Totals
- Total revenue
- $13,076,645
- Total expenses
- $14,713,686
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,550,001
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,882,824
- Investment income
- $281,373
- Other revenue
- $362,447
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,674,413
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,258,131
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,416,282
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,671,240
- Management and general expenses
- $2,137,195
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,905,251
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,671,240
Program services were 72.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$628,411
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,532,801
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,388,789
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$253,017
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2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSIONS
total $2,395,991 · related or exempt $2,395,991
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2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
total $1,237,156 · related or exempt $1,237,156
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2c · Program service revenue: THEATER/PLANETARIUM ADMISSIONS
total $154,100 · related or exempt $154,100
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2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS
total $95,577 · related or exempt $95,577
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3 · Investment income
total $218,078 · excluded $218,078
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6a · Gross rents
real property $196,432
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $196,486
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$54
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$54 · unrelated business -$54
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $491,182
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $427,887
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $63,295
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $63,295 · excluded $63,295
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$415,373
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$628,411
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$278,856
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $136,517 · excluded $136,517
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$896,546
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$804,401
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $92,145 · related or exempt $92,145
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $133,839 · excluded $133,839
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11e · Other revenue, total
$133,839
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $878,737 · program services $298,547 · management and general $328,479 · fundraising $251,711
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,099,243 · program services $4,048,125 · management and general $940,654 · fundraising $1,110,464
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $338,041 · management and general $338,041
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,155,177 · program services $807,419 · management and general $159,514 · fundraising $188,244
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $502,308 · program services $353,635 · management and general $62,356 · fundraising $86,317
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11b · Fees: legal
total $13,438 · management and general $13,438
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $76,368 · management and general $76,368
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $441 · management and general $441
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11g · Fees: other
total $717,251 · program services $559,624 · management and general $65,473 · fundraising $92,154
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $476,322 · program services $428,526 · management and general $20,304 · fundraising $27,492
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13 · Office expenses
total $470,557 · program services $444,287 · management and general $15,569 · fundraising $10,701
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14 · Information technology
total $266,599 · program services $266,599
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15 · Royalties
total $36,660 · program services $36,660
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,180,734 · program services $1,180,734
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17 · Travel
total $77,447 · program services $43,778 · management and general $781 · fundraising $32,888
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20 · Interest
total $2,454 · program services $1,560 · management and general $894
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,548,112 · program services $1,548,112
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23 · Insurance
total $76,227 · program services $1,184 · management and general $75,043
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24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE
total $344,665 · program services $342,314 · management and general $2,351
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $259,044 · program services $136,183 · management and general $36,338 · fundraising $86,523
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTING
total $129,123 · program services $124,827 · fundraising $4,296
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24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE & SHIPPING
total $64,738 · program services $49,126 · management and general $1,151 · fundraising $14,461
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,106,062 · end of year $2,251,823
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $522,296 · end of year $896,898
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $35,250 · end of year $99,161
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $69,093 · end of year $68,543
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $96,370 · end of year $70,350
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$33,118,458
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,526,783
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,139,787 · end of year $4,591,675
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,714,176 · end of year $4,511,559
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $184,404
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $998,508 · end of year $1,125,717
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,199,064 · end of year $1,003,587
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,908,981 · end of year $2,128,827
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,722,416 · end of year $6,695,819
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,854,065 · end of year $1,720,463
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INSPIRES CURIOSITY, EXCITES MINDS AND INCREASES DESIRE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INSPIRES CURIOSITY, EXCITES MINDS AND INCREASES THE DESIRE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH.
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THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, INC. OPERATES A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, WHICH FOCUSES ON EXHIBITS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND RESEARCH IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES, ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY. THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, INC. UNIQUELY AND DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE THEMES OF BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS. THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, INC. PRESERVES AND CARES FOR ITS COLLECTIONS HELD IN PUBLIC TRUST. THROUGH RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS, THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC. SEEKS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL CHANGE AND DIVERSITY FROM GEOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. THROUGH ITS RENOWNED EXHIBITS, ITS PROGRAMS AND ITS PUBLICATIONS, THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, INC. INTERPRETS THESE THEMES TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES.
