Welcome! You've found our page to honor the silliest boy who ever was: James Conklin. Our original mission was to award the means for aspiring comedians to attend the iO Summer Intensive. From April 2020 - December 2022, we expanded our mission to support individuals in the Chicago community through direct giving. Beginning in January of 2023, we will be awarding 2 individuals with a scholarship to attend The Annoyance Summer Intensive program. 2024 application will be coming soon!
9/3/2020 Announcement: The JCMS Board is extremely grateful for all of the generous donations to the scholarship and to the new GoFundMe dedicated scholarship for IO employees who were recently laid off. We have already been able to award $200 to over 50 employees! Thanks to each and every one of you. An additional round will be awarded to iO Staff and to a Chicago theater once we have secured the funding from the GoFundMe fundraiser.
9/3/2020 Announcement: The JCMS Board is extremely grateful for all of the generous donations to the scholarship and to the new GoFundMe dedicated scholarship for IO employees who were recently laid off. We have already been able to award $200 to over 50 employees! Thanks to each and every one of you. An additional round will be awarded to iO Staff and to a Chicago theater once we have secured the funding from the GoFundMe fundraiser.