Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 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 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) $ 3,429.0 $ 3,429.0 $ 3,429.0 $ 1,715.8 $ 1,332.5
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 3,429.0 $ 3,429.0 $ 3,429.0 $ 1,715.8 $ 1,332.5
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
Organizations supported 543.4 494.0 160.0 160.0 170.0
Grants to Local Arts Agencies 21.0 19.0 20.0 19.0 27.0
Grants for Summer Youth Program 297.0 270.0 80.0 79.0 94.0
Outcome Indicators
Percentage of Illinois House districts served 78.00% 78.00% 50.00% 48.00% 52.00%
Percentage of Illinois Senate districts served 88.00% 88.00% 68.00% 68.00% 75.00%
Poetry Out Loud: high schools participating 50.0 48.0 45.0 43.0 42.0
Poetry Out Loud: students participating 7,064 6,728 7,400 7,404 7,953
Total number of individuals benefiting 1,280,955 1,280,955 1,813,000 1,812,816 1,231,272
Number of artists benefiting 15,307 15,307 10,600 10,511 13,891
Number of youth benefiting 160,169 160,169 252,900 252,610 270,508

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