Organization
The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus is a volunteer non-profit organization. Membership dues, ticket sales, performance fees, CD sales, and individual and corporate donations support the operation of the Chorus in addition to grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ City Arts grant program.
The Artistic Director leads the artistic staff of the Chorus, which consists of an Assistant Conductor, Artistic Administrator, Accompanists, Choreographers, a music librarian, and a music researcher. The Artistic Director, Artistic Administrator, Assistant Conductor, and Accompanists are paid positions while the others are volunteer positions filled by the Chorus membership.
The Chorus also employs a part-time General Manager, but relies significantly on volunteer work by its members to support its activities.
The Chorus is governed by a Board of Directors, which is responsible for governing the strategic and fiscal operation of the Chorus, which is largely carried out by a system of committees. Members of the Board of Directors consist of members from the Chorus itself or from the general community, and candidates are selected by the Elections Committee. The Board of Directors is led by an Executive Committee made of up the Board President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The Chorus also elects a Membership Council, which is responsible for all membership related activities including retention and recruitment of Chorus members, organizing auditions, tracking attendance and member communications. Members of the Membership Council are elected from active singing members of the Chorus, and candidates are selected by the Elections Committee. Upon election, the council selects a Council President and representatives for each singing section of the Chorus.
The operational committees of the Chorus include four standing committees and a number of subcommittees with members appointed by the Board President and Board of Directors. The four standing committees are Finance, Fundraising, Performance, and Marketing.
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