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Milwaukee performing arts organizations

There are 203performing arts organizations in the greater Milwaukeemetro area, including the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha. Combined, these Milwaukee metro performing arts organizationsemploy 4,931 people, earn more than $212 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $518 million.
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Types of performing arts organizations in Milwaukee

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Performing arts organizations
203
$212,445,175
Music festival and event organizations
39
$61,260,456
Theaters
38
$57,953,421
Dance organizations
28
$2,666,675
Symphony orchestras
22
$27,744,194
Performing arts centers
13
$38,510,675
Ballet companies
5
$16,031,285
Performing arts schools
5
$4,008,299
Operas
3
$3,028,102
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Job trends for Milwaukee performing arts organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
17
1-10
11
11-25
3
26-100
11
101 to 1,000
11
1,000+
1
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Sizes of performing arts organizations in Milwaukee

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
70
$250k to $1M
14
$1M to $5M
10
$5M to $25M
6
$25M to $100M
2
$100M+
0
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Directory of performing arts organizations in Milwaukee

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Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Milwaukee Repertory Theater creates world-class theater experiences, educates, and engages with the community to ignite positive change.
Revenue
$39.6m
Assets
$83.8m
Employees
592
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)

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)

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)

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
$18.5m
Assets
$124.2m
Employees
389
EIN
39-6023436
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
$10.4m
Assets
$13.4m
Employees
35
EIN
39-6100399
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
$4.2m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
241
EIN
39-1634828
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
$2.9m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
183
EIN
39-0975374
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waukesha Civic Theatre

Waukesha Civic Theatre enriches and challenges both participants and audience members through quality live theatre performances and education programs that entertain. Its offerings include community theatre performances and education initiatives.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
26
EIN
39-6064685
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
$3.5m
Assets
$11.2m
Employees
126
EIN
39-0915050
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)

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT)

To produce intimate, high-quality, professional theatrical works of literary merit that engage and challenge the audience, while employing and nurturing principally local theatre artists.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
47
EIN
39-1323345
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
$2.6m
Assets
$9.9m
Employees
68
EIN
39-0973594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sharon Lynne Wilson Center For The Arts

Wilson Center in Brookfield, WI expands and inspires lifelong arts education with three artistic series and special performances.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$7.4m
Employees
41
EIN
39-1787648
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Endowment

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Foundation Trust supports the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra through grants for general operating assistance.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1715515
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Renaissance Theaterworks

Milwaukee's only women-founded and women-run professional theater, creating compelling shows exploring women's perspectives and offering opportunities to local artists.
Revenue
$825.9k
Assets
$735.4k
Employees
26
EIN
39-1783607
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Danceworks

Danceworks engages with Milwaukee's community through health, creativity, and joy by providing dance classes for all ages and an annual performance series.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
72
EIN
39-1734312
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Next Act Theatre

Next Act Theatre will engage the hearts and minds of its audience with compelling, intimate, professional theatre intended to stimulate thought, foster the exchange of ideas, and promote the development of new perspectives and understanding.
Revenue
$994.1k
Assets
$2.0m
Employees
51
EIN
39-1553360
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sunset Playhouse

Sunset Playhouse produces quality theatre, offers education in all aspects of theatre arts and outstanding outreach programs. Located in Elm Grove, WI.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
43
EIN
39-0961220
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 "A60: Performing Arts Organizations, Activities" 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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