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Arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Madison, WI: 204 registered with the IRS

204 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Madison, WI, 201 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 82 that report revenue took in $177.9 million. The largest by revenue: Wisconsin History Foundation Inc ($35 million), Overture Center Foundation Inc ($27.8 million), Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc ($19.7 million).

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Every organization, largest by revenue first

OrganizationTypeSinceRevenueAssetsFiling
Wisconsin History Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1956$35 million$78.7 million2025-06
Overture Center Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2002$27.8 million$51.6 million2025-06
Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)1973$19.7 million$37.1 million2025-06
Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc501(c)(3)1974$17.1 million$22.3 million2025-06
Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1983$11.1 million$36 million2025-06
Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)1953$6.8 million$8.3 million2025-06
Madison Childrens Museum Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2003$6.3 million$4.5 million2025-06
Madison Youth Arts Center Inc501(c)(3)2019$5.9 million$35.1 million2025-08
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Inc501(c)(3)1969$5.3 million$15.8 million2025-04
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)1967$4.7 million$35.4 million2025-06
Wcij Inc501(c)(3)2009$3.9 million$3.2 million2024-12
Madison Childrens Museum Inc501(c)(3)1981$3.8 million$16.4 million2025-06
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)1962$3.3 million$6.5 million2025-08
Center for Black Excellence and Culture Inc501(c)(3)2021$3.1 million$18.4 million2024-12
Madison Opera Inc501(c)(3)1995$2.5 million$2.2 million2025-08
Forward Theater Company501(c)(3)2009$2.2 million$3.7 million2025-06
Madison Ballet Inc501(c)(3)1983$1.4 million$1.4 million2025-08
Center for Media and Democracy Inc501(c)(3)1994$1.1 million$2.6 million2025-12
Badger Honor Flight Incorporated501(c)(3)2009$1.1 million$3.2 million2025-12
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters501(c)(3)1945$1 million$585,9582025-06
Arts & Literature Laboratory Inc501(c)(3)2016$976,647$3.5 million2024-12
Center for Railroad Photography and Art Inc501(c)(3)1998$933,249$491,5392024-12
Monroe Street Arts Center Inc501(c)(3)1997$929,292$920,8212025-08
Wisconsineye Public Affairs Network Inc501(c)(3)2001$856,507$837,1482024-12
Wisconsin Head Start Association501(c)(3)1992$787,409$1.2 million2024-12
Isthmus Community Media Inc501(c)(3)2021$680,578$222,9532024-12
Norwegian American Genealogical Center Inc501(c)(3)2007$562,267$3.8 million2024-12
Arts for All Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)1986$508,539$463,4062025-06
National College Testing Association Inc501(c)(3)1995$489,205$337,9002025-06
Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources501(c)(3)1998$475,615$1.4 million2025-12
Kanopy Dance Theatre Inc501(c)(3)1982$457,899$43,1272025-12
Hancock Center for Creative Arts Therapies Inc501(c)(3)1985$391,776$206,2532024-12
Textile Arts Center of Madison Inc501(c)(3)2023$385,400$216,6962025-12
Create Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)1994$376,415$132,9012025-06
Center for Railroad Photography & Art Endowment501(c)(3)2015$334,040$4.2 million2024-12
Wisconisn Broadcasters Association Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1989$328,474$2 million2024-12
Opera for the Young Inc501(c)(3)1987$315,026$913,3572025-06
Io Foundation501(c)(3)1993$296,207$1.9 million2025-06
Salon Piano Series Inc501(c)(3)2014$247,189$142,2352026-06
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society of Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)1993$245,575$167,1002025-09
Madison Bach Musicians Inc501(c)(3)2006$229,564$185,1062025-06
Four Seasons Theatre Company501(c)(3)2022$229,423$7,9142025-08
Orchestra X Inc501(c)(3)2013$210,427$388,8402024-12
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1993$201,414$259,3002025-06
Gerald A Bartell Community Theatre Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1995$194,256$514,8972025-07
Magnum Opus Inc501(c)(3)2017$185,919$130,1612025-06
Dance Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)1999$170,239$11,9002026-06
Broom Street Theater LTD501(c)(3)1973$168,626$184,2632025-12
Madison Opera Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2001$160,094$2.8 million2025-08
Geex Inc501(c)(3)2020$156,032$146,0542025-07
Medical Physics Publishing Corporation501(c)(3)1988$138,456$281,6952024-12
Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation Inc501(c)(3)1980$130,961$360,6702025-12
