Grants Database
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Year
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Programs
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Amount
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Location
The Aspen Institute Inc.
To support the development of the Justice Audit prototype in Grand Rapids, Michigan
$200,000
The Bridgespan