Discretionary Grants 2009: $751,500
- Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Chicago, IL $15,000
- To hire a consultant to help the Alliance find a new president and CEO.
(6 mos.)
- AmericaSpeaks
- Washington, DC $10,000
- To support the planning and facilitation of the Chicago Jazz Summit/Town
Hall Meeting, a convening of diverse stakeholders in the Chicago jazz
community, including artists, organizations, and presenters in August
2009. (1 yr.)
- Belden Russonello & Stewart
- Washington, DC $20,000
- For opinion poll on citizen attitudes about Illinois state government, the
political system, and reform options. (3 mos.)
- The Campaign Legal Center
- Washington, DC $10,000
- To support a redistricting reform conference at Pocantico, NY. (8 mos.)
- Chicago Jazz Orchestra
- Chicago, IL $5,000
- To support its 30th anniversary season and the Cross Country Suite
concert featuring African American clarinetist/saxophonist Victor Goines.
(1 yr.)
- City of Chicago, Department of Law
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- For costs associated with the defense of the City’s handgun ban in the U.S. Supreme Court. (8 mos.)
- The Civic Federation
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support an independent review of the underlying assumptions and
current projections contained in Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid proposal.
(1 yr.)
- The Civic Federation
- Chicago, IL $15,000
- To support a project that would propose solutions to the state’s fiscal
problems. (1 yr.)
- Concerned Christian Men
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- General support. (1 yr.)
- Council on Foundations Inc.
- Arlington, VA $20,000
- To explore the feasibility of launching a national workforce-oriented
funders’ affinity group. (1 yr.)
- Council on Foundations Inc.
- Arlington, VA $5,000
- To support the 2009 Fall Conference Census Plenary. (6 mos.)
- Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation Inc.
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support the Choosing to Participate initiative in Washington, DC.
(1 yr.)
- Free Spirit Media
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To document the impact of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
in Chicago. (18 mos.)
- Freedom States Alliance
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support daily collection and dissemination of policy-oriented national
firearm-related news and information through GunPolicy.org. (6 mos.)
- Freedom States Alliance
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support costs associated with the merger of States United to Prevent
Gun Violence and Freedom States Alliance. (1 yr.)
- FSG Social Impact
- Boston, MA $10,000
- To develop an organizational strategic blueprint for Chicago Public
Schools’ Office of New Schools. (3 mos.)
- Gilloury Institute
- Chicago, IL $5,000
- To support Silk Road Cabaret: Broadway Sings the Silk Road. (1 yr.)
- Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching
- Chicago, IL $10,000
- To support the 2009 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence. (3 mos.)
- Grantmakers for Education
- Portland, OR $15,000
- To support a national education summit in Chicago in October 2009.
(1 yr.)
- Grantmakers in the Arts
- Seattle, WA $5,000
- To support the 2009 annual conference. (1 yr.)
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Chicago, IL $10,000
- To support food distribution, enhance public education and advocacy, and
expand community programs. (1 yr.)
- Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
- Arlington, VA $20,000
- To support arts coverage on the television broadcast and Web site of NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. (1 yr.)
- Guidestar
- Williamsburg, VA $5,000
- To support Guidestar’s products and services. (1 yr.)
- Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support immigration reform. (1 yr.)
- Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support a briefing for the Midwest congressional delegation to
highlight regional trends, best practices and policy solutions. (1 yr.)
- Human Rights Watch
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To support its Chicago office. (1 yr.)
- Illinois Arts Alliance
- Chicago, IL $3,500
- To support its annual arts awards gala. (1 yr.)
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Chicago, IL $20,000
- To prepare a proposal for funding from the U.S. Department of Labor.
(6 mos.)
- Independent Sector
- Washington, DC $20,000
- To support Independent Sector’s 2009 Public Policy Action Institute.
(6 mos.)
- Independent Sector
- Washington, DC $10,000
- To support Independent Sector’s Envisioning our Future initiative. (1 yr.)
- Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources
- Missoula, MT $20,000
- To host the 2009 Society for Environmental Journalists’ post-conference
tour in Wisconsin exposing journalists to local, regional and international
environmental topics. (1 yr.)
- International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
- Chicago, IL $5,000
- To support the 2009 Latino Music Festival of Chicago, a series of
performances that promotes music from Latin America and Spain. (1 yr.)
- John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
- Boston, MA $10,000
- For educational programs. (3 mos.)
- Justice Center: The Council of State Governments
- New York, NY $20,000
- To support efforts in the Great Lakes Region to capitalize on new
opportunities created by the Second Chance Act. (1 yr.)
- League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
- Columbus, OH $20,000
- To support a conference on judicial reform to explore alternatives to
Ohio’s current judicial selection system. (1 yr.)
- Legal Community Against Violence
- San Francisco, CA $4,500
- To coordinate amicus briefs in the McDonald v. Chicago case. (6 mos.)
- Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc.
- Chicago, IL $1,000
- To support the 10 Year Anniversary Celebration and Tribute to Abner and
Zoe Mikva. (3 mos.)
- National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
- Chicago, IL $7,500
- General support. (1 yr.)
- National Center for Business Champions
- Denver, CO $20,000
- To provide technical assistance to the Education and Training
Subcommittee of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
(4 mos.)
- PAX
- New York, NY $20,000
- To conduct message research and qualitative testing around suicide
prevention and lethal means access. (1 yr.)
- Protestants for the Common Good
- Chicago, IL $10,000
- To support policy education and advocacy. (1 yr.)
- Public Campaign
- Washington, DC $20,000
- To support a national public opinion survey on congressional public
financing proposals. (1 yr.)
- Public Interest Projects
- New York, NY $20,000
- To support the Communities for Public Education Reform Initiative’s work
in its Chicago site. (6 mos.)
- Public Interest Projects
- New York, NY $20,000
- To support the Funders Census Initiative. (10 mos.)
- PublicVoice Inc.
- New Rochelle, NY $20,000
- To support a dialogue on how philanthropy and business can work
together to help low-income people earn credentials, improve skills and
move up the career ladder. (1 yr.)
- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Inc.
- Chicago, IL $5,000
- To support the 2009 Awards Dinner. (2 mos.)
- Strategic Human Services
- Chicago, IL $5,000
- To support the Nuthin But Peace summer kickoff concert and summer
youth programs. (3 mos.)
- Target Area Development Corporation
- Chicago, IL $5,000
- To support the Citywide Education Organizing Campaign’s technology
needs at the March 29, 2009 summit. (1 yr.)
- Theatre Communications Group
- New York, NY $10,000
- For support of the 2009 Theatre Communications Group National
Conference. (1 yr.)
- Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network (UCAN)
- Chicago, IL $15,000
- To support the execution and publication of the 2009 Teen Gun Survey.
(6 mos.)
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PA $20,000
- To fund the strategic engagement of medical personnel to lower firearm
violence. (10 mos.)
- Wayne State University
- Detroit, MI $20,000
- To support a conference focused on alternative approaches to judicial
selection in Michigan. (1 yr.)
- Women in Government
- Washington, DC $20,000
- To support a forum on redistricting for women state legislative leaders.
(1 yr.)