The Wisconsin Alliance of Artists and Craftspeople Inc501(c)(3)1982$126,552$88,6482025-12
Four Lakes Traditional Music Collective Inc501(c)(3)2003$125,378$97,3842025-09
Urban Community Arts Network LTD501(c)(3)2014$122,822$19,1782024-12
Young Shakespeare Players Inc501(c)(3)1996$117,785$103,7602024-12
Dane Arts Mural Arts Inc501(c)(3)2017$112,150$16,3742024-12
Umoja Magazine - Madison Inc501(c)(3)2021$107,499$39,9682024-12
Festival Choir Inc501(c)(3)2013$104,162$86,0922025-06
Lunart Inc501(c)(3)2021$102,119$108,3112025-06
Cycropia Aerial Dance501(c)(3)1997$100,033$201,6302025-12
Friends of the Meeting House Inc501(c)(3)2022$96,051$161,9072025-12
Fight for Life501(c)(3)2026$92,000$7,9012025-12
Middleton Community Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)2010$85,386$259,9922026-06
Theater Bus Incorporated501(c)(3)1979$83,882$156,8932024-12
Wisconsin Writers Association Inc501(c)(3)1998$81,654$31,0662025-12
Sessions at McPike Park Inc501(c)(3)2020$71,734$472025-12
Oakwood Chamber Players Inc501(c)(3)1999$71,452$76,9112025-07
Madison Choral Project Inc501(c)(3)2014$71,077$45,0152026-06
Center for Photography at Madison Inc501(c)(3)1998$69,439$110,3472024-12
Daily Cardinal Media Corporation501(c)(3)1990$67,644$121,4022026-05
Music Theatre of Madison Inc501(c)(3)2017$63,104$17,9272024-12
Jazz at Five Inc501(c)(3)2007$61,705$12025-09
Perfect Harmony Mens Chorus501(c)(3)2003$61,361$17,3722025-06
Madison Savoyards LTD501(c)(3)1975$53,357$57,5172025-12
Madison Area Music Association Inc501(c)(3)2004$49,692$47,6712025-06
Meridian Arts Ensemble PTRS501(c)(3)2005$37,450$8,5652025-12
Polish Heritage Club of Wisconsin Inc - Madison Group501(c)(4)1980$27,166$71,9242025-12
Madison Elks Lodge No 410 Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2024$16,793$150,7212026-03
Madison Area Chinese Community Organization Inc501(c)(3)2016$16,704$31,7672025-12
Ysp Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2001$6,935$223,9812025-12
Wisconsin Historical Real Estate Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2010$2,840$501,9712025-06
Albanian-American Community of Wisconsin501(c)(3)2019$0$02024-12
American Sewing Guild Inc501(c)(3)1986
Bach Around the Clock Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02026-06
Bengali Association of Madison501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Bi-Folkal Productions Inc501(c)(3)1979$0$02024-12
Bur Oak Music Inc501(c)(3)2026
Caribbean Association of Madison501(c)(3)2011$0$02025-12
Childrens Film Academy of Madison501(c)(3)2021$4482025-12
Chinese Fine Art Association501(c)(3)2001$0$02026-06
Clocks in Motion Percussion501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Communication Madison501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Cow-Power Media Productions501(c)(3)2017$0$02026-06
Delicious Creative Inc501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Demolay International501(c)(3)1996$0$02025-12
Diamond Squares501(c)(4)2014$0$02024-08
Dimensions in Sound and the Studio Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)1992$0$02025-07
Early Childhood Rocks Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02023-12
Edvard Grieg Chorus of Dane County501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Families Learning Are Music and Educational Skills Inc501(c)(3)2002$0$02026-06
Fermats Last Theater Company Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Forward Marching Band Inc501(c)(4)2024$0$02025-12
Fresco Opera Theatre Company501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Friends of Cross Currents Heritage Center Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Friends of Dane Arts Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Friends of East Orchestra Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02026-06
Friends of the CCBC Inc501(c)(3)1979$0$02025-12
Friends of the Madison Arts Commission501(c)(3)2020$0$02024-12
Fundamentally Sound - Mens Acappella501(c)(3)2023$0$02026-05
Handel Aria Competition Inc501(c)(3)2016$0$02024-12
Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-10
Ice Boat Foundation Incorporated501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-12
International Council On Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems501(c)(3)1992$0$02026-06
International Friendship Center Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-12
Isle Royale Families & Friends Association501(c)(3)2004$0$02025-12
Isthmus Vocal Ensemble Inc501(c)(3)2006$0$02024-12
Jane Speaks Inc501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Jumptown501(c)(3)2022$0$02025-10
Just Bach Concerts Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Ki Project Inc501(c)(3)2010$0$02024-12
Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Loud Latino Publishing Corporation501(c)(3)2026
MGDT Booster Club501(c)(3)2026
