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2025 Creative Sector
Mission Statement Improve the quality of life in Illinois by spurring economic growth and providing strength and stability to high-quality public arts programming.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide resources and opportunities that meet the cultural needs of the creative sector.
    1. Direct resources to creative sector organizations.
    2. Direct resources to support individual artists.
  2. Build a strong and unified arts and cultural community statewide.
    1. Provide opportunities to discover, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
  3. Foster public understanding and appreciation for the arts.
    1. Distribute funding and resources statewide.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Illinois Arts Council Federal Grant Fund Statutory Authority 20 ILCS 3915/4
Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 0.0 $ 8,717.1 $ 8,716.6 $ 6,964.2 $ 5,144.8
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 0.0 $ 8,717.1 $ 8,716.6 $ 6,964.2 $ 5,144.8
Average monthly full-time equivalents 0.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5
Output Indicators
Organizations supported 345.0 314.0 650.0 625.0 584.0
Individual artists supported 0.0 0.0 40.0 21.0 9.0
Outcome Indicators
Percentage of Illinois House districts served N/A N/A 88.00% 86.00% 78.00%
Percentage of Illinois Senate districts served N/A N/A 98.00% 97.00% 90.00%
Individual artist experiences created N/A N/A 34,832,600 34,832,594 18,845,773

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