Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2024 Arts Education
Mission Statement Ensure that individuals of all ages have the opportunity to develop artistic skills and gain the expertise necessary to meet the career demands of an evolving global economy.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide resources and opportunities that meet the cultural needs of the education sector.
    1. Provide opportunities for professional artists to share skills in communities.
    2. Provide resources for organizations to connect with Illinois teaching artists.
    3. Develop support to organizations providing learning opportunities for individuals of all ages.
  2. Support sustainable and thriving arts education systems statewide.
    1. Direct support to create innovative strategies for arts and foreign language curriculum development and implementation.
  3. Build a strong and unified arts and cultural community statewide.
    1. Provide opportunities to discover, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
  4. Foster public understanding and support for the arts, education, and culture.
    1. Distribute funding and resources statewide.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund Statutory Authority 20 ILCS 3915/4
Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2024 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 3,429.0 $ 1,715.8 $ 1,715.8 $ 1,332.5 $ 1,719.8
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 3,429.0 $ 1,715.8 $ 1,715.8 $ 1,332.5 $ 1,719.8
Average monthly full-time equivalents 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Output Indicators
Arts education (K-12) projects supported 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 32.0
Organizations supported 160.0 160.0 187.0 170.0 191.0
Grants to Local Arts Agencies 20.0 19.0 29.0 27.0 26.0
Grants for Summer Youth Program 80.0 79.0 103.0 94.0 83.0
Outcome Indicators
Percentage of Illinois House districts served 50.00% 48.00% 57.00% 52.00% 59.00%
Percentage of Illinois Senate districts served 68.00% 68.00% 88.00% 75.00% 43.00%
Poetry Out Loud: high schools participating 45.0 43.0 49.0 42.0 32.0
Poetry Out Loud: students participating 7,400 7,404 7,148 7,953 6,069
Total number of individuals benefiting 1,813,000 1,812,816 1,354,399 1,231,272 5,335,897
Number of artists benefiting 10,600 10,511 15,280 13,891 22,471
Number of youth benefiting 252,900 252,610 299,086 270,508 227,706

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