Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Arts and Cultural
Mission Statement Multi-Faceted Grant Support to: • Eligible Illinois not-for-profit organizations seeking to present Illinois performing artists, companies, or groups for performances, collaborations, or short residencies held in conjunction with performances. • Individual Artist to realize a career goal, take advantage of a professional opportunity, or to produce and present an artistic project. • Schools and school districts for short term residencies focused on hands-on learning experiences. • Recognize Illinois writers and promote greater awareness of non-commercial publishing in the state.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Encourage, promote, and support Illinois artists, companies, or ensembles.
    1. Support individual artists in the production and presentation of artistic projects.
    2. Support professional development opportunities related to an individual artist's career.
    3. Support Illinois performing artists, companies, or groups for performances, collaborations, or short residencies held in conjunction with performances.
  2. Enrich and strengthen the State of Illinois by supporting accomplished Illinois artists who are the foundation of Illinois' creative environment.
    1. Recognize exceptional artists who have created a substantial body of work throughout their careers by providing awards to support continued artistic growth.
  3. Encourage Illinois not-for-profit literary magazines to publish and disseminate new work by living Illinois writers and poets.
    1. Recognize Illinois writers and promote greater awareness of non-commercial publishing in the state.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund Statutory Authority 20 ILCS 3915.
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) $ 17,207.2 $ 2,899.8 $ 2,899.8 $ 1,100.0 $ 1,000.0
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 17,207.2 $ 2,899.8 $ 2,899.8 $ 1,100.0 $ 1,000.0
Average monthly full-time equivalents 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Output Indicators
Total number of grants awarded 356.4 324.0 160.0 153.0 157.0
Number of eligible organizations supported 87.0 79.0 80.0 79.0 61.0
Number of governmental entities supported 8.8 8.0 8.0 5.0 9.0
Number of grants to individual artists 260.7 237.0 75.0 69.0 85.0
Number of residences supported 0.0 0.0 8.0 5.0 11.0
Outcome Indicators
Number of individuals benefiting 29,537 29,537 112,000 111,876 132,842
Number of artists benefiting 742.0 742.0 2,550 2,510 2,234
Number of partnerships created 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number of youth benefiting 5,975 5,975 29,000 28,063 12,563
Percentage of Illinois House Districts served 61.00% 61.00% 67.00% 66.10% 57.00%
Percentage of Illinois Senate Districts served 86.00% 86.00% 81.00% 81.40% 75.00%

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