Expenses $10,671,240 · Revenue $3,974,969
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ellen CenskyELLEN CENSKY
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $251,798
- From this org
- $233,704
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,094
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $233,704
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,994
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,100
- Filer's total
- $251,798
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Julie QuinlanJULIE QUINLAN
SR. VP OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $185,703
- From this org
- $164,044
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,659
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,044
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,471
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,188
- Filer's total
- $185,703
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Jennifer ZaspelJENNIFER ZASPEL
VP ACADEMIC DEAN
- Total calculated
- $163,946
- From this org
- $153,477
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,469
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,477
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,655
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,814
- Filer's total
- $163,946
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Katherine Sanders Termed 525KATHERINE SANDERS TERMED 525
CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $164,193
- From this org
- $142,705
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,488
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,705
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,407
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,081
- Filer's total
- $164,193
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Steve RaynierSTEVE RAYNIER
DIRECTOR OF FACILITY OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $153,213
- From this org
- $132,703
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,510
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $132,703
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,902
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,608
- Filer's total
- $153,213
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Rebecca EhlersREBECCA EHLERS
VP OF AUDIENCE & COMMUNITY
- Total calculated
- $148,904
- From this org
- $137,229
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,675
- Hours/week
- 40
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Thomas M O'BrienTHOMAS M O'BRIEN
FORMER CFO (TERMED 5/24)
- Total calculated
- $127,921
- From this org
- $125,796
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,125
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,796
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,125
- Filer's total
- $127,921
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Gail BoymGAIL BOYM
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $118,945
- From this org
- $108,022
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,923
- Hours/week
- 40
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Emily BelcherEMILY BELCHER
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
- Total calculated
- $106,628
- From this org
- $100,687
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,941
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lisa PieperLISA PIEPER
DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING
- Total calculated
- $106,057
- From this org
- $100,405
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,652
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tom OechlerTOM OECHLER
CFO (HIRED 5/24)
- Total calculated
- $92,834
- From this org
- $86,740
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,094
- Hours/week
- 40
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John RobertsJOHN ROBERTS
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charles Wright JrCHARLES WRIGHT JR
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Timothy P ByrneTIMOTHY P BYRNE
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary Ellen PindyckMARY ELLEN PINDYCK
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christine RundbladCHRISTINE RUNDBLAD
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joshua EricksonJOSHUA ERICKSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael VanastenMICHAEL VANASTEN
ASSISTANT TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patrick DistefanoPATRICK DISTEFANO
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angie IzardANGIE IZARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anna Ramirez BarittANNA RAMIREZ BARITT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brad PetersBRAD PETERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christy JagdfeldCHRISTY JAGDFELD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gail YabukiGAIL YABUKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ivan GamboaIVAN GAMBOA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason AllenJASON ALLEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jerome WeissJEROME WEISS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joel PlantJOEL PLANT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Justin SteinbergJUSTIN STEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Khalaf KhalafKHALAF KHALAF
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristen HardyKRISTEN HARDY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynn Warner BrengelLYNN WARNER BRENGEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcelia NicholsonMARCELIA NICHOLSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Margarete HarveyMARGARETE HARVEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marion SullivanMARION SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael MaistelmanMICHAEL MAISTELMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael NguyenMICHAEL NGUYEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael TateMICHAEL TATE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Niksa IvancevicNIKSA IVANCEVIC
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patricia J HobenPATRICIA J HOBEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patricia YunkPATRICIA YUNK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peggy CoakleyPEGGY COAKLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peter FeiginPETER FEIGIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thad NationTHAD NATION
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM ENDOWMENT FUND
501 (C)(3) · SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF MPM. · WI · controlled entity
Directly controlled by MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202610489349300236
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