Title: Cream City Foundation Records
Inclusive Dates: 1982-2001

Creator:

• Cream City Foundation

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 205

Quantity:

• 2.4 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
• 1 oversize folder
• 5 videocassettes
• 1 DVD
• 3 digital files (54.5 GB)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Founded in 1982, Cream City Foundation (CCF) is the only non-profit, grant making, community-based foundation serving the entire State of Wisconsin whose sole purpose is to support the changing needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. The collection contains correspondence, board meeting minutes, newsletters, financial information, publicity materials, articles of incorporation, and annual reports. It also contains grant applications from over eighty LGBT organizations, many of which are now inactive. These applications are likely the only surviving documentation of many of these groups. Examples of educational materials produced with CCF support are included in the collection.

Language: English

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Cream City Foundation (CCF) is the only non-profit, grant making, community-based foundation serving the entire State of Wisconsin whose sole purpose is to support the changing needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. The Cream City Association Foundation, as it was originally known, was formed in mid-1982 as the charitable arm of the Cream City Business Association (CCBA). However, CCAF quickly adopted its own set of bylaws and registered with the State and Federal I.R.S. as a separate charitable foundation. The first board meeting of the CCAF was called to order on October 5, 1982. In December 1986, CCAF changed its name to the Cream City Foundation. Past presidents include Ralph Navarro (1982-1983), Don Schwamb (1984-1989), Warren Breitlow (1989-1991), William Frank (1991-1993), Tony Rhodes (1993-1998), and Mary Messerlie (1999-).

In addition to awarding grants, CCF has also sponsored the Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network, a volunteer group that produced regular and special programming on gay and lesbian issues for Milwaukee's public access cable channel. It helped establish the Foundation Community Center in 1988 as a gathering place for various groups in Milwaukee's LGBT community. CCF raises funds by participating in the United Way and A CHOICE programs, holding fundraising events such as Casino Night, and relying on the donations of private individuals.

Scope and content notes of each series are included in the contents list.

The records are arranged into the following series:

1. Administrative Files, 1981-2001
2. Fundraising, 1983-1999
3. Grant Materials
   1. Applications, 1983-1997
   2. Products of CCF Grant Funding, 1991-1992

The files are organized alphabetically within each series.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Digital reproductions of some items in series 3B: Products of CCF Grant Funding, are also available on DVD. Don Schwamb created these copies and donated them with the videocassette copies.

• ACT UP Milwaukee Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 203.

• Cream City Business Association Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 204.

• Human Rights League for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 210.

• Lambda Rights Network Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 208.

• Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 206.

• Sherman Park Rainbow Association Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 214.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The Cream City Foundation donated the collection to the Archives in December 2003, at the request of past president Don Schwamb (accession 2003-46). Programs produced by the Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network were removed and processed separately. Scott Gunkel donated additional materials in February 2004 (accession 2003-62). Don Schwamb donated some additional materials in June 2004 (2003-093) and August 2008 (2008-013).

Processing Information

Ryan Johnson processed the collection in spring 2004. Cate Sering (supervised by Christel Maass) added some materials donated by Don Schwamb (accessions 2003-093 and 2008-013) to the collection in February 2011.

