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Bayer Fund - IN UNISON Programs

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Funding Amount

$160,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Bayer Fund - IN UNISON Programs

Status: Active grant program

Award Amount: $160,000 (as of 2021)

Funder: Bayer Fund

Focus Areas:

  • Support for SLSO IN UNISON programs including:

    • - IN UNISON Church Program
    - IN UNISON Chorus
    - IN UNISON Academy
  • Community outreach and academic programs

  • Performance and preservation of music from African and African-American cultures

  • Youth coaching, mentorship, and college assistance

    • Program Overview:

  • Bayer Fund has supported IN UNISON since program inception in 1992

  • Total support from Bayer Fund exceeds $8 million over 29 years

  • IN UNISON programs serve 15 counties in bi-state region

  • Impact: More than 11,000 people served annually

  • Began as pilot program with 5 African American partner churches; now 33 partner churches

  • Provided coaching, mentorship, and college assistance to 200+ youth and young adults

  • Peer to Peer program: Academic support connecting young musicians with SLSO musicians and St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra members

    • History:

  • Program began fall 1992 in partnership with St. Louis Clergy Coalition

  • Groundbreaking chorus dedicated to performance and preservation of African and African-American music

  • Quadrupled scope of Peer to Peer program in 2020

    • Bayer Fund Background:

  • In 2019, Bayer Fund awarded $14+ million to 3,200+ charitable and nonprofit organizations

  • Focus areas: food and nutrition, STEM education, community development

  • Over 5 years, nonprofit organizations across U.S. received $79+ million

    • Geographic Scope: St. Louis bi-state region (15 counties)

    Contact:

  • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

  • 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103

  • Phone: 314-533-2500

  • Email: info@slso.org

  • Bayer Fund: www.fund.bayer.us

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    musicperforming-artsyouth-programsbipoc

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