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Selected grants

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Giving overview

2022

Chicago 2022 selected grants
01 Arts & Culture
  • Black Ensemble Theater | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) general operating support plus one-time addition $10,000 - final payment
  • Court Theatre | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) for general operating support plus one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Victory Gardens Theater | $30,000 of 2-year $40,000 ($20,000 per year) for general operating support plus a one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Marwen | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) for general operating support plus one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • National Museum of Mexican Art | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) for general operating support plus one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Lookingglass Theatre Company | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) for general operating support plus a one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Kartemquin Films | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) for general operating support plus a one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) general operating support plus a one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Harris Theater for Music and Dance | $30,000 of 2-year grant $40,000 ($20,000 per year) general operating support plus a one-time addition of $10,000 - final payment
  • Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $30,000 of 2-year grant $60,000 ($30,000 per year) for general operating support - final payment
  • The Joffrey Ballet | $30,000 of 2-year $60,000 ($30,000 per year) for general operating support - final payment
  • Goodman Theatre | $30,000 of 2-year grant $60,000 ($30,000 per year) for general operating support - final payment
  • Field Museum of Natural History | $30,000 of 2-year grant $60,000 ($30,000 per year) for general operating support - final payment
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theater | $30,000 of 2-year grant $60,000 ($30,000 per year) for general operating support - final payment
02 Ending Youth Homelessness
  • Corporation for Supportive Housing | $20,000 for staffing homeless youth subcommittee
  • LYTE Collective | $25,000 of two-year grant $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for general operating support
  • The Night Ministry | $25,000 of two-year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for Interim Supportive Housing
  • Howard Brown Health | $25,000 of two-year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year- 2022/2023) for general operating support of Broadway Youth Center -
  • La Casa Norte | $25,000 of two year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for general operating support
  • Kids Above All | $25,000 of two-year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for the Emerge Supportive Housing Program
  • Ignite (formerly Teen Living Programs) | $25,000 of two-year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year- 2022/2023) for general operating support
  • Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | $25,000 of two-year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for general operating support
  • New Moms, Inc. | $25,000 of two year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for general operating support
  • Unity Parenting and Counseling Inc | $25,000 of Two year grant of $50,000 ($25,000 per year - 2022/2023) for Ujima STARS
  • Center on Halsted | $10,000 for Youth Housing Initiatives final grant
03 Environment / Environmental Justice
04 Health and Health Opportunity Fund
05 Just Democracy
06 Service to the Field  
07 Sports-Based Youth Development
08 Violence Reduction
DC 2022 selected grants
01 Equitable, Climate Resilient Land Use
02 Just Democracy
03 Livable Communities
04 Parkinson's Treatment and Care
Newport 2022 selected grants
01 Arts & Culture
02 Environment
03 Health & Human Services

2021

Chicago 2021 selected grants
01 Arts & Culture
02 Ending Youth Homelessness
  • Center on Halsted | $20,000 for Youth Housing Initiatives
  • Howard Brown Health | $25,000 for Broadway Youth Center ($15,000+ one-time addition of $10,000)
  • Howard Brown Health | $50,000 for capital support for the new Broadway Youth Center Site
  • Ignite (formerly Teen Living Programs) | $25,000 for general operating support ($20,000 + one-time addition of $5,000)
  • Kids Above All | $25,000 for Emerge Supportive Housing Program ($20,000 plus a one-time addition of $5,000)
  • La Casa Norte | $25,000 for general operating support ($20,000 + one-time addition of $5,000)
  • LYTE Collective | $25,000 for general operating support ($20,000 plus a one-time addition of $5,000)
  • Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | $25,000 for Transitional and Independent Living Programs ($20,000 + one-time addition of $5,000)
  • New Moms, Inc. | $25,000 for general operating support ($15,000 + one-time addition of $10,000)
  • The Night Ministry | $25,000 for Interim Supportive Housing ($20,000 + one-time addition of $5,000 )
  • Unity Parenting and Counseling Inc | $25,000 for Ujima STARS Transitional Housing $15,000 + one-time addition of $10,000 for general operating support
03 Environment / Environmental Justice
04 Health and Health Opportunity Fund
05 MacArthur Fund
06 Service to the Field  
07 Sports-Based Youth Development
08 Violence Reduction
09 Youth Mental & Behavioral Health
DC 2021 selected grants
01 Arts & Culture
02 Environment
03 Health
Newport 2021 selected grants
01 Arts & Culture
02 Environment
03 Health & Human Services
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