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Milwaukee arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 611 arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Milwaukee metro area, including the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha. Combined, these Milwaukee metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits employ 6,400 people, earn more than $374 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Types of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Milwaukee

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
 
206
 
$225,029,123
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
 
156
 
$25,914,751
Historical societies and organizations
 
75
 
$7,952,107
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
 
57
 
$7,042,680
Museums
 
42
 
$88,240,484
Music festival and event organizations
 
42
 
$78,280,599
Theaters
 
38
 
$50,137,381
Dance organizations
 
31
 
$2,869,530
Arts education organizations
 
28
 
$5,679,062
Media production and publishing organizations
 
27
 
$15,525,945
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Job trends for Milwaukee arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
71
1-10
 
47
11-25
 
14
26-100
 
24
101 to 1,000
 
12
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Milwaukee

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
172
$250k to $1M
 
59
$1M to $5M
 
28
$5M to $25M
 
12
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Milwaukee

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1-20 of 611

Pabst Theater

Pabst Theater promotes the arts in Milwaukee through diverse performances and rentals of its community space.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$14.3m
Employees
100
EIN
45-0482647
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Art Museum collects, presents and educates through art. A gathering place for all ages to experience the arts.
Revenue
$21.6m
Assets
$156.9m
Employees
330
EIN
39-0806316
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Milwaukee Repertory Theater creates world-class theater experiences, educates, and engages with the community to ignite positive change.
Revenue
$34.8m
Assets
$107.2m
Employees
497
EIN
39-0946025
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee World Festival

A 501(c)(3) organization, Milwaukee World Festival hosts a variety of festivals and other events, and manages Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival, an annual 11-day music celebration which averages 900,000 attendees and began in 1968.
Revenue
$75.4m
Assets
$110.2m
Employees
2,003
EIN
39-1049688
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Myso inspires young minds through music with 40+ ensembles, nurturing critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. Its diverse programs grant needs-based financial aid.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$11.8m
Employees
81
EIN
39-0973594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

Milwaukee's Marcus Center offers facilities and services for a range of performing arts, while also presenting Broadway and other shows.
Revenue
$16.4m
Assets
$24.5m
Employees
418
EIN
51-0532407
IRS type
501(c)(3)

First Stage Milwaukee

First Stage Milwaukee creates exceptional theater experiences for children and families, teaching life skills through professional productions and theater education.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
250
EIN
39-1634828
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Ballet Company

Milwaukee Ballet inspires performance, community engagement, education & training. Includes a school & academy offering classical dance education.
Revenue
$15.3m
Assets
$34.7m
Employees
163
EIN
39-1134735
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

MSO presents excellent performances, promotes music appreciation, and provides education programs for k-12 students in Milwaukee.
Revenue
$20.4m
Assets
$128.5m
Employees
363
EIN
39-6023436
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Discovery World

Discovery World educates and inspires through interactive exhibits, educational programs, camps, and tours focused on science, technology, innovation, and the Great Lakes.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$48.2m
Employees
174
EIN
39-1691578
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Film

Milwaukee Film entertains, educates, and engages the community through year-round programming and a film festival showcasing award-winning films.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$19.8m
Employees
157
EIN
26-3049630
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM)

The Milwaukee Public Museum, one of the largest in the United States, is a museum of human and natural history providing a dynamic and stimulating environment for learning, with something to excite and challenge visitors with a diversity of interests.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$14.7m
Employees
191
EIN
39-1723105
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Performing Arts Fund

UPAF invests in and financially supports the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin, reaching over a million people annually.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$12.7m
Employees
29
EIN
39-6100399
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV)

Milwaukee Public Television educates, informs, entertains, and stimulates the imagination of adults and children alike. We make the best use of noncommercial media and related services to enhance the quality of life in our community.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
27
EIN
39-6081120
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Radio Milwaukee

Radio Milwaukee is a catalyst for an engaged, inclusive community with compelling music and public affairs programming supporting local talent.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
41
EIN
20-1257939
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Betty Brinn Children's Museum inspires children to learn through play with hands-on exhibits, outreach programming, and community engagement.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
57
EIN
39-1681155
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Florentine Opera Company

The Florentine Opera Company is driven to produce the full range of operatic works reflecting the highest musical and theatrical standards, and to support community and education programs that foster the current and next generation of Opera audiences and ....
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
68
EIN
39-1098132
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Skylight Music Theatre Corporation

Skylight Music Theatre brings diverse music theatre works to Milwaukee audiences through a season of five shows and educational programs.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
0
EIN
39-0975374
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

To provide the finest musical education and performance opportunities not only for the aspiring professional performer, but also for all individuals who desire a means of cultural enrichment and self-fulfillment.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$12.1m
Employees
126
EIN
39-0915050
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Washington County Historical Society

Washington County Historical Society forges meaningful connections across generations to Washington County's hard-working legacy. The Historical museum had 1,382 visitors, and an additional 703 people participated in off-site visits.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$6.9m
Employees
6
EIN
39-6094332
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "A00: Arts, Culture, and Humanities: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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