All Illinois Arts Council (IAC) grant recipients are required to complete and submit a final report 30 days following the end of IAC's fiscal year (August 31). Fiscal year 2025 final reports will be due by November 15, 2025.
The Final Report will report on the activities outlined in your original application that took place during the grant period as specified on the grant agreement.
You will be required to provide financial, statistical, and narrative information on the activities that took place during the grant period. In addition you will be required to submit examples of published materials verifying your or your organization’s activities and compliance with the IAC funding acknowledgement requirement (“<YOUR ORGANIZATION NAME> acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council”).
FY25 Final Reports will be submitted electronically through the Salesforce system. You can access the Salesforce system at https://arts-illinois.force.com.
Listed below are links to final report materials and instructions for specific grant programs. Please read the instructions carefully before beginning the final report.
Final reports that are not on the Salesforce system are in PDF format. Unless otherwise noted on the form, reports must be filled out and emailed to the Illinois Arts Council.
If you have questions regarding the filing of the final report, please contact Manisha Gajapathy, Accountant Supervisor, at (312) 814-4992 or Manisha.Gajapathy@illinois.gov.
Final Report Materials and Instructions
Quarterly Report
Deadline
IAC grants of $25,000 or above are required to submit quarterly reports describing the progress of the program and summarizing activities to date. Quarterly reports are due January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31 for the three-month period ending 30 days prior to those dates.
Quarterly reports will be filed electronically using the Salesforce System. To learn how to access and use the Salesforce system, refer to the Using Salesforce section of the IAC website.
Salesforce Form Fields
• IAC grant amount spent this past quarter
• 100–300-word narrative on activity this past quarter
Authorization / Submission
Certify that the information is correct and submit the report.
Direct questions regarding the filing of the final report to Manisha Gajapathy, Accountant Supervisor, at (312) 814-4992 or Manisha.Gajapathy@illinois.gov.