	Series: 1. Administrative Files, 1981-2001 Scope and Content Note: This series documents the routine operations of CCF. Included are correspondence, board meeting minutes, newsletters, financial information, publicity materials, articles of incorporation, and annual reports. This series also contains information about the establishment of the Foundation Community Center in 1988.
Box   1 Folder   1	Annual Reports and Financial Statements, 1982-1995, 1997
Box   1 Folder   2	Audit Reports, 1986, 1988-1991, 1993, 1995-1997
Box   1 Folder   3-17	Board Meeting Minutes, 1982-1998
Box   1 Folder   18	By-Laws, 1982-1996
Box   1 Folder   19	Community Calendars, 1986-1987
Box   1 Folder   20	Corporate Records, 1981, undated
Box   1 Folder   21	Correspondence, 1983-1988, 1990-1996, undated
Box   1 Folder   22	Development and PR Committee, 1987
Box   2 Folder   1	Foundation Community Center, 1987-1990
	Foundation Community Center
Box   2 Folder   2	Feasibility Study Proposals, 1983
Box   2 Folder   3	Proposal, 1983, 1987-1988
Box   2 Folder   4	Funders of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Programs, 1993, 1995
Box   2 Folder   5	Grants Awarded, 1983-1995
Box   2 Folder   6	Grants Committee Reports, 1990-1993, undated
Box   2 Folder   7	Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network, Tri-Cable Tonight, 1987-1989, undated
Box   2 Folder   8	National Conference of Gay and Lesbian Foundations, 1994-1995
Box   2 Folder   9-19	Newsletters, 1985-2001
Box   2 Folder   20	Publicity and Brochures, 1985-1998
Box   2 Folder   21	State and Federal Regulations, 1982-1989, 1991
Box   2 Folder   22	Wisconsin Raffle Licenses, 1987-1992
	Series: 2. Fundraising, 1983-1999 Scope and Content Note: This series documents CCF fundraising activities, primarily through participation in the United Way and A CHOICE programs, and events such as Casino Night.	⇧
Box   3 Folder   1	AIDS Research Grant Proposals, 1983-1985
Box   3 Folder   2	Casino Night, 1987-1989
Box   3 Folder   3	Chicago Resource Center, Applications, 1983-1988
Box   3 Folder   4	Endowment Fund, Proposal, undated
Box   3 Folder   5	Equipment Donation, Dr. David Hull, 1985
Box   3 Folder   6	Federated, CCF Case History, undated
Box   3 Folder   7	Fundraiser, June 1989
Box   3 Folder   8	Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation, Matching Funds, 1984
	Indirect Public Support
	A CHOICE
Box   3 Folder   9	1985-1986, 1990, 1992-1995, 1997, undated
Box   3 Folder   10-12	Campaigns, 1987-1989
Box   3 Folder   13	Self-Evaluation, 1988, 1991-1999, undated
	United Way
Box   3 Folder   14	1983-1984, 1988, 1990
Box   3 Folder   15-19	1983 Campaigns, 1983-1987
Box   3 Folder   20	Major Donor Event, 1991-1994, 1996-1997
Box   3 Folder   21	Milwaukee Foundation, Application, 1988
Box   3 Folder   22	Peter Johnson Estate, 1987-1988
Box   3 Folder   23	Strike Against AIDS Bowling Tournament, 1985
Box   3 Folder   24	Tributes Program, undated
Box   3 Folder   25	Wisconsin Community Fund, Application, 1987
	Series: 3. Grant Materials, 1983-1999 Scope and Content Note: Grant Materials are arranged as two subseries. Applications consists of applications submitted by over eighty LGBT organizations, many of which are now inactive. These applications are likely the only surviving documentation of many of these groups. The series is arranged by applicant name and then by application date. Generally, these files contain letters of inquiry, application forms, follow-up correspondence, and final reports. The application forms contain detailed information about the applicants themselves--such as names of officers and directors, membership counts, organizational goals, date of establishment, and activities and services provided--and project proposals. Not all applicants received funding. For a complete list of grants awarded by CCF, see the Grants Awarded folder in the Administrative Files series. Products of CCF Grant Funding contains materials produced as a result of CCF funding.	⇧
	Subseries: A. Applications, 1983-1997
