CROSSING BORDERS MUSIC COLLECTIVE
EIN 45-4368130 · Music (A68)
What they do
In FY 26, Crossing Borders Music Reached Over 7,000 People In At Least 60 Concerts and In-school Performances In The Chicago Area and Traveled to Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York. Artistic Leadership is Now Shared Between The Four Core Ensemble Members. for Our Fourth Year, New and Returning Students From Chicagos West Side Took Part In CBMs Young Composers Project, Spending 10 Weeks Creating and Getting to See Their First Works Performed By Professional Ensemble. New Works Were Commissioned This Season In Celebration of Americas 250th, and We Continue to Share Music By Long-time Collaborators In Cambodian, Haitian, Rohingya, Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ Communities.
How to reach them
ContactNik RanaTreasurer
Mailing address9440 Lorel Ave, Skokie, IL 60077
Main phone(312) 488-9910 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@crossingbordersmusic.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- May 2012
- County
- Cook
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