United Performing Arts Fund Information

United Performing Arts Fund's mission is to secure community resources, promote the performing arts as a regional asset and improve the quality of life through responsible investment in and financial support of the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin. Our vision is to shape a diverse, vibrant and sustainable cultural life for all. As an umbrella organization, UPAF supports a breadth of performing arts groups that collectively offer something for everyone through its 14 Member Groups and 15 Affiliates. More than one million people are touched each year through performances, educational outreach, special events and community partnerships. Member Groups: Bel Canto Chorus Black Arts MKE Danceworks, Inc. First Stage Children's Theater Florentine Opera Company Milwaukee Ballet Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Milwaukee Repertory Theater Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Next Act Theatre Present Music Renaissance Theaterworks Skylight Music Theatre Current Affiliates: Darby's Dancers Festival City Symphony Frankly Music Kettle Moraine Symphony Latino Arts Milwaukee Opera Theatre Optimist Theatre Pink Umbrella Theatre Co. Racine Symphony Orchestra Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts Theatre Gigante Wild Space Dance Company Windfall Theatre Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Wisconsin Philharmonic