Hillel Milwaukee

What Hillel Milwaukee does

Hillel Milwaukee is a private nonprofit organization that provides Jewish educational, cultural, religious, social, and leadership programming for college students and young adults (ages 18-26, extending to 22-32 for its HiYA young-adults sub-brand) in the greater Milwaukee area. The organization operates the Hillel Student Center in the Joseph & Vera Zilber Building at 3053 N. Stowell Ave. and serves four campuses: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee School of Engineering, through formal partnerships with each university's student-life and religious affairs offices.

The core program portfolio includes weekly Shabbat services and dinners, High Holiday services, the Jewish Learning Fellowship and Kol Yisrael Fellowship (8-week paid conversational programs offering $180 stipends upon completion), Israel engagement programming (Birthright Israel trips, Side by Side Fellowship and Trip to Israel for interfaith student leaders, Leadership Trips, Masa Israel and Onward Israel pathways), subsidized wellness counseling in partnership with Jewish Family Services, student organization support (Jewish Student Unions at Marquette and Medical College of Wisconsin), and the Campus for All antisemitism-reporting platform. Technology is limited to standard small-nonprofit tools — Google Forms, JotForm, Wufoo, and virtual calendar subscriptions — with no proprietary platform or AI-driven capabilities.

The organization's business model is donation- and federation-funded: it does not charge students for core programs (Shabbat dinners and events are free), but operates on contributions from the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's Annual Campaign, individual donations, planned giving, and foundation grants. GTM is community-led, relying on campus partnerships, student leadership councils, and grassroots outreach via social media, email newsletters, and campus tabling. The organization is part of the broader Hillel International network, which provides brand affiliation and access to shared resources including the Campus for All platform.

Name

Hillel Milwaukee

Legal name

Hillel Milwaukee

Website

https://hillelmke.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hillel Milwaukee is a nonprofit that delivers Jewish educational, cultural, religious, and leadership programming to undergraduate, graduate, and young-adult students across four Milwaukee-area campuses, funded primarily through Milwaukee Jewish Federation allocations and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Jewish Student Campus Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAD

Greek Life (Fraternities & Sororities)

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYEDAIAIAD

Pre-College Summer/Winter Academic Programs (High School Students)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Summer/Winter Schools & Short-Term Academic Programs

SECONDARYEDAHAKAH

Jewish Theological Seminaries & Rabbinical Colleges

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Religious & Theological Colleges

Keywords

• Jewish campus programming
• Student leadership development
• Shabbat services
• Israel educational trips
• Antisemitism support resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit Jewish campus organization, Hillel Milwaukee operates primarily through donations from the Milwaukee Jewish community and charitable foundations. The organization accepts donations through its website including planned giving options.
2. Federation Funding: Funded by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's Annual Campaign. The wellness counseling program is specifically funded by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's Annual Campaign.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hillel Milwaukee delivers Jewish life programming — Shabbat services and dinners, High Holiday celebrations, learning fellowships, Israel experiences, wellness counseling, and student organization support — to undergraduate students, graduate students, and young adults ages 18-26 (and 22-32 for HiYA) across multiple Milwaukee-area campuses. All programs are provided free of charge to students, with fellowship completions earning a $180 stipend, and operations are funded by donations and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's Annual Campaign.

Product overview

Hillel Milwaukee operates as a single unified organization offering Jewish life programming and services for undergraduate students, graduate students, and young adults (ages 18-26) in the Milwaukee area. The organization provides a coordinated portfolio of programs including Jewish Life & Learning (Shabbat services, dinners, High Holiday programs), Israel Programs (Birthright Israel trips, Side by Side Fellowship, Leadership Trips), Learning Fellowships (Jewish Learning Fellowship and Kol Yisrael Fellowship with $180 stipends), Wellness services (subsidized counseling through Jewish Family Services), Student Organizations support, and HiYA (Hillel Young Adults) for ages 22-32. The programs are designed to work together as a comprehensive Jewish campus community offering holiday celebrations, leadership opportunities, social action projects, and Israel engagement experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HiYA (Hillel Young Adults): A program of Hillel Milwaukee committed to working with graduate students, non-traditional undergraduate students and young adults (22-32) within Milwaukee's Jewish community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Subsidized counseling services for students ages 21-32 through JFS partnership