MS Wheelchair Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Madison Area Concert Handbells501(c)(3)1997$0$02025-06
Madison Area Potters Guild Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02024-12
Madison Art Guild Inc501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Madison Blues Society501(c)(3)1995$0$02025-12
Madison Brass Band Inc501(c)(3)2004$0$02025-12
Madison Cello Ensemble501(c)(3)2024
Madison Chamber Choir Inc501(c)(3)2015$0$02025-06
Madison Classical Guitar Society501(c)(3)2014$0$02024-12
Madison Coin Club501(c)(3)2025$0$02024-12
Madison Contemporary Dance Inc501(c)(3)2017$0$02025-12
Madison Federalist501(c)(3)2025$1,6762025-12
Madison Film Festival501(c)(3)2026
Madison Film Society Inc501(c)(3)2026
Madison Flute Club501(c)(3)2004$0$02025-12
Madison Jazz Society Inc501(c)(3)1986$0$02026-06
Madison Maennerchor Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Madison Mainstream Radio Inc501(c)(3)2006$0$02025-12
Madison Pipes and Drums Inc501(c)(3)2012$0$02025-12
Madison Public Art Project Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Madison Theatre Guild501(c)(3)1950$0$80,1432025-06
Madison Weavers Guild Inc501(c)(3)2016$0$02025-08
Madison-Kanifing Sister City Committee501(c)(3)2020$0$02025-12
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Inc501(c)(3)2004$0$02024-12
Madtown Bhangra501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Maestro Productions Inc501(c)(3)1995$0$02025-06
Make Music Madison Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Mercury Players Inc501(c)(3)1997$0$02024-06
Monona Terrace Community Programs Inc501(c)(3)2004$0$02026-06
Musicallee Inc501(c)(3)2022$0$02024-12
Narodno International Dancers Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-06
Ngaus Wisconsin 2025501(c)(3)2024
Old Church Road Cemetery Association501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Origin Theater Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
Our Lives Media Inc501(c)(3)2026
Overture Development Corporation501(c)(3)2001$0$115.7 million2025-12
Philippine-American Association of Madison and Neighboring Areas Inc501(c)(3)2010$0$02026-07
Pop Factory Players Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Race Place Coalition Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02026-06
Rise of the Fallen NFP501(c)(3)2009$0$02024-12
Rotate Theatre Company501(c)(3)2020$0$02024-06
S Gauge Wisconsin501(c)(3)2010$0$02025-12
Safer Woman World Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2024
Saint Patricks Day Parade Committee Inc501(c)(3)2008$0$02026-08
Salon Piano Series Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2025
Saus Haus Productions501(c)(3)2024
Script Writers Foundation Inc501(c)(3)2025
Shkolla Shqipe Ismail Qemali Inc501(c)(3)2018$1,4592024-12
Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association Inc501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
St Andrews Society of Madison501(c)(3)2022$0$02026-03
Stageq Inc501(c)(3)2001$0$02025-12
Sun Prairie Area Community Band Inc501(c)(3)2000$0$02025-12
Sunshine Arts and Culture Corporation501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
TNW Ensemble Theater Inc501(c)(3)1985$0$02025-12
The Madison Institute LTD501(c)(3)1984$0$02024-06
The Vault Business Behind Fashion501(c)(3)2025$0$02024-12
Thomas Paine Memorial Association Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Uncut Madison Inc501(c)(3)2021$0$02024-12
Unheard Beethoven Inc501(c)(3)2024$0$02025-12
Unincorporated Dance Lab501(c)(3)2025
United States Dragon & Lion Dance Federation501(c)(3)2025$0$02024-12
Utka Ensemble501(c)(3)2026
Vintage Fire Company501(c)(3)2023$0$02025-12
Wisconsin Archaeological Survey Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02026-01
Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble Inc501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Wisconsin Business Review Incorpora Ted501(c)(3)2025
Wisconsin Chamber Choir501(c)(3)2002$0$02025-08
Wisconsin Coalition Against Homelessness Inc501(c)(3)2015$0$02023-12
Wisconsin Community Media Program Fund501(c)(3)2021$0$02025-12
Wisconsin Engineer Magazine501(c)(3)2021$0$02026-04
Wisconsin Falun Dafa Assoc501(c)(3)2009$0$02025-12
Wisconsin Highland Dance Association501(c)(3)2024
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Inc501(c)(3)1994$0$02025-12
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Museum of Valor501(c)(3)2014$0$02025-12
Wisconsin Metalsmiths Incorporated501(c)(3)2026$0$02024-12
Wisconsin Science Museum501(c)(3)2013$0$02025-12
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Inc501(c)(3)2023$55,2172025-12
Wisconsin Telangana Association Wita Inc501(c)(3)2018$0$02025-12
World Premiere Wisconsin Inc501(c)(3)2025$0$02025-12
Yale Student Film Festival501(c)(3)2025

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