Federal grants to Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Chicago, Illinois received $380,000 in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals, with $380,000. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $70,000.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$380,000
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$70,000
- Largest award$45,000
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $85,000 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $85,000 |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $65,000 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $75,000 |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $70,000 |
Programs that fund Chicago Symphony Orchestra
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 10 | $380,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Endowment for the Arts | 10 | $380,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: to support musicians salaries for orchestral performances. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | December 2, 2021 | $45,000 |
| To support musician salaries for a series of online concerts. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | January 14, 2021 | $45,000 |
| Purpose: to support stipends for pre-professional musicians of the civic orchestra of chicago. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | January 3, 2024 | $40,000 |
| Purpose: to support stipends for pre-professional musicians of the civic orchestra of chicago. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | December 2, 2021 | $40,000 |
| To support musicians fees for the civic orchestra of chicago. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | February 3, 2021 | $40,000 |
| Purpose: to support artist fees for pre-professional musicians of the civic orchestra of chicago, a program of the negaunee music institute. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | December 19, 2024 | $35,000 |
| Purpose: to support presentations of orchestral works. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | December 20, 2024 | $35,000 |
| Purpose: to support musician fees for the presentation of orchestral works. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | January 9, 2024 | $35,000 |
| Purpose: to support stipends for pre-professional musicians of the civic orchestra of chicago. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | December 12, 2022 | $35,000 |
| Purpose: to support artist fees for the performances of orchestral works. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | December 12, 2022 | $30,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Chicago Symphony Orchestra get?
$380,000 in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Chicago Symphony Orchestra the most?
The National Endowment for the Arts, with $380,000 in 10 awards.
What is Chicago Symphony Orchestra's largest federal grant?
$45,000 under Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals, with its first action in the period on December 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Other grant recipients in Chicago
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Northeast Illinois Railroad Co
- The University of Chicago
- University of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Chicago Housing Authority
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- City of Chicago
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