Your gift helps save tiny lives.
Thank you for helping Milk Bank WGL provide critical support to babies and families across our region.
Your generous gift helps fund our work to increase access to donor milk, support bereaved families, and advance human milk research. As the only nonprofit milk bank serving Illinois and Wisconsin, we are proud to help meet a vital need.
What your gift makes possible
Your generous gift helps fund our work to increase access to donor milk, support bereaved families, and advance human milk research. As the only nonprofit milk bank serving Illinois and Wisconsin, we are proud to help meet a vital need.
If your contribution is made in honor or memory of someone special, please include a message with your donation. For additional details or questions, please contact info@milkbankwgl.org. We appreciate your support!
Charity Care
Charity Care helps families access donor milk when cost is a barrier. Since 2016, Milk Bank WGL has awarded more than $600,000 in free or reduced-cost donor milk to local families. This program supports NICU graduates, babies awaiting organ transplants, and pediatric patients with serious medical conditions.
Access Donor Milk Program
The Access Donor Milk Program helps hospitals make donor milk available to more babies. Through significant discounts for safety-net hospitals and education for our 90+ hospital partners, Milk Bank WGL works to reduce disparities, promote health equity, and expand access to donor milk to patients in need.
Poppy’s Dream Bereavement Memorial Program
We support families that choose to donate milk after the loss of a baby. Each baby’s name is hand-painted on a star displayed in our Poppy’s Dream Community Room, creating a lasting tribute to their life and legacy. Private gatherings 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.
