Thank you for helping us provide critical resources for local families! Your generous gift will help fund one of our many programs. As the only nonprofit milk bank in Wisconsin and Illinois, we aim to increase access to donor milk, support bereaved families, and facilitate groundbreaking human milk research.
Support Our Programs
Charity Care provides reduced cost or free donor milk to pediatric outpatients in need. Since 2016, we have awarded over $550,000 in Charity Care to Wisconsin and Illinois families. We support NICU graduates, babies on the organ transplant list, and pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy, GI illness, and other acquired and congenital conditions.
Access Donor Milk Program provides significant discounts to safety net hospitals in an effort to reduce disparities and promote health equity. Milk Bank WGL also offers educational in-service opportunities to all of our 90+ hospital partners, which allows for increased access to donor milk for patients in need throughout local hospitals.
Poppy’s Dream Bereavement Memorial Program provides comprehensive care for families who choose to donate milk after loss. Each baby’s name is hand painted on a star which adorns the breathtaking, colorful walls of our newly expanded Poppy’s Dream Community Room. Private events and our annual candle lighting ceremony provide ongoing support for grieving families. We are grateful to the Babinski Family, Melinda’s Pixie Dust Foundation, and every financial donor who supports this meaningful program.
The Center for Research, Safety & Innovation was established in 2020 to bring cutting edge research and technology to Milk Bank WGL. Lennon’s Laboratory, made possible by a generous donation from the Grossenbach family, pioneered our microbiology program. In 2024, additional support from Medela helped to secure the future of the Human Milk Research Laboratory at our new state-of-the-art processing facility. Every batch of milk is screened to ensure safety and quality.