Menomonee Valley Partners

What Menomonee Valley Partners does

Menomonee Valley Partners, has been the key agency in the revitalization of Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley. The Valley has been changed in a decade, becoming a national example for economic development and environmental sustainability. More than million square feet of green buildings and seven miles of pathways have been built, 45 acres of native plants have been planted, resulting in better wildlife habitat and water quality, and 10 million people visit Valley sites each year.

Name

Menomonee Valley Partners

Legal name

Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc

Website

https://www.thevalleymke.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley is an urban escape with nature, entertainment, companies and careers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: MVP relies on donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals to fund valley revitalization efforts, park maintenance, and community programs.
2. Grants and Public Funding: The organization receives federal, state, and local government grants as well as funding through programs like the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund for environmental and development projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Menomonee Valley Partners is a nonprofit community development organization that convenes public, private, nonprofit, and community stakeholders to revitalize Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley. It delivers workforce development programs, manages public parks and trails, runs youth career discovery initiatives, and provides business resources (including properties and financing connections) to Valley companies.

Product overview

Menomonee Valley Partners is a nonprofit organization (not a technology company) that focuses on community and economic development in Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley. The organization offers programs including Valley Week (annual celebration event), Career Discovery Initiative and STEM Internship (youth workforce development), Stew Crews volunteer program (land stewardship), public parks management (Three Bridges Park and Menomonee Valley Community Park), Public Art Tours, and business resources including workforce development, properties, and financing services. MVP does not sell software products or technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Valley Week
• Career Discovery Initiative
• STEM Internship
• Stew Crews Land Stewardship Program
• Three Bridges Park
• Menomonee Valley Community Park
• Public Art Tour
• Menomonee Valley Industrial Center Management
• Properties and Financing Resources
• Workforce Development and Business Services

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Urban Ecology CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2014Major partner in the Menomonee Valley - From the Ground Up project, operating the Urban Ecology Center branch in the Valley and providing outdoor science education programs. Jointly developed Three Bridges Park and trail connections.
• City of MilwaukeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2014Key public sector partner in Valley redevelopment, providing funding, planning support, and policy alignment for industrial and environmental projects.
• State of WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2014Partner through Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund and other state programs supporting environmental restoration and park development.
• Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail (FOHAST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizes the Valley Stewardship Crew (Stew Crews) volunteer program. Installed public art including People of the Road monument and restored historic streetcar shelter.
• Potawatomi Casino HotelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor Valley employer and entertainment destination, partner in workforce development and community events.
• Foley & Lardner LLPminorOthersLaw firm providing pro bono legal support and professional guidance to MVP. Founding leader Mick Hatch worked at Foley & Lardner.
• Stew Crew Participating CompaniesminorOthersValley businesses participating in the Stew Crews volunteer program including Ingeteam, Palermo's Pizza, Potawatomi Ventures, Regal Rexnord, Standard Electric, The Sigma Group, Zurn Elkay, and Wisconsin DNR.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Groundwork USA: National network of independent urban environmental nonprofits focused on transforming under-resourced communities through environmental restoration. Operates similar brownfield-to-park redevelopment, stewardship crew, and youth workforce programs in cities across the US.
• Urban Ecology Center: Milwaukee-based nonprofit providing environmental education and community programming in urban parks. MVP's direct partner on Three Bridges Park and STEM education, with highly overlapping mission of urban environmental stewardship, volunteer engagement (Stew Crews), and community programming.
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: National nonprofit dedicated to converting unused rail corridors into public trails. MVP's 6-mile Hank Aaron State Trail extension is directly comparable to RTC's rail-trail conversion work, with shared focus on urban trail infrastructure, community connectivity, and federal funding partnerships.
• Center for Community Progress: National nonprofit focused on equitable revitalization of communities facing systemic disinvestment. Comparable in addressing post-industrial decline through partnerships, public-private-community collaboration, and community-driven economic development strategies.

Broad incumbents

• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit working to protect land for public use, including urban park creation and trail development. Much larger organization with broader geographic scope but overlapping urban park, conservation finance, and community-driven land protection mission.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial institution supporting equitable economic development in underserved communities. Overlapping mission of community revitalization through multi-stakeholder partnerships, workforce development, and place-based investment.
• National Main Street Center: National program under the National Trust for Historic Preservation focused on commercial district revitalization through community-driven partnerships. Operates with comparable downtown/industrial corridor revitalization approach and historic preservation emphasis (relevant to MVP's National Register historic district work).
• The Conservation Fund: National nonprofit focused on conservation and sustainable economic development through land protection and partnership-based environmental restoration. Comparable in land acquisition, conservation finance, and working-lands conservation approaches.

Regional players

• Greater Milwaukee Committee: Milwaukee-based regional economic development organization focused on growing the regional economy. Operates in same geography as MVP with overlapping interest in industrial retention, employer engagement, and major infrastructure investment in the metro area.
• Milwaukee Riverkeeper: Milwaukee-based nonprofit focused on protecting and restoring the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers. Operates in the same watershed as MVP with overlapping interest in Menomonee River water quality, river cleanups, and public access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/menomoneevalley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/menomonee-valley-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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