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Birthright IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Taglit-Birthright Israel is an innovative partnership between the Government of Israel, private philanthropists through the Birthright Israel Foundation, and Jewish communities (North American Jewish Federations, Keren Hayesod, and the Jewish Agency for Israel). Birthright trips connect Jewish students to Israel.
• Jewish Family Services (JFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHillel Milwaukee and Jewish Family Services provide subsidized counseling services for Hillel Milwaukee Students and Young Adults ages 21-32. Students fill out confidential intake forms to connect with JFS counselors.
• Hillel InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing global network support, resources, and the Campus for All platform for antisemitism reporting and Jewish student support.
• Campus for AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPowered by Hillel International, Campus for All is a one-stop-shop for identifying and reporting antisemitism, knowing Jewish students' rights on campus, and finding verified voices about Israel.
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UWM's Spiritual and Religious Communities for Jewish student services. Hillel serves as the Jewish student services organization on campus.
• Marquette UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Marquette's Affiliated Ministries. The Jewish Student Union (JSU) operates under Hillel's guidance at Marquette.
• Medical College of WisconsinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish Student Union at Medical College of Wisconsin operates in partnership with Hillel Milwaukee.
• Next Gen (Milwaukee Jewish Federation)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerHiYA is a committed partner to Next Gen, the young leaders department of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, for young Jewish professional programming.
• Moishe PodminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHiYA works with Moishe Pod as part of Milwaukee Jewish Young Professionals community collaboration.
• Masa IsraelmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerMasa is an umbrella organization for Israel opportunities including internships and experiences. Hillel connects students to Masa programs.
• Onward IsraelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnward Israel offers competitive experiences in Israel for 6-10 weeks at affordable prices with educational modules and activism opportunities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: InterVarsity is a faith-based campus organization that, like Hillel, operates student-led chapters at U.S. universities providing community, leadership, and identity exploration. It is structurally analogous in serving as a religious/cultural student-life organization across multiple Milwaukee-area campuses, though serving a different faith tradition.

Direct peers

• Moishe House: Moishe House (which operates Moishe Pod, a HiYA partner) creates peer-led Jewish community for young adults in their 20s, overlapping directly with Hillel Milwaukee's HiYA program (ages 22-32). Both organizations compete for post-college Jewish young-adult engagement, programming, and philanthropic support.
• Hillel at Marquette University: Hillel Milwaukee is itself the campus-affiliated Hillel chapter at Marquette, UWM, MCW, and MSOE — making it structurally identical to peer Hillel chapters at universities such as Hillel at UW-Madison, Hillel at Northwestern, or Hillel at University of Michigan, all of which deliver Shabbat, Israel, learning, and leadership programming to Jewish undergraduates.
• Chabad on Campus: Chabad on Campus is the principal alternative provider of Jewish campus programming at U.S. universities, offering Shabbat meals, holiday programming, learning, and Israel engagement to the same 18-26 student demographic that Hillel Milwaukee serves. Both organizations compete for the same students, donor dollars, and campus recognition.

Broad incumbents

• Hillel International: Hillel International is the parent network and global umbrella organization for Hillel chapters including Hillel Milwaukee. Directly comparable as the coordinating body providing the Campus for All platform, Birthright Israel coordination, and shared programming infrastructure that local Hillel chapters deliver to students.

Others

• Birthright Israel Foundation: Birthright Israel Foundation funds and coordinates the free Israel trips that Hillel Milwaukee distributes to its students. It is a key upstream partner whose programmatic scope, eligibility rules, and funding availability directly shape what Hillel Milwaukee can offer in Israel engagement.
• Next Gen (Milwaukee Jewish Federation): Next Gen is the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's young-leaders department and an explicit programming partner for HiYA. It serves overlapping Jewish young-professionals in Milwaukee and is a peer in the local post-college Jewish engagement ecosystem rather than a competitor for funding.
• Jewish Federation of Milwaukee: The Jewish Federation of Milwaukee is Hillel Milwaukee's primary funder and ecosystem partner, running the Annual Campaign that supports Hillel programming. While not a direct competitor, it is the upstream capital source and operational convener for the Milwaukee Jewish communal ecosystem in which Hillel operates.
• Jewish Family Services (Milwaukee): Jewish Family Services of Milwaukee is Hillel Milwaukee's wellness-program partner, providing subsidized counseling to students and young adults ages 21-32. It is a complementary service provider within the same Jewish communal ecosystem rather than a competitor.

Emerging players

• Masa Israel Journey: Masa Israel Journey is a strategic Hillel Milwaukee partner that runs longer-term Israel experiences (internships, study, volunteer) for Jewish young adults, serving overlapping students as Hillel's Side by Side Fellowship, Onward Israel, and Birthright programs do.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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