Nonprofit · EIN 26-3049630
MILWAUKEE FILM INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,980,436 | $5,431,884 | -$451,448 | $19,086,145 | $13,824,096 | $5,262,049 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,383,868 | $5,751,555 | -$367,687 | $19,771,247 | $14,054,750 | $5,716,497 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,987,558 | $7,493,381 | -$2,505,823 | $20,410,343 | $14,276,159 | $6,134,184 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,979,889
- of which government grants
- $11,510
- Program service revenue
- $2,299,903
- Investment income
- $1,712
- Net rental income
- $39,351
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $650,216
- Other revenue
- $698,932
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,070
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,898
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,834,224
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,322,004
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,900
- Occupancy
- $914,984
- Travel
- $82,430
- Depreciation
- $517,087
- Program services (functional)
- $4,063,838
- Management and general (functional)
- $968,745
- Fundraising (functional)
- $399,301
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,771,247
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,086,145
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,824,096
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,262,049
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,117,848
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,821,068
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,440,981
- Gross receipts
- $5,226,841
- Employees
- 131
- Volunteers
- 127
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN KERNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $137,646 | $531 |
| PAUL JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HELMERICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT KILLORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX FRASER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA BAUMGARTNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BELOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TEERLINK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ABELE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF FITZSIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER NOVOA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILKA VELEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PLICHTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE VIELEHR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY POLTERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN KREI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEVIN SETLIFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI KEATING KAHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LACEY SADOFF | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RUBIN WHITMORE II | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN LUBAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE HEIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE STAMM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MIKULAY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY KURZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES STOLL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL YABUKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN JACKSON | FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Former | 0 | $120,235 | $0 |
| ANN REED | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $106,113 | $277 |
| PAUL JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HELMERICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT KILLORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC FRASER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA BAUMGARTNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KOSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TEERLINK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ABELE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF FITZSIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN HABERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILKA VELEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE VIELEHR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ROCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN KREI | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI KEATING KAHN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LACEY SADOFF | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN LUBAR | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE HEIL | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MECH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE STAMM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MIKULAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY KURZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES STOLL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL YABUKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LOVELL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY KLEIN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN JACKSON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $182,589 | $5,616 |
| GERAUD BLANKS | CHIEF INNOVATIN OFFICER Officer | 40 | $112,530 | $28,764 |
| NICHOLAS WERNER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $81,233 | $9,263 |
| PAUL JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HELMERICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT KILLORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC FRASER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA BAUMGARTNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KOSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TEERLINK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ABELE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF FITZSIMMONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN HABERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILKA VELEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE VIELEHR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ROCK | TREASURER & FINANCE VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN KREI | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI KEATING KAHN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LACEY SADOFF | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN LUBAR | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE HEIL | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MECH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE STAMM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MIKULAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WALKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES STOLL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL YABUKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY KURZ | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1037 W MCKINLEY AVE UNIT 200, MILWAUKEE, WI 53205-2313
- In care of
- % SUSAN KERNS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KEN KREI, 2230 N FARWELL AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
- Signed the 990
- KEN KREI, TREASURER
- Phone
- (414) 755-1965
- Website
- WWW.MKEFILM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLP
Mission
TO ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL - SCREENING OF AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURE LENGTH, AND SHORT FILMS THAT WERE HAND-PICKED AS THE BEST FROM THE GLOBAL FESTIVAL CIRCUIT.Expenses $563,951 · revenue $887,623
- CINEMA - OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE ORIENTAL THEATRE, INCLUDING ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING, CONCESSIONS, VENUE RENTALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.Expenses $3,498,817 · revenue $2,086,369
- EDUCATION - FACILITATES OUR YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING REEL TALKS, WHICH COORDINATES FILMMAKER VISITS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND EDUCATION SCREENINGS FOR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT LOCAL FILMMAKERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.Expenses $1,070 · grants $1,070 · revenue $15,478
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3049630
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,086,145
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,226,841
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,980,436 | $5,431,884 | $19,086,145 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,383,868 | $5,751,555 | $19,771,247 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,987,558 | $7,493,381 | $20,410,343 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,597,114 | $6,385,842 | $22,665,400 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3049630).
Questions about MILWAUKEE FILM INC
- What is the EIN of MILWAUKEE FILM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MILWAUKEE FILM INC is 26-3049630.
- Is MILWAUKEE FILM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to MILWAUKEE FILM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MILWAUKEE FILM INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MILWAUKEE FILM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MILWAUKEE FILM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MILWAUKEE FILM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KEN KREI.
- Who are the officers and directors of MILWAUKEE FILM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $137,646 (SUSAN KERNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MILWAUKEE FILM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,980,436, expenses of $5,431,884 and total assets of $19,086,145 at year end.
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