Box   4 Folder   1	ACT UP Milwaukee, 1991, 1993
Box   4 Folder   2	AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. (ARCW), 1997
Box   4 Folder   3	Alternative Lifestyle Student Organization (ALSO), 1990, 1993, 1994, undated
Box   4 Folder   4	Art Against Homophobia (UW-Milwaukee Project), 1993-1994
Box   4 Folder   5	Boulevard Ensemble, 1993, 1997
Box   4 Folder   6	Brady East STD Clinic, 1984, 1988, 1993-1995
Box   4 Folder   7	Channel 10/36 Friends, Inc., 1994-1995
Box   4 Folder   8	Collision Theater Ensemble, 1993
Box   4 Folder   9	Counseling Center of Milwaukee, Inc., 1994-1997, undated
Box   4 Folder   10	Cowles Volleyball, 1992, 1995, undated
Box   4 Folder   11	Creating Change Conference, 1995
Box   4 Folder   12	Cross Lutheran Church (Rebuilding Project), 1995
Box   4 Folder   13	Danceworks, Inc., 1995
Box   4 Folder   14	Douglas County Health Department, 1997
Box   4 Folder   15	Dyke TV, 1994
Box   4 Folder   16	Et toi, tu danses?, Ltd., 1995
Box   4 Folder   17	Fest City Singers, 1989, 1991, 1993-1995, 1997, undated
Box   4 Folder   18	Film Arts Foundation and Shire Films, 1991-1992
Box   4 Folder   19	Foothold Dance Performance, 1992
Box   4 Folder   20	GALVANIZE (Gay and Lesbian Visibility Alliance), 1988
Box   4 Folder   21	Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival, 1997
Box   4 Folder   22	Gay Community at UWM, 1984-1985, 1987, undated
Box   4 Folder   23	Gay Farmboys Project, 1992, 1996
Box   4 Folder   24	Gay Youth Milwaukee (GYM), 1993-1995, 1997
Box   4 Folder   25	G. L. Friendly, 1994
Box   4 Folder   26	Grapevine, undated
Box   4 Folder   27	Great Lakes Film and Video, Inc., 1991-1995
Box   4 Folder   28	Great Lakes Lesbian/Gay Health Conference, 1983-1984
Box   5 Folder   1	Hands-on Quilt Workshop, 1991
Box   5 Folder   2	Holiday Invitational Tournament (HIT), 1995
Box   5 Folder   3	Human Rights League for Lesbians and Gays, 1994-1997
Box   5 Folder   4	Immune Therapies Health Project, 1994
Box   5 Folder   5	Jeff Poniewaz and Antler, 1991
Box   5 Folder   6	Keep Hope Alive, 1988
Box   5 Folder   7	Kitty Barber Concert, 1987
Box   5 Folder   8	Lambda Rights Network (LRN), 1988-1993
Box   5 Folder   9	Lavender, 1989
Box   5 Folder   10	Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc., 1987-1989, 1991
Box   5 Folder   11	Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee (LAMM), 1990-1991, 1993, 1995, undated
Box   5 Folder   12	Lesbian Couples of Southeast Wisconsin (Carolyn Ruck Photography Project), 1994
Box   5 Folder   13	Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Awareness Alliance, undated
Box   5 Folder   14	Lesbians of Color (LOC), 1994, 1996, undated
Box   5 Folder   15	Mandala Counseling Services, Inc., 1983-1985
Box   5 Folder   16	Medical College of Wisconsin: Council on AIDS, Reaching Out, and Educating Students (MCW CARES), 1990
Box   5 Folder   17	Men of All Colors Together (MACT), 1993
Box   5 Folder   18	Metro Milwaukee Tennis Club, 1994
Box   5 Folder   19	Milwaukee AIDS Project (MAP), 1984-1994, undated
Box   5 Folder   20	Milwaukee Area Gay Fathers, undated
Box   5 Folder   21	Milwaukee Area HIV Services Consortium, 1995
Box   5 Folder   22	Milwaukee Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, 1997
Box   5 Folder   23	Milwaukee Council on Alcoholism, 1991
Box   5 Folder   24	Milwaukee Lesbian/Gay Pride Celebration Committee, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, undated
Box   5 Folder   25	Miss Continental Wisconsin Pageant, 1993
Box   6 Folder   1	National Black Gay/Lesbian Conference (Expenses for Redonna Rogers), 1991
Box   6 Folder   3	New Ventures of Wisconsin, Inc., 1992
Box   6 Folder   2	Newist (High School, Homophobia and Hate Program), 1989-1995
Box   6 Folder   4	Out! Wisconsin's Lesbian/Gay Newspaper, 1984-1985
Box   6 Folder   5	Perspectives on the Third Age: Lesbian Aging Issues, 1994-1995
Box   6 Folder   6	PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Milwaukee, 1997
