

Patrice Walker Powell, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
The Joyce Foundation was pleased to host Patrice Walker Powell, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as a featured speaker at our April board meeting. Ms. Powell provided highlights of ongoing NEA activities, and discussed the importance of maintaining a local commitment to the arts especially during challenging times.
After dinner, guests attended a premiere week performance of Ghostwritten, a new play written by Joyce Award winning playwright Naomi Iizuka and presented by the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
Most communities lack data about the circumstances of these deaths.
Read full story >$1 million to boost participation in the 2010 census.
Read full story >Midwest has struggled in recent years to compete in the global marketplace.
Read full story >The city’s waters are making a comeback..
Read full story >The Joyce Foundation is supporting the Council of Great Lakes Governors (Council) and their work to help states.
Read full story >A study found that five Midwestern states have weak open government laws.
Read full story >A campaign to combat Illinois’ culture of political corruption
Read full story >A recent opinion editorial in Chicago Tribune authored by former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and former U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley.
Read full story >The Foundation was pleased to host Patrice Walker Powell, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as a featured speaker at our April board meeting.
Read full story >Grants approved at the April 2009 meeting of the Joyce Foundation Board of Directors. Click here to download.