Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. ("MSO") REACHES OUT TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH CONCERT PERFORMANCES AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE GUIDED BY THE MSO FAMILY SHARED VISION WHICH STATES THAT THE MSO EXISTS FOR THREE PURPOSES: TO COMFORT, EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN AND EXHILARATE THE HUMAN SOUL THROUGH EVENTS OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, RELEVANCE AND ARTISTIC CHALLENGE; TO EMBRACE, PRESERVE AND FOSTER OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE; AND TO ENHANCE THE VIBRANCY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
PRESENT PERFORMANCES THAT CULTIVATE AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ART OF MUSIC.
THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS AMONG THE FINEST ORCHESTRAS IN THE NATION AND THE LARGEST CULTURAL ORGANIZATION IN WISCONSIN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1959, THE MSO HAS RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION TO MAKING A $44.3 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN AREA AND INFUSING $90 MILLION INTO WEST WISCONSIN AVENUE AS WE RESTORE THE WARNER GRAND THEATER, THE 70 FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS IN THE SYMPHONY PERFORM MORE THAN 135 CONCERTS EACH SEASON FOR OVER 200,000 PATRONS.
EDUCATION IS INTEGRAL TO THE MISSION OF THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND COMPRISES TWO MAIN COMPONENTS: K-12 IN-SCHOOL AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED, HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS STARS OF TOMORROW CONCERTS AND SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPETITION, AND THE WISCONSIN YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION. THE K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE MSO NOT ONLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, THEY ALSO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EXPOSURE AND EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS REQUIRED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THESE INITIATIVES CURRENTLY SERVE MORE THAN 30,000 STUDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS STATEWIDE, AND ARE DEVELOPED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ARTS EDUCATION AND THE WISCONSIN COMMON CORE STANDARDS. THE MSO CONTINUES TO ADAPT ITS EXISTING PROGRAMS AND DEVELOP NEW ONES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION REFORM IN WISCONSIN. THIS EFFORT HAS BECOME EVEN MORE CRITICAL AS PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS HAVE BEEN DECIMATED BY DEEP CUTS TO THE EDUCATION BUDGET OF THE STATE. THE MSO OFFERED A TOTAL OF 29 YOUTH AND FAMILY CONCERTS AND 450 IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES IN THE 2018-2019 SEASON.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Mark Niehaus | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE | 40 | $281,785 |
| Frank Almond | MSO MUSICIAN DIRECTOR | 40 | $146,631 |
| Susan Loris | EXECUTIVE VP | 40 | $141,684 |
| Bret Dorhout | VP ARTISTIC PLANNING | 40 | $127,803 |
| Catherine Kiekhofer | VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $117,415 |
| Richard Pretat | STAFF AND MUSICIAN | 40 | $103,319 |
| Pegge Sytkowski | CITY APPOINTED DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Morton | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Herb Zien | BOARD DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Francis Wasielewski | CITY APPOINTED DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Haruki Toyama | BOARD DIRECTOR | 15 | $0 |
| Richard Stoll | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gregory Smith | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Schwister | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Schmitz | BOARD DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Nina Saranec | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Ridley | COUNTY APPOINTED DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Read | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher Piotrowski | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Pauls | BOARD DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Stuart Parsons | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maura Packham | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew Nunemaker | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 15 | $0 |
| Patrick Murphy | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| Susan Martin | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Mahler | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher Layden | COUNTY APPOINTED DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alyce Katayama | VICE-CHAIR, BOARD SECRETAR | 5 | $0 |
| Eric Jorgensen | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Hung | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Hobbs | VICE-CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Doug Hagerman | IMMEDIATE PAST CHARIMAN | 15 | $0 |
| Marion Gottschalk | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sachin Chheda | CITY APPOINTED DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marcia P Brooks | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Bowers | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Arnow | BOARD DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Louis Andrew | BOARD DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lex Allen | COUNTY APPOINTED DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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