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Active Grants
The Foundation's Special Initiatives Program supports nonprofit organizations conducting programs and campaigns that contribute to the Foundation's areas of interest. Generally, this is the only program at the Foundation to award capital and endowment grants, which make up approximately 75 percent of our Special Initiatives Program investments over the last ten years. With an annual budget of approximately $8 million, the program makes grants ranging in size from $50,000 to $10,000,000, with 95 percent of the dollars directed to institutions in the Chicago region. Please note, grants that are made for endowment are in perpetuity and do not have an end date.
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Total Current Grants:
$19,149,875
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Number of nonprofits currently receiving grants:
14
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Total Chicago:
$16,452,875
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Total Non Chicago:
$2,697,000
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Civic Institutions |
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Chicago Public Education Fund,
Chicago,
IL
www.cpef.org
$1,000,000
For Leadership Fund III to improve school leadership and student achievement
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2012
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The Renaissance Schools Fund,
Chicago,
IL
www.rsfchicago.org
$1,000,000
For two new Renaissance 2010 schools (reallocated for evaluation and support of one school as of 7/06)
Effective:
9/14/2004
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12/31/2010
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Cultural Institutions |
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Chicago Horticultural Society/Chicago Botanic Garden,
Glencoe,
IL
www.chicagobotanic.org
$400,000
For a Children's Learning Center and Growing Garden
Effective:
1/1/2007
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12/31/2010
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Lincoln Park Zoological Society,
Chicago,
IL
www.lpzoo.com
$500,000
For restoration of the south pond and environmental education programs
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2010
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Ravinia Festival Association,
Highland Park,
IL
www.ravinia.org
$500,000
For a ten-year Fund for Artistic Initiatives as part of the Centennial Campaign
Effective:
12/7/2004
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12/31/2014
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater,
Chicago,
IL
www.chicagoshakes.com
$500,000
For a ten-year fund to create a Chicago Shakespeare Trust for artistic productions
Effective:
12/7/2004
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12/31/2014
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Health Institutions |
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Children's Memorial Hospital,
Chicago,
IL
www.childrensmemorial.org
$5,000,000
For the campaign to support the new hospital in Streeterville
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2012
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Rush University Medical Center,
Chicago,
IL
www.rush.edu
$7,500,000
For support of the Center for Advanced Emergency Response as part of the capital campaign
Effective:
12/7/2004
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12/31/2012
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Rush University Medical Center,
Chicago,
IL
www.rush.edu
$472,875
For a preschool social emotional learning initiative at Rush Neurobehavioral Center
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2010
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Social Service Institutions |
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Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired,
Chicago,
IL
www.thechicagolighthouse.org
$480,000
For support of the Birth to Three program and adaptive technology services for youth over three years
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2010
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Have Dreams,
Park Ridge,
IL
www.havedreams.org
$500,000
For expansion of its Communication and Independent Life Skills program for children with autism
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2011
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Non-Chicago Institutions |
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The Advertising Council, Inc.,
New York,
NY
www.adcouncil.org
$150,000
For an emergency preparedness campaign and general support over three years
Effective:
5/23/2007
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5/23/2010
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Smithsonian Institution,
Washington,
DC
www.si.edu
$750,000
For construction of the new Star-Spangled Banner Gallery
Effective:
1/1/2007
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12/31/2010
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Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Sciences,
East Lansing,
MI
www.cas.msu.edu
$397,000
For preservation and digitization of a collection of Chicago Tribune newspapers
Effective:
1/1/2008
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6/30/2010
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