The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra receives $148,400 in Funding Via the Ontario Trillium Foundation

The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra is honoured to announce the orchestra has been awarded a $148,400 grant courtesy of the Resilient Communities Fund via the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The grant will allow the MSO to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 through key investments in artistic supports, robust marketing and advertising activities, enhanced fundraising efforts, and community outreach.

With the support of this grant, the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra has invested in key advertising opportunities such as radio, transit and digital; enhanced their online presence through a critical redesign of their website; purchased Keela – a complete fundraising and donor management tool for non-profits; and most importantly, invested in the quality of their concerts via enhanced sound and lighting, hiring world-class guest artists, commissioning original compositions by new Canadian composers, and the ability to livestream from the concert hall.

“The impact of this Ontario Trillium Foundation grant is enormous” said Eileen Keown, MSO Executive Director. “It will allow for the orchestra to re-engage with our community and rebuild the tradition of symphonic music in Mississauga through inspirational performances of iconic orchestral works”.

With a combination of 100 community musicians and professional section leads, the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has earned the reputation as the best hybrid orchestra in Canada. Based out of Hammerson Hall, a world-class performing arts facility located within the Living Arts Centre, the MSO provides performance opportunities and personal development to talented amateurs while combining the strands of excellence and education by assisting young professional performers and composers through solo performance opportunities, commissions, and mentoring.


The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is an agency of the Government of Ontario, and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations. Last year, nearly $112M was invested into 1,384 community projects and partnerships to build healthy and vibrant communities and strengthen the impact of Ontario’s non-profit sector. In 2020/21, OTF supported Ontario’s economic recovery by helping non-profit organizations rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.