Milwaukee Film Inc
To entertain, educate and engage our community through cinematic experiences.
Milwaukee Film Inc at a glance
In short: Milwaukee Film Inc reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,070 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -97.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $19,086,145
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,980,436
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,712
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,431,884
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Milwaukee Film Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).
How Milwaukee Film Inc gives
- Giving fell 74% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $140K (2021). In 2025 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| African American Midwest LLC | Fiscal Agent Scholarship | $29,443 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $6,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,086,145 | $4,980,436 | $5,431,884 | $1,070 | Total only | $1,712 |
| 2024 | $19,771,247 | $5,383,868 | $5,751,555 | $35,943 | 2 | $1,982 |
| 2023 | $20,410,343 | $4,987,558 | $7,493,381 | $122,375 | 3 | $24,666 |
| 2022 | $22,665,400 | $4,597,114 | $6,385,842 | $101,108 | 1 | $18,328 |
| 2021 | $11,142,698 | $5,451,115 | $4,099,427 | $139,699 | 4 | $-3,451 |
| 2020 | $9,518,963 | $3,487,747 | $3,558,609 | $19,500 | 2 | $6,966 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Milwaukee Film Inc
Based on IRS filings
Milwaukee Film Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $2K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Milwaukee Film Inc is led by Susan Kerns, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 30 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Kerns
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$138K (2025)
Lacey Sadoff
Board Chair
Board Member → Chair Elect, 2023
Chair Elect → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Fraser
Board Member
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2021
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Abele
Board Member
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2023
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Stamm
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Baumgartner
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Moore
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Stoll
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Fitzsimmons
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan Lubar
Board Member
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2023
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Heil
Board Member
Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2023
Assistant Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Krei
Treasurer
President → Executive Committee Member, 2023
Executive Committee Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Walker
Secretary
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2021
Executive Committee Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Keating Kahn
Board Member
Immediate Past Board Chair → Executive Committee Member, 2023
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Laughlin
Board Member
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Mikulay
Past Chair
Executive Committee Member → Board Chair, 2023
Board Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Kurz
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gail Yabuki
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant Killoran
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Vielehr
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilka Velez
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Helmerich
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Teerlink
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Poltermann
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bevin Setliff
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Novoa
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Plichta
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Belot
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rubin Whitmore II
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Carmen Haberman (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jasmine Johnson (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Jackson (2020–2024) — Former Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Joseph Rock (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Julia Taylor (2020–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Mark Mone (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Koss (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Lovell (2020–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Steve Mech (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tracey Klein (2020–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Ann Reed (2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Geraud Blanks (2022–2023) — Chief Innovatin Officer
- Former: Nicholas Werner (2022–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Alexander Lasry (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Emilia Layden (2020–2022) — Education Vice Chair
- Former: Jason Koehler (2020–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: John Bania (2020–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: John Ridley (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Utz (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Ellenbecker (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn Burke (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Brissette (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Marianne Lubar (2020–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Susan Haise (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Klein (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Hector Colon (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kristina Bell (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Betsy Brenner (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Brenner (2020) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: John Mei (2020) — Chief Marketing & Development
- Former: Kenneth Muth (2020) — Executive Committee Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $138K, to Susan Kerns (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Milwaukee Film Inc
How much does Milwaukee Film Inc give each year?
Milwaukee Film Inc reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $36K across 2 grants.
How large is Milwaukee Film Inc?
Milwaukee Film Inc reported $19.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.
What is Milwaukee Film Inc?
Milwaukee Film Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $19.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Milwaukee Film Inc's EIN?
Milwaukee Film Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3049630. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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