Funding search · EIN 396100399 · Milwaukee, WI

United Performing Arts Fund

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

91
grants reported
$22.9M
total given
2021–2023
filing years
$21,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Milwaukee Repertory Theater2 grants · $3.3M
  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $2.8M
  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra1 grant · $1.9M
  • Milwaukee Repretory Theater1 grant · $1.8M
  • Milwaukee Ballet2 grants · $1.7M
  • First Stage Milwaukee2 grants · $1.6M
  • Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $1.3M
  • Florentine Opera2 grants · $1.2M
  • Milwaukee Ballet Company1 grant · $955,970
  • First Stage Milwaukee1 grant · $840,263

Giving over time

$8.0M
2021
$7.9M
2022
$7.0M
2023

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.9M

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $1.8M

    Milwaukee Repretory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $1.7M

    Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $1.6M

    Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $1.5M

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $1.4M

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $955,970

    Milwaukee Ballet Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $925,304

    Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $894,216

    First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $840,263

    First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $809,663

    Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $734,983

    First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $685,596

    Florentine Opera Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $658,253

    Florentine Opera · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $579,034

    Florentine Opera · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $472,648

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $465,962

    Skylight Music Theater Corp · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $436,136

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $436,123

    Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $400,360

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $328,666

    Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $247,715

    Danceworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $202,819

    Danceworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $199,443

    Renaissance Theaterworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $195,430

    Black Arts Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Seasonal program funds

  • $191,642

    Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $171,860

    Danceworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $168,238

    Renaissance Theaterworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $166,667

    Black Arts Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $160,454

    Next Act Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $141,489

    Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $140,829

    Next Act Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $137,432

    Renaissance Theaterworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $129,819

    Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $123,557

    Milwaukee Chamber Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $118,390

    Milwaukee Chamber Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $117,136

    Next Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $113,668

    Black Arts Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $95,888

    Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $81,386

    Bel Canto Chorus · Franklin, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $65,406

    Bel Canto Chorus · Franklin, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $60,147

    Bel Canto Chorus · Franklin, WI · 2023

    Financial support of operations

  • $32,500

    Milwaukee Jazz Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $23,500

    Rauch · New Albany, IN · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $21,500

    Kid'S From Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $21,250

    Latino Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $20,250

    Racine Symphony Orchestra · Racine, WI · 2022

    Seasonal program funds

  • $20,000

    Above the Clouds · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $20,000

    Kids From Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $19,500

    Latino Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Seasonal program funds

  • $18,125

    Festival City Symphony · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Seasonal program funds

  • $16,526

    Milwaukee Opera Theatre · Elm Grove, WI · 2022

    Seasonal program funds

  • $16,000

    Kid'S From Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $16,000

    Latino Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $15,500

    Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $14,500

    Marcus Performing Arts Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $13,500

    Above the Clouds · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $13,250

    Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $12,000

    Sharon Lynn Wilson Center · Brookfield, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $10,500

    Racine Symphony Orchestra · Racine, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $10,000

    Racine Symphony Orchestra · Racine, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $10,000

    Wi Conservancy of Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $9,500

    Festival City Symphony · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $9,375

    Optimist Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $8,750

    Optimist Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $8,000

    Wild Space Dance Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $7,500

    Marcus Performing Arts Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $7,500

    Milwaukee Jazz Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $7,500

    Optimist Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $7,500

    Signature Dance Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $7,500

    Signature Dance Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $7,250

    Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra · Lake Geneva, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $7,000

    Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $7,000

    Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts · Brookfield, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $7,000

    Ten Chimneys Foundation · Genesee Depot, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $6,500

    Pink Umbrella Theatre Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $6,500

    Wild Space Dance Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $6,250

    Pink Umbrella · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $5,893

    Kettle Moraine Symphony · West Bend, WI · 2022

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,750

    Xalaat Africa Drum & Dance · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $5,500

    Festival City Symphony · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,500

    Milwaukee Opera Theatre · Elm Grove, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,500

    Milwaukee Opera Theatre · Elm Grove, WI · 2021

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,500

    Wildspace Dance Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

  • $5,125

    Sunset Playhouse Theatre · Elm Grove, WI · 2022

    Financial support of operations

  • $5,000

    Above the Clouds · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,000

    Bembe Drum & Dance · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,000

    Frankly Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,000

    Pianoarts of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,000

    Waukesha Civic Theatre · Waukesha, WI · 2023

    Seasonal program funds

  • $5,000

    Frankly Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2021

    Financial support of operations

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.