2011 Annual Grants Report

Arts Grants

Dance St. Louis$40,000
To support the 2011 production of Spring to Dance.
HotCity Theatre$5,000
To support the selection and development of a new work.
Metro Theater Company$30,000
To support the production of The Giver.
Springboard to Learning$20,000
General support.
St. Louis Public Library Foundation$50,000
This is the first of five payments totaling $250,000 to be paid over five years.
Contemporary Art Museum$70,000
Support exhibition schedule, first of three for a total of $210,000.
Craft Alliance$30,000
To support fourth year in Grand Center.
Jazz St. Louis$70,000
To support creation of a new jazz opera, Champion, along with Opera Theatre St. Louis. This is the first payment of a grant totaling $100,000.
Opera Theatre of St. Louis$100,000
For commission of new opera and staging of new works.
Prison Performing Arts$18,000
This is the second and final payment of a two year grant totaling $36,000.
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra$250,000
To support the Whitaker Guest Artist Series. This is the fifth and final payment of a grant totaling $1,000,000.

Parks Grants

Gateway Greening$30,000
General operating support.
Grace Hill Settlement House$74,575
To support the 2011 Whitaker Urban Evenings Concert Series. This is the first payment of a two year grant totaling $149,150.
Laumeier Sculpture Park$50,000
To support operating and program costs. This grant extends the multi-year pledge to six years and $300,000.
Ivory Perry Park Concerts$9,000
To support the 2011 Ivory Perry Park Concert Series.
Laumeier Sculpture Park$50,000
To support operating and program costs. This grant extends the multi-year pledge to six years and $300,000.
Missouri Botanical Garden$100,000
This is the second and final year of a two year grant, totaling $200,000, in support of the Whitaker Music Festival.
Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis$60,000
To support the annual production in Forest Park. This is the third and final year of a three year grant totaling $180,000.