Organization · EIN 39-6023436 · Milwaukee, WI · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra?

43 private foundations reported paying Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra $1.84M on returns for tax year 2023.

43 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 43

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Laskin Family Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$310,000 CULTURAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$300,000 To support general operations Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Argosy Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$250,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Marcus Corporation Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$250,000 ART/CULTURE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
William and Sandra Haack Family Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$200,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$155,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp
Milwaukee, WI
$100,000 General Operating Support Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 09/2024
Kim and John Schlifske Family Foundation
Elm Grove, WI · Preselected only
$50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Rd and Linda Peters Foundation
Brillion, WI
$35,000 GENERAL Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Schoenleber Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$25,000 GENERAL Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Gebhardt Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$25,000 General Support Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Rite-Hite Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$15,500 THE RITE-HITE FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE GENERAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS LISTED. THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT DESIGNA… Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable
Milwaukee, WI
$15,000 SCHOLARSHIP Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
William N and Janice V Godfrey Family Foundation Trust
Mequon, WI · Preselected only
$10,000 UNRESTRICTED Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jo Ann and Richard Beightol Foundation
Nashotah, WI · Preselected only
$10,000 SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Robert and Jessie Whitmore Charitable Trust
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$8,952 GENERAL EXPENSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Charles D Ortgiesen Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$8,500 UNRESTRICTED GRANT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Anon Charitable Trust
Milwaukee, WI
$7,500 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Shirley E Butzin Charitable Fund
Appleton, WI · Preselected only
$6,762 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency 1045002262
LA Crosse, WI
$5,000 EDUCATION Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Streich Family Foundation Mequon, WI
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $40.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  2. Four-Four Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $2.44M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  3. Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation Elm Grove, WI
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.06M to them
  4. Gene & Ruth Posner Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $87K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. Hauske Family Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $349K to them
  6. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $9,240 to them
  7. Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $125K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. Peck Foundation Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $194K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee, WI
    19 shared funders · 51 funders in all
  2. Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, WI
    18 shared funders · 70 funders in all
  3. United Performing Arts Fund Milwaukee, WI
    15 shared funders · 61 funders in all
  4. Milwaukee Repertory Theater Milwaukee, WI
    14 shared funders · 40 funders in all
  5. Milwaukee Rescue Mission Milwaukee, WI
    14 shared funders · 85 funders in all
  6. Milwaukee Ballet Company Milwaukee, WI
    9 shared funders · 24 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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