COVID-19 Relief Funding Received

The Egyptian Theatre, like most theatres, was closed for most of 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.  Restrictions continued into early 2022 with the impact on attendance continuing into late 2022.

We are extremely grateful for all the donations and grants that helped the Egyptian Theatre survive the most devastating time in its history.  The Theatre will continue to need support as it rebuilds its reserves and fully recovers from the pandemic.

April 2020 – Payroll Protection Program – PPP (round one) $50,967
April 2020 – Small Business Administration disaster assistance advance $8,000
June 2020 – SBA EIDL Loan $150,000 (repayment begins Nov 2022)
June 2020 – Landmarks Illinois COVID relief grant $2,000
June 2020 – Illinois Humanities COVID relief grant $7,500
December 2020 – DeKalb County Community Foundation COVID relief grant (3rd round) $5,000
November 2020 – State of Illinois Business Interruption grant (BIG) $55,000
November 2020 – Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation COVID relief grant $30,000
January 2021 – National Independent Venue Association Emergency Relief fund $20,000
March 2021 – PPP (round two) $41,213.54
April 2021 – DCCF COVID relief grant (4th round) $11,000
July 2021 – SBA Shuttered Venue Operator Grant $444,921.40
August 2021 – DCCF COVID relief grant (5th round) $7,500
August 2021 – SBA disaster assistance supplemental $5,000
November 2021 – SBA Shuttered Venue Operator Grant Supplemental $243,067.47
March 2022 – State of Illinois Back to Business grant (B2B) $60,000
February 2023 – Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through the City of DeKalb $50,000