NonprofitsChicago Sinfonietta Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Chicago Sinfonietta Inc

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$2.8M

Total expenses

$3.8M

Net assets

$2.5M

Grants received

$6.6M

133 grants

EIN

363517987

Tax year

2023

Mission

Chicago Sinfonietta is a professional orchestra dedicated to modeling and promoting diversity, inclusion, and both racial and cultural equity in the arts through the universal language of symphonic music. Our core values are built around being bold and daring in all aspects of our work, providing a source of connectivity through music, and ensuring and inspiring a continued investment in diversity and inclusion in classical music.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.6M
Program service revenue$178K
Investment income$82K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenue$2.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$2.3M
Fundraising$570K
Other expenses$1.5M
Total expenses$3.8M
Total assets$2.7M
Net assets$2.5M

People

26 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Blake Anthony Johnson

President & Chief Executive Officer

Board

$269K

40 hrs/wk

Mei Ann Chen

Music Director

Board

$104K

40 hrs/wk

James Weidner

Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Genhi Givings Bailey

Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Felicia Gerber Perlman

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Althea Alviar Lee

Secretary, Co-Chair Nominating & Governance

Board

2 hrs/wk

Melissa B Donaldson

Chair Development Committee

Board

2 hrs/wk

Douglas Freeman

Chair of International Markets & Relations

Board

2 hrs/wk

Joyce Johnson Miller

Capital Campaign Committee Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Eva Andalcio

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Anne Barlow

Chair of Program Committee

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jessica Litwin

Co-Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee

Board

2 hrs/wk

T Roberson Carter

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Pedro Cervantes

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Paul Dilda

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Scott Hoesman

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Michael Kohnen

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Wendy Lewis

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Sanchit Madan

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Ebbie Parsons

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Clarita Santos

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Allyson Wynn

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Darwin Brown

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Rosalyn Carpenter

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Joseph Schneider

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Regynald Washington

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 133 of 133

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.2M
To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative.
2024
$100K
to provide general operating support
2024
$75K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$60K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$30K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$25K
To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative.
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT FOR UNDESERVED AUDIENCES IN CHICAGO
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$2K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2024
$500
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$688K
To participate in Year Two of the Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative that will support arts organizations of color.
2023
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVATION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
2023
$100K
To support general operations
2023
$75K
in support of general operations
2023
$70K
Culture
2023
$66K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$65K
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$27K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$25K
EDUCATION
2023
$25K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2023
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
to support a series of convenings among community-based arts and culture organizations
2023
$11K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT FOR UNDESERVED AUDIENCES IN CHICAGO
2023
$7K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$5K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$800
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$600K
TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVATION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
2022
$456K
A planning grant to prepare for implementation work as part of a new Arts initiative.
2022
$100K
To provide support for 2022 operations.
2022
$75K
in support of general operations
2022
$70K
Culture
2022
$62K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$31K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30K
FOR THE 2022-2023 CHICAGO SINFONIETTA EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS, MAKINGMUSIC + ENCORE
2022
$30K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$30K
Arts Access and Learning
2022
$30K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
Culture
2022
$25K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2022
$24K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT FOR UNDESERVED AUDIENCES IN CHICAGO
2022
$9K
In support of Chicago Sinfonietta's performance at Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$3K
to support development staff training with fundraising consultant
2022
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2022
$300
In support of general operations
2022
$200
Employee Matching Gift-General support
2022
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$103K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$75K
in support of general operations.
2021
$75K
in support of general operations.
2021
$30K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$30K
Arts Access and Learning
2021
$30K
FOR 2021-2022 CHICAGO SINFONIETTA EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AUDIENCE MATTERS AND STUDENT ENSEMBLES WITH EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY
2021
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2021
$15K
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2021
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$10K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2021
$500
Annual Fund
2021
$300
in support of general operations.
2021
$300
In support of general operations.
2021
$103K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$88K
ARTS, CULTURE
2020
$80K
President's Discretionary Fund
2020
$75K
in support of general operations.
2020
$40K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$30K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$30K
For support of Audience Matters and SEED: Student Ensembles with Excellence and Diversity
2020
$30K
Arts Access and Learning
2020
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
Education
2020
$25K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2020
$24K
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2020
$24K
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2020
$18K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$15K
CATALYST FUND GRANT
2020
$15K
CATALYST FUND GRANT
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2020
$10K
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT FOR UNDESERVED AUDIENCES IN CHICAGO
2020
$10K
Cultural Institutions
2020
$8K
2020 DEFIANT BY DESIGN (VIRTUAL EVENT)
2020
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$5K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$4K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$500
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2020
$209
TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC.
2020
$72K
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
2019
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$30K
For Audience Matters and SEED: Student Ensembles with Excellence and Diversity
2019
$25K
CHICAGO SINFONIETTA: RESIDENTS ORCHESTRATE PROJECT
2019
$24K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$19K
CATALYST FUND GRANT
2019
$2K
In honor of Jim Hirsch's leadership and on the occasion of his retirement
2019
$42K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$26K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$25K
DISCRETIONARY GRANT
2018
$25K
CATALYST FUND GRANT
2018
$16K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$500
MUSIC ENRICHMENT
2018
$308
TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC.
2018
$43K
SUPPORTING 2018 CHICAGO UNITES CONCERT: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
2017
$36K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$32K
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
2017
$30K
For Audience Matters and SEED: Students Ensemble with Excellence and Diversity in CPS
2017
$5K
FEE FOR CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE
2017
$5K
DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT
2017

Funded by

$6.6M from 43 funders · 133 grants · 2017–2024

The Wallace Foundation

$2.4M · 5 grants · 2022–2024

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$1M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$468K · 11 grants · 2020–2024

The Dupage Community Foundation

$379K · 6 grants · 2017–2024

Builders Vision Foundation

$300K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Joyce Foundation

$245K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$245K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$164K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Details

EIN363517987
NTEE codeA680
Subsection03
Ruling date1987-12
Formed1987
Employees199
Volunteers25
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