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 125 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $41.6M.

EIN: 396023436 MILWAUKEE, WI Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.8M
Total Expenses$23.5M
Total Assets$145.2M
Grant Records125
Funding Total$41.6M
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.

Where $100 goes at Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc

How Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$72
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, led by music director ken-david masur, is among the finest orchestras in the nation and the largest cultural institution in wisconsin
97% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30,000 children; 5,900 students; 500 teachers
$2
The mso's standard of excellence extends beyond the concert hall and into the community, reaching more than 30,000 children and their families through its arts in community education…
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30,000 children; 5,900 students; 500 teachers
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$36,952,378 85 grants
Arts & Culture
$4,011,113 31 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$30,000 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$7,500 1 grant
Education
$6,000 1 grant

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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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