Source Type: foundation
Program Goal: education programs, audience outreach, community arts
Activities Funded: programming, general operations
Eligible: organizations
Amount: $15,000 - 50,000
Due Dates: 22 August (letter of inquiry), 7 October (application)
Description: The Chicago Foundation for Women awards grants to nonprofit organizations addressing three issue areas and their impact on women and girls: economic security, freedom from violence, access to health services and information.
Source Type: foundation
Program Goal: artistic excellence
Activities Funded: specific projects
Eligible: organizations
Amount: $1,000 - 25,000
Due Dates: 1 February (Literature, Museums), 1 April (Music), 1 August (Drama), 1 October (Dance)
Description: The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation is a private independent foundation. Its principal focus is to support the arts and cultural organizations.
Source Type: foundation
Program Goal: artistic excellence, audience outreach
Activities Funded: general operations
Eligible: organizations
Amount: $3,000 - 12,000
Due Dates: 1 April, 5 August, 2 December
Description: Artistic Vitality Grants support and promote artistic vitality by creating excellent and innovative art, developing new professional-level talent, nurturing professional arts, and developing new audiences.
Source Type: foundation
Program Goal: artistic excellence
Activities Funded: general operations
Eligible: organizations
Amount: $3,000 - $10,000
Due dates: 25 April, 12 September
Description: The goal of this program is to encourage a continuation of Chicago's richness in the performance of dance and theater. To that end, we accept proposals only from companies that emphasize professional presentation instead of education or community outreach.
Source Type: corporate
Program Goals: diversity, visibility
Activities Funded: general operations
Eligible: organizations
Amount: -
Due Dates: open
Description: Inclusion and diversity is central to the Foundation's interest in the arts, so too is the amount of visibility generated by the proposed project. Projects must incorporate a highly visible marketing campaign which clearly conveys the project and its sponsor's involvement to the community. The Foundation primarily funds well established institutions.
Selected National/International Links
Founded in 1956, is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy. Dedicated to serving grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
Supports innovative new works in all live performing arts disciplines and traditions.
New York-based granting foundation and grants resource website.
Public agency dedicated to supporting artistic excellence, promoting public access to the arts, and providing leadership in arts education.
Sara Thompson, 'Ghost in the Machine,' 2007
