Nonprofit · EIN 39-0915050
WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,711,842 | $4,754,384 | -$42,542 | $12,369,427 | $821,841 | $11,547,586 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,725,907 | $4,684,789 | $41,118 | $12,120,104 | $633,479 | $11,486,625 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,528,199 | $3,988,058 | -$459,859 | $11,169,743 | $450,046 | $10,719,697 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $842,619
- of which government grants
- $38,642
- Program service revenue
- $3,070,634
- Investment income
- $798,517
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $469,065
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,320
- Other revenue
- $72
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $342,134
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,565,540
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,426,876
- Professional fundraising fees
- $135,561
- Accounting fees
- $66,244
- Occupancy
- $332,458
- Travel
- $8,896
- Depreciation
- $168,086
- Program services (functional)
- $3,352,401
- Management and general (functional)
- $576,953
- Fundraising (functional)
- $825,030
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,120,104
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,369,427
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $821,841
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,547,586
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,492,883
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,244,449
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,617,143
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,930,443
- Gross receipts
- $7,002,876
- Employees
- 138
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1899
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC TILLICH | CEO/PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $217,888 | $12,295 |
| RACHEL FRITZ | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $124,243 | $0 |
| WENDELL WILLIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON KAHN | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GIUFFRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN PAVLIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARVIND GOPALRATNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINNY MOLONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER NOLTE | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KUWAYAMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MILLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRENCE WILKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SHEEHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ULICE PAYNE JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD CANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENYE EDWARDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA RADMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGOT SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE BALDWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC TILLICH | CEO/PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $194,472 | $12,046 |
| RACHEL FRITZ | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $106,433 | $0 |
| WENDELL WILLIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON KAHN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GIUFFRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| F MICHAEL ARNOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN PAVLIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY HERZING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARVIND GOPALRATNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINNY MOLONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NOLTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KUWAYAMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRENCE WILKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SHEEHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ULICE PAYNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD CANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENYE EDWARDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN PABLO HORCASITAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGOT SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA RASMUSSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA RADMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC TILLICH | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $183,967 | $17,112 |
| SHALISA KLINE-UGAZ | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $109,543 | $3,286 |
| DAVID HOOVER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDELL WILLIS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON KHAN | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| F MIKE ARNOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN PAVLIK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GIUFFRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD CANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY HERZING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARVIND GOPALRATNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINNY MOLONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NOLTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ULICE PAYNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KUWAYAMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA RASMUSSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN HORCASITAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY WILKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SHEEHY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MILLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1584 N PROSPECT AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-6501
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC TILLICH, 1584 N PROSPECT AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 532026501
- Signed the 990
- ERIC TILLICH, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (414) 276-5760
- Website
- WWW.WCMUSIC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HINTZ GIUFFRE CPAS SC
Mission
INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
Program accomplishments
- THE WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE FINEST MUSIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH PROFESSIONALS AND BEGINNERS ALIKE. WITH 125 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THREE BRANCH LOCATIONS AND A HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE FACULTY, WE HAVE THE SKILLS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS EXCEL AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC SEEKS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE PATHWAY BEGINS WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EXPLORATIONS, AND CONTINUES THROUGH DISCOVERIES CLASSES, CLASSES FOR KIDS AND THEN ON TO INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION, CHAMBER GROUPS, ENSEMBLES, AND CAMPS. CONSERVATORY CONNECTIONS DELIVERS MUSIC PROGRAMS, CURRICULUM ANDCLASSROOM SUPPORT TO MANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE, CHARTER AND CHOICE SCHOOLS IN THE METRO-MILWAUKEE AREA, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT GREATER MILWAUKEE. OUR FACULTY TRAVEL TO CLASSROOMS WITH WORKSHOPS, CLINICS AND FULL ACADEMIC YEAR MUSIC PROGRAMMING.Expenses $3,352,401 · revenue $3,074,026
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-0915050
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6E0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,369,427
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,002,876
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $4,711,842 | $4,754,384 | $12,369,427 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,725,907 | $4,684,789 | $12,120,104 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $3,528,199 | $3,988,058 | $11,169,743 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,748,800 | $3,593,961 | $11,103,242 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 39-0915050).
Questions about WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC is 39-0915050.
- Is WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 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 WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ERIC TILLICH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $217,888 (ERIC TILLICH, CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,711,842, expenses of $4,754,384 and total assets of $12,369,427 at year end.
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