Funding Amount

$160,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

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

What Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$6.85M
Median grant
$6.85M
  • By dollars: Missouri 100%. Top recipient cities: Saint Louis, MO.

Example grants

  • Saint Louis Symphony Endowment Trust · Saint Louis, MO

    Investment

    $6.85M

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Music
  • Performing arts
  • Youth programs
  • BIPOC

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