EIN 26-3049630

Milwaukee Film

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
145
Year formed
2008
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Milwaukee Film entertains, educates, and engages the community through cinematic experiences. Its Culture & Community initiative collaborates with artists, educational institutions, corporations, and community organizations to provide year-round programming. Presently, it includes six programs. Milwaukee Film Festival screens award-winning documentaries, feature length, and short films selected as the best from the global festival circuit.
Total revenues
$4,987,558
2023
Total expenses
$7,493,381
2023
Total assets
$20,410,343
2023
Num. employees
145
2023

Program areas at Milwaukee Film

Milwaukee Film festival - screening of award-winning documentaries, feature length, and short films that were hand-picked as the best from the global festival circuit.
Cinema - operational components of the oriental theatre, including on-screen programming, concessions, venue rentals and special events.
Culture & community - Milwaukee Film's cultures & communities (c&c) initiative provides year-round programming created collaboratively between artists, educational institutions, corporations, and community organizations. Presently, c&c includes six programs: black history month, women's history month, cultures & communities: a Film, health, and lifestyle festival (formerly the minority health Film festival), black lens, cine sin fronteras, and genrequeer.

Who funds Milwaukee Film

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$363,625
Argosy FoundationGeneral Support$200,000
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld FoundationGeneral Operations$150,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $1,170,810

Personnel at Milwaukee Film

NameTitleCompensation
Ann ReedChief Executive Officer
Kristen C. HellerManaging Director
Nicholas WernerChief Financial Officer$81,233
Petey BalestrieriCinema Operations Director
Kevin RiceTechnology Director
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for Milwaukee Film

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,045,504
Program services$2,425,742
Investment income and dividends$24,666
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$12,911
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$470,832
Miscellaneous revenues$7,903
Total revenues$4,987,558

Form 990s for Milwaukee Film

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990View PDF
2022-122023-10-26990View PDF
2021-122022-07-15990View PDF
2020-122021-09-03990View PDF
2019-122021-02-19990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

Organizations like Milwaukee Film

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Denver Film SocietyDenver, CO$8,991,619
Film IndependentLos Angeles, CA$19,440,991
Loft CinemaTucson, AZ$2,867,210
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF)Santa Barbara, CA$6,119,704
The Roxy TheaterMissoula, MT$1,628,676
Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-ChicagoChicago, IL$1,623,282
FramelineSan Francisco, CA$2,399,180
American CinemathequeLos Angeles, CA$5,921,510
MountainfilmTelluride, CO$2,210,198
Palm Springs International Film SocietyPalm Springs, CA$3,691,178
Data update history
January 22, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 14, 2025
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
November 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from Argosy Foundation
October 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 20 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from The Yabuki Family Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsFiscal sponsorAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1037 W Mckinley Ave 200
Milwaukee, WI 53205
Metro area
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
County
Milwaukee County, WI
Website URL
mkefilm.org/ 
Phone
(414) 755-1965
Facebook page
MilwaukeeFilm 
Twitter profile
@mkefilm 
IRS details
EIN
26-3049630
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2008
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A31: Film, Video
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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