Funding · Wisconsin · Arts and culture
Who funds arts and culture in Wisconsin
Arts and culture funding in Wisconsin is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Wisconsin Museum of Nature and Culture leads, and the money reaches 1,020 groups.
The short version
- 1,916 funders gave $1.1B to 1,020 arts and culture organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 79% of that came from funders also based in Wisconsin; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of arts and culture in Wisconsin is Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc, at $141M.
- The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Wisconsin Museum of Nature and Culture, at $130M.
Largest funders of arts and culture in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Wisconsin, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Arts and culture organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find arts and culture funders in Wisconsin
- 1Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Wisconsin are Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc, United Performing Arts Fund Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
21% of arts and culture money in Wisconsin comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wisconsin.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Wisconsin?
- Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Wisconsin, currently Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc, United Performing Arts Fund Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
- Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Wisconsin?
- Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Wisconsin, $141M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Wisconsin?
- $1.1B reached 1,020 arts and culture organizations in Wisconsin, from 1,916 funders. 79% came from funders also based in Wisconsin.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.