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Milwaukee arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

There are 601arts, culture, and humanities organizations in the greater Milwaukeemetro area, including the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha. Combined, these Milwaukee metro arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsemploy 5,831 people, earn more than $362 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
198
$217,499,395
Arts and culture promoting and producing organizations
150
$29,259,343
Historical societies and organizations
77
$8,293,643
Cultural and ethnic awareness organizations
54
$6,767,443
Museums
41
$82,663,467
Music festival and event organizations
40
$61,411,507
Theaters
38
$51,657,335
Arts education organizations
34
$9,248,517
Dance organizations
29
$2,597,554
Media production and publishing organizations
28
$14,826,552
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Job trends for Milwaukee arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
70
1-10
44
11-25
12
26-100
22
101 to 1,000
15
1,000+
1
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Sizes of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Milwaukee

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
174
$250k to $1M
48
$1M to $5M
26
$5M to $25M
12
$25M to $100M
3
$100M+
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits in Milwaukee

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Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Art Museum collects, presents and educates through art. A gathering place for all ages to experience the arts.
Revenue
$18.7m
Assets
$151.5m
Employees
234
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
$35.7m
Assets
$58.0m
Employees
383
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
$58.8m
Assets
$116.3m
Employees
1,790
EIN
39-1049688
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pabst Theater

Pabst Theater promotes the arts in Milwaukee through diverse performances and rentals of its community space.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$13.1m
Employees
109
EIN
45-0482647
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
$25.0m
Assets
$27.7m
Employees
344
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
$5.1m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
141
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
$27.2m
Assets
$121.5m
Employees
249
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
$5.4m
Assets
$51.4m
Employees
153
EIN
39-1691578
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
$13.1m
Assets
$16.6m
Employees
192
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
$9.7m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
33
EIN
39-6100399
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bronzeville Center for the Arts

The Bronzeville Center for the Arts is a nonprofit dedicated to African American art and culture located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
0
EIN
85-3913048
IRS type
501(c)(3)

America's Black Holocaust Museum

The Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation's American Black Holocaust Museum promotes racial repair, awareness and healing through online and on-site exhibits.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$11.0m
Employees
9
EIN
46-1046265
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
$3.6m
Assets
$5.2m
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
$3.1m
Employees
54
EIN
39-1681155
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
$3.7m
Assets
$11.1m
Employees
106
EIN
39-0915050
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
$4.0m
Assets
$3.5m
Employees
140
EIN
39-0975374
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
$8.3m
Employees
118
EIN
39-1098132
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arts at Large

Arts at Large bridges classrooms and the arts community by connecting arts to academic education through sustainable partnerships in Milwaukee.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
58
EIN
33-1114575
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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