities are a cost-effective and tax-friendly way to fund the cutting-edge work Acts Housing is doing to transform our communities. Contact Kelly Andrew, VP of Strategic Partnerships, at 414-727-0016 or by email: kelly@actshousing.org for assistance.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Do you have a birthday, wedding, or another kind of celebration coming up? Give your friends, family, and folks in your community a way to participate in your special day and our movement to empower families through homeownership. Host an online peer-to-peer fundraiser as an alternative to gifts, or simply a way to energize your community around the cause in your honor.
Legacy Giving
We share the same vision for the future: an active, sustainable community. Leave a lasting legacy when you include Acts Housing in your estate plans. Contact Jamie Pitts, Director of Fundraising, at 414-727-0016 or by email: kelly@actshousing.org for assistance.
Memorial & Tribute Gifts
Donate in memory or in honor of a loved one by visiting our donate page and checking the box: “Dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone.” You can include a special message and notify the honoree of your gift.
Realtors Give Back
Many local Realtors have asked us, “how can we help?” Philanthropic support is always appreciated, and so is growing the Acts Housing network. A number of generous Real Estate Professionals have started making a donation on behalf of their clients at closing. It’s a meaningful gift and a way to say thank you! Donate in honor of your client by visiting our donate page and following the tribute gift steps.
Donate a Percentage of Profits
Do you run a small business, play in a band that sells merch, or sell rad prints on Etsy? Donate a percentage of sales to Acts Housing! We’re grateful to local businesses, bands, and artists – like Good City Brewing, Flour Girl & A Flame, and many others – for donating a percentage of their sales to Acts Housing. For more information please contact Jessi Pham at 414-727-0013 or by email at jessica@actshousing.org.
Mail Your Donation
If you prefer to make a donation by check, please make it payable to “Acts Housing” and add “donation” to the memo section. Gifts can be mailed to our Milwaukee office:
2414 W Vliet Street, Milwaukee, WI 53205
Thank you for your support of Acts Housing and our mission: Empowerment Through Homeownership
Acts Housing relies on a broad community of donors to sustain our work. We see the sharing of financial resources as a critical investment in and an act of advocacy for our mission. In addition to financial contributions, our donors share their personal experiences, insights, community relationships, and creativity with Acts Housing.
We strive to build strong donor relationships based on clear communication, trust, and a shared vision of empowerment for Acts families. We take donor privacy seriously and can work with you to ensure that your needs are met. We will not share or sell any donor’s personal information with anyone else or send mailing or email on behalf of other organizations.
We know that receiving a donation is a financial but also personal investment from each of our donors, and take seriously the responsibility to put each gift to the maximum possible use.
