Milwaukee Public Museum Inc
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.
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,674,413
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,076,645
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $281,373
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,713,686
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Milwaukee Public Museum Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $650K (2023) to $959K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $650K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc Milwaukee, WI | General Operations | $650,000 |
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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 | $12,674,413 | $13,076,645 | $14,713,686 | — | — | $281,373 |
| 2024 | $14,683,034 | $12,032,208 | $13,840,529 | — | — | $199,311 |
| 2023 | $16,555,973 | $13,067,827 | $13,439,898 | $650,000 | 1 | $65,166 |
| 2022 | $17,354,362 | $14,883,405 | $13,471,207 | $958,685 | 1 | $14,520 |
| 2021 | $16,790,535 | $11,624,799 | $10,176,243 | — | — | $63,450 |
| 2020 | $16,059,902 | $10,588,953 | $11,095,184 | — | — | $12,440 |
| 2019 | $15,405,151 | $12,329,277 | $12,823,842 | — | — | $11,788 |
About Milwaukee Public Museum Inc
Based on IRS filings
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $281K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc is led by Ellen Censky, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 11 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellen Censky
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$176K (2019) → $234K (2025)
John Roberts
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Raynier
Director of Facility Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$136K (2024) → $133K (2025)
Emily Belcher
Director of Human Resources
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Lisa Pieper
Director of Individual Giving
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Jennifer Zaspel
Vice President Academic Dean
Research Curator → Vice President Academic Dean, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$103K (2020) → $153K (2025)
Julie Quinlan
Senior Vice President of Development
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $164K (2025)
Rebecca Ehlers
Vice President of Audience & Community
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$49K (2022) → $137K (2025)
Gail Boym
Controller
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Thomas M. O'Brien
Former CFO
CFO → Former CFO, 2025
On filings since 2023
$97K (2024) → $126K (2025)
Tom Oechler
CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$87K (2025)
Katherine Sanders Termed
Chief Planning Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$143K (2025)
Charles Wright Jr.
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Rundblad
Assistant Secretary
Secretary → Assistant Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ivan Gamboa
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2021
Vice Chairman → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Allen
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Warner Brengel
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chairwoman, 2021
Vice Chairwoman → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcelia Nicholson
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Pindyck
Secretary
Board Member → Assistant Secretary, 2022
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Vanasten
Assistant Treasurer
Board Member → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Niksa Ivancevic
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia J. Hoben
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Yunk
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Distefano
Past Chair
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thad Nation
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy P. Byrne
Vice Chairman
Assistant Secretary → Assistant Treasurer, 2022
Assistant Treasurer → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerome Weiss
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Erickson
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margarete Harvey
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Maistelman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angie Izard
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Plant
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Feigin
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Ramirez Baritt
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Khalaf Khalaf
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marion Sullivan
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Tate
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Peters
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gail Yabuki
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Hardy
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Jagdfeld
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Steinberg
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Nguyen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Coakley
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Corey Jaskolski (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ethan Elser Sr. (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lyle Ignace (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Charlie Uihlein (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Sanders (2021–2024) — Chief Planning Officer
- Former: Kaye Leszczynski (2023–2024) — Senior Director of Major Gifts
- Former: Heath Nunnemacher (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Gerald Randall (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Her-Xiong (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lue Hang Sr Vp Of (2023) — Finance & Operations
- Former: Alexander Fraser (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Beverly Smiley (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Grunau (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Penkwitz Demartino (2020–2022) — Senior Director of Hr & Labor Relations · Filing note: Term ended 522
- Former: Ryan O'Desky (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations · Filing note: Term ended 6/2021
- Former: Dan Lockren (2021–2022) — Director of Faclities · Filing note: Term ended 522
- Former: John Olson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lue Hang Hired (2022) — Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations
- Former: Blair Williams (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended 2/2021
- Former: Charles I. Henderson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Don Robertson (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Jay Williams (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Mikelius Abuls (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended 2/2021
- Former: Supreme Morre Omokunde (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Schmitt (2020–2021) — Vice President of Audience & Community · Filing note: Term ended 7/2020
- Former: James Vander Heiden (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Ehlers Hired (2021) — Vice President of Audience & Community
- Former: Suzanne Wilson Davis (2020) — Director of Institutional Giving
- Former: Betsy Brown Wyatt (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Kois (2019) — Former President & CEO · Filing note: Resigned 83118
- Former: Eric Schmitt Hired (2019) — Vice President of Audience & Community Engagement
- Former: Hillary Olsonresigned (2019) — Audience & Community Engagement
- Former: Jill Timm (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: John Malloy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Utz (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Julie Quinlan Hired (2019) — Senior Vice President of Development
- Former: Karen L. Spahn (2019) — Senior Vice President of Development · Filing note: Retired 7418
- Former: Khalif Rainey (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ryan O'Desky Hired (2019) — Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations
- Former: Sudhi Sinha (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Martin (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $234K, to Ellen Censky (President/CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Milwaukee Public Museum Inc
How large is Milwaukee Public Museum Inc?
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc reported $12.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.1M.
What is Milwaukee Public Museum Inc?
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $12.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Milwaukee Public Museum Inc operate?
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Milwaukee Public Museum Inc's EIN?
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1723105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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