The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following grants in June, 2010 (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-3Arts: $10,000 for a public education and advocacy campaign for Chicago artists;

-Chicago Dramatists:  $15,000 for salary support for the new position of Marketing Director;

-Chicago Sinfonieta:  $10,000 for the continuing transition to a new Musical Director as the Founder retires;

2nd Year Payments of 2-Year Grants

1) TUTA                           = $ 9,000

2) Serendipity Theater Co.   = $ 7,000

3) Redtwist Theater Co.      = $ 7,000

4) City Lit Theater Co.        = $ 7,000

5) Piven Theater                = $ 5,000

6) Infamous Commonwealth  = $ 5,000

Total                                = $40,000

Dance grants (all grants are for general operating support unless otherwise noted):

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation has moved to a new office.  Our new address is:

333 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 510

Chicago, IL  60601

Our phone and fax numbers remain the same.

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation held a board meeting on March 17, 2010 and approved the following grants (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-Chicago Foundation for Women: $15,000 for “Collaboration Through Community Art”, 25th anniversary mural project;

-The Dance Center of Columbia College:  $15,000 for The subsidized Theater Rental Program;

-Partisan Arts International:  $12,000 for public relations and marketing to promote the 2010 African Jubilee Series;

The 2010 deadlines for the Small Theater & Dance Funding Program will be 5:00 pm on Monday, May 3 and 5:00 pm on Monday, September 13. For more information and a link to the application, please click the tab "what we support."

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation held a board meeting on January 26, 2010 and approved the following grants (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-Fear No Art: $8,500 matching grant for the production of a 30-minute program for WTTW that will take viewers into the studios of Chicago artists;

-I Am Chicago: $5,000 for a photo project that will document the appearance of typical Chicago residents around the city;

In response to the economic recession, the Driehaus Foundation created Chicago Performs!

The 2010 deadlines for the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation will be Monday, March 1, for performing arts groups in theater, dance and music, and Tuesday, June 1, for all other arts organizations, such as visual and media arts; literary arts; interdisciplinary arts; special projects; museums, and service, policy or advocacy groups.  For more information and a link to the application, please click the tab "what we support."

On November 16, 2009, the board of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following grants to non-performing arts groups as part of the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.  At the end of each grant, we list the group’s MacArthur Fund category.

New Grants: 15 groups total for $45,000