People's Music School
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Grants
10
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Total Awarded
$960,000
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Years
1990 - 2022
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Categories
Grants
2022 (3 years)
$225,000
The People’s Music School creates access to high-quality, tuition-free music education in Chicago with a curriculum grounded in music lessons, ensemble work, music theory, and performance. The People’s Music School serves 850 students each year in after-school programs and 400 students in its in-school program. With four locations in Chicago, the People’s Music School is dedicated to serving students aged five to 18 years of age, the vast majority of whom come from lower-income households and 90 percent of whom are people of color. This award provides general operating support to the People’s Music School as part of the Foundation’s Culture, Equity, and the Arts program.
2002 (1 year)
$100,000
To support an endowment fund.
1995 (1 year)
$50,000
To support the capital campaign.
1993 (3 years)
$90,000
In support of general operations (over three years).
1992 (1 year)
$125,000
To support a capital campaign for construction of a new facility (over two years).
1991 (1 year)
$25,000
To support a capital campaign coordinator.
1990 (1 year)
$25,000
To plan, develop, and implement a capital campaign related to the construction of a new building.
