Picture the Music
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- K-6 students from public, private, parochial, and homeschools in bi-state area
Overview
Geographic Scope: Bi-state region (Missouri and Illinois), serving public, private, parochial, and homeschools
Focus Areas:
- Free, cross-curricular art competition for students in kindergarten through sixth grade
- Students listen to orchestral music and respond creatively through visual art
- Intersection of music and visual arts education
Program Details:
- Running for 30+ years
- Volunteer-administered through Symphony Volunteer Association
- In 2023, over 16,000 students from 85 schools participated
- Submissions: 522 paintings and drawings
- Top 100 finalists recognized and artwork displayed at traveling exhibit locations
- Awards ceremony held at Powell Hall
- Panel of local judges with art backgrounds select finalists in blind review process
Eligibility:
- K-6 students from public, private, parochial, and homeschools in bi-state area
Recognition:
- Won Gold Award from League of American Orchestras Volunteer Council (March 2023)
- Recognized as best-in-class program with significant impact
- Presented by Employees Community Fund of Boeing
Contact:
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- 718 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103
- Phone: 314-533-2500
- Email: info@slso.org
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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Music education
- Arts
- Education
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