Sarah Bryan Miller Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Type: Endowed fund established in honor of late St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller
Funding Source: Bequest from Sarah Bryan Miller estate - more than $1 million
Focus Areas:
- Support for vocal soloists
- Underwrites performances of choral repertoire with the SLSO
- Performance and preservation of music from African and African-American traditions
Background:
- Sarah Bryan Miller was St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic for 20+ years
- Covered SLSO extensively; covered institutional news
- In 2001, her reporting on SLSO led Taylor family to double financial commitment, eventually raising $80 million
- Post-Dispatch nominated her for Pulitzer Prize
- Former professional mezzo-soprano who particularly cherished vocal soloists and choral performances
- Died November 28, 2020 of cancer
- During lifetime, did not contribute financially to maintain journalistic impartiality
Geographic Scope: St. Louis area
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.
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Fields of Work
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- Performing arts
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