Illinois · Nonprofit
CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY
CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $750 to it, the largest being JENTES FAMILY FOUNDATION ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2018
- $113k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $750
- Net assets
- $-82743
What Chicago Orchestral Academy does
Mission
The primary purpose of the organization is to provide orchestral training opportunities for talented young musicians.
As stated on its FY2018 Form 990.
Program
Symphony concerts: numerous concerts were performed during the year. The majority are free and open to the public. Over 250 musicians participated and benefitted. Weekly rehearsal: intense group rehearsals were provided to over 250 musicians weekly. Sectional rehearsal are coached by seasoned professionals.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
67% of CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
19% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY?
- CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $750 to it, the largest being JENTES FAMILY FOUNDATION ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $750 in grants to CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY.
- Who is the largest funder of CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY?
- JENTES FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2018 (financials across 2018–2018), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing