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Invest in stability.
Strengthen futures.
Your gift helps create the conditions families need to pause, stabilize, connect to credible resources, and move toward stronger futures on their own terms.
The case for support
A family may arrive looking for housing. Housing is rarely the whole story.
Crisis forces families to decide too quickly and with too few options. What changes that is not a single service. It is safety, enough time to think, information a family can trust, and relationships that continue past the emergency.
Nia Imani has been part of Milwaukee’s support system since 1994. Giving here funds both doors at once: safe housing for eligible mothers and their young children, and a community pathway open to fathers, co-parents, caregivers, kinship caregivers, and extended family. One coordinated model, and the follow-through that makes a referral into an actual connection.
Ways to give
Choose what fits.
Every method below is tax-deductible as allowed by law. Nia Imani Family, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, EIN 39-1808134.
One-time gift
Give online by card or PayPal. The fastest way to support both doors.
Give online
Monthly giving
Recurring support is the most useful gift we receive, because it lets us plan. Tick the monthly box when you give. Any amount, cancel anytime.
Become a monthly partner
Check
Payable to Nia Imani Family, Inc. Mail to our Milwaukee office. Request the mailing address.
Stock and securities
Gifts of appreciated stock can carry tax advantages over cash. Contact us for transfer instructions.
Donor-advised fund
Recommend a grant through your DAF using our legal name and EIN above.
IRA qualified distribution
If you are 70½ or older, a qualified charitable distribution can satisfy part of your required minimum distribution.
Workplace and matching
Many employers match employee gifts, often dollar for dollar. Check with your HR team, then send us the confirmation.
Legacy giving
Include Nia Imani in a will, trust, or beneficiary designation. We are glad to talk it through with you and your advisor.
In-kind
We accept in-kind gifts that match a current need. Contact us before collecting or delivering items.
Foundations and grants
For grant inquiries, program budgets, or site visits, reach out directly. Partner with us.
Give online
Make a gift now.
Give online
Card or PayPal account. You will receive an emailed receipt for your records.
To designate your gift to the Residential Door or the Community Door, add a note with your donation or email us and we will record it.
Donor commitments
What you can
expect from us.
Prompt acknowledgment
Every gift is acknowledged in writing with the documentation you need for your records.
Honest reporting
We report what the data shows, including where results fall short of what we hoped.
Designations honored
If you restrict a gift, it goes where you designated it. If we cannot use it as intended, we come back to you.
Family privacy protected
We do not trade a family’s dignity for a donation. No identifying details, photographs, or stories without informed, revocable consent.
Your information stays here
We do not sell, rent, or trade donor information. You can change how often you hear from us at any time.
Documents on request
Financial statements, program data, and governance documents are available on request within five business days.
Questions about giving
Talk to someone directly.
For gift planning, stock transfers, foundation inquiries, or anything that needs a conversation rather than a form.