Box   6 Folder   7	PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Toledo, 1996
Box   6 Folder   8	PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Wichita, 1995
Box   6 Folder   9	"Poolside Addictions," Performance by Deborah Davis, 1988
Box   6 Folder   10	PrideFest, Inc., 1994-1997
Box   6 Folder   11	Project to Assist and Counsel on a One to One Basis AIDS Clients in Wisconsin, undated
Box   6 Folder   12	Riverwest Rainbow Association, 1997
Box   6 Folder   13	Saturday Softball League, 1988, 1995, 1997
Box   6 Folder   14	Senior Action in a Gay Environment, Inc. (SAGE), 1993-1995
Box   6 Folder   15	Sherman Park Rainbow Association, 1994
Box   6 Folder   16	Stonewall 25, Inc., 1992-1994
Box   6 Folder   17	Student Association at UW-Milwaukee, 1994
Box   6 Folder   18	Ten Percent Society, 1985
Box   6 Folder   19	Theatre X, 1989
Box   6 Folder   20	UJIMA, Inc., 1995, undated
Box   6 Folder   21	United, Madison, 1984, 1991, 1994
Box   6 Folder   22	White Crane Wellness Center, 1993
Box   6 Folder   23	Wisconsin Cream City Chorus, 1988, 1991, 1997
Box   6 Folder   24	Wisconsin Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Student Caucus, 1991
Box   6 Folder   25	Wisconsin Lesbian/Gay Network, Inc., 1984
Box   6 Folder   26	Wisconsin Outdoor Women, 1993
Box   6 Folder   27	Wisconsin Research Center, 1995
Box   6 Folder   28	Women Make Movies, Inc., 1995
Box   6 Folder   29	Women's Crew Cuts, 1989
Box   6 Folder   30	Women's History Program, UW-Madison, 1984, 1986
Box   6 Folder   31	9 to 5, 1996
	Subseries: B. Products of CCF Grant Funding, 1991-1992	⇧
Oversize folder   1	Art Against Homophobia Competition, Winning Submission, 1994
	Film Arts Foundation and Shire Films, "Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers," 1992 Access Restrictions: The original VHS and DVD copies are restricted; users must use the network access copies available in the archives.
Video   1	Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Box   1	Physical Description: 1 DVD (58 min., 59 sec.)
Electronic Folder     \DVD 01\	UWMMss205_Turnabout_1992 Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 59 sec.)
	Larry Halff Interview, Excerpts, undated Access Restrictions: The original VHS and DVD copies are restricted; users must use the network access copies available in the archives.
Video   2	Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Electronic Folder     \DVD 01\	UWMMss205_Half_Larry_Interview_undated Physical Description: 1 digital file (4 min., 59 sec.)
	Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee (LAMM), "Visible Women, Invisible Lives," 1996 Access Restrictions: The original VHS and DVD copies are restricted; users must use the network access copies available in the archives.
Video   3	Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Box   1	Physical Description: 1 DVD (11 min., 59 sec.)
Electronic Folder     \DVD 01\	UWMMss205_Visible_Women_Invisible_Lines_1996 Physical Description: 1 digital file (11 min., 59 sec.)
	Newist, CESA #7
	Issues Sampler Tape, "But Names Can Hurt Forever," "Poverty Shock," "And Baby Makes Two," "On Equal Terms," "Little Bear," "Andrea," "Single Parenting," and "Too Young, Too Far," undated
Video   4	Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Electronic Folder	UWMMss205_Newist_CESA_Sampler_undated Physical Description: 1 digital file (27 min., 20 sec.)
	"Reading Between the Labels--Exploring Sexual Orientation and Coming out in Youth," 1991 Access Restrictions: The original DVD is restricted; users must use the network access copies available in the archives.
Box   1	Physical Description: 1 DVD (29 min., 9 sec.)
Electronic Folder     \DVD 01\	UWMMss205_Reading_Between_The_Labels_1991 Physical Description: 1 digital file (29 min., 9 sec.)
	Women's Crew Cuts, Sampler Tape, "A Day With Betty and Her Babe" and "Media Emancipation," undated
Video   5	Physical Description: Videocassette (VHS)
Electronic Folder	UWMMss205_Women's_Crew_Cuts_Sampler_undated Physical Description: 1 digital file (15 min., 45 sec.)