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Milwaukee World Festival Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on November 14, 2018.

639 E Summerfest Place
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Milwaukee World Festival Inc. (EIN: 39-1049688), also known as Summerfest, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Milwaukee World Festival Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 2,165 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $396,245. The highest compensated employee at Milwaukee World Festival Inc. is Don Smiley with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $2,333,137.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$52,291,547

Expenses

$46,656,479

Employee compensation

$9,147,383
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Don Smiley
President/Ceo - NON Voting
$2,333,137
$1,825,356 No related comp$507,781
Robert Babisch
Vice President of Entertainment
$245,954
$200,407 No related comp$45,547
Sarah Pancheri
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
$231,836
$197,537 No related comp$34,299
Frank Nicotera
CAO and General Counsel
$212,502
$180,616 No related comp$31,886
Susan Landry
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$210,407
$178,953 No related comp$31,454
Matt Leibham
Controller
$176,210
$135,921 No related comp$40,289
Gaye Littell
Director of NEW Business Development
$150,380
$126,338 No related comp$24,042
Robert Gosse
Director of Design and Construction
$143,926
$106,994 No related comp$36,932
Matt Groniger
Director of CORP Sales and Sponsorship
$135,471
$111,551 No related comp$23,920
Vic Thomas
Associate Entertainment Director
$122,630
$102,445 No related comp$20,185

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Catherine Ward
Designated BY UEF Committee
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Laura Timm
Citizen Designee BY Briggs and Stratton
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
J Michael Lauer
Board Member at-large
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Jim Wright
Citizen Designee BY Miller Brewing Company
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Joanne Bischmann
Citizen Designee BY Harley Davidson
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Bill Hurwitz
Board Member at-large
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Mary Ellen Stanek
Board Member at-large
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Teresa Mercado
United Ethnic Festivals President
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Jon Hammes
Board Member at-large
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Tim Sheehy
Board Member at-large
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Mike White
Board Member at-large
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp
Howard Schnoll
Second Vice President - NON Voting
$74
$74 No related compNo other comp

Contractors

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Tours Inc.
Artist Performances
$1,958,730
City of Milwaukee
Rent of Facility
$1,807,766
Blah Blah Blah Touring Inc.
Artist Performances
$1,356,139
Evil Shenanigans Inc.
Artist Performances
$1,074,906
Homegrown Music Inc.
Stagehand
$1,037,638

Mission Statement

THE CORPORATION SHALL BE A CIVIC ORGANIZATION NOT ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT BUT OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN THE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN AREA KNOWN AS SUMMERFEST, THE PRODUCTION OF OTHER EVENTS AND ETHNIC FESTIVALS DURING AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL SEASON DURING THE MONTHS OF MAY THROUGH OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR, ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ACTIVITIES BEING DIRECTED TOWARD PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC CULTURES, EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HISTORIES AND TRADITIONS OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES, PROVIDING A SUITABLE SHOWCASE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROMOTING RACIAL AND ETHNIC HARMONY IN THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTING CIVIC PRIDE, AND PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY'S YOUTH.

Revisions to this organization profile

December 22, 2025:
Amended (originally filed November 11, 2025)2024 Milwaukee World Festival Inc. 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Milwaukee World Festival Inc. 990 filed
November 14, 2023:
2022 Milwaukee World Festival Inc. 990 filed

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