Public Charity

MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC

Based in MILWAUKEE, WI, MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $19.8M in revenue, $23.5M in expenses, $145.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 117 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $39.5M.

EIN: 396023436 MILWAUKEE, WI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.8M
Total Expenses$23.5M
Total Assets$145.2M
Grant Records117
Funding Total$39.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. ("MSO") REACHES OUT TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH CONCERT PERFORMANCES AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE GUIDED BY THE MSO FAMILY SHARED VISION WHICH STATES THAT THE MSO EXISTS FOR THREE PURPOSES: TO COMFORT, EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN AND EXHILARATE THE HUMAN SOUL THROUGH EVENTS OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, RELEVANCE AND ARTISTIC CHALLENGE; TO EMBRACE, PRESERVE AND FOSTER OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE; AND TO ENHANCE THE VIBRANCY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

Officers & Directors

BOARD SECRETARY Alyce Coyne Katayama
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR(THRU12/12/2024) Andy Nunemaker
VP OF ARTISTIC Bret Dorhout
BOARD DIRECTOR (THRU 12/12/2024) Charlotte Hayslett
BOARD DIRECTOR Christian Mitchell
BOARD DIRECTOR Craig Schmutzer

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Top Grant Purposes

FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
$15,616,834 8 grants
TO FURTHER PROGRAMS
$7,763,774 15 grants
MSO ENDOWMENT FUND
$5,000,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,237,461 8 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,969,800 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $19.8M $23.5M $145.2M
2024 $20.4M $23.6M $128.5M
2023 $18.5M $23.3M $124.2M
2022 $27.2M $22.3M $121.5M
2021 $33.2M $13.9M $122.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $33.2M to $19.8M (-40%), with total assets most recently reported at $145.2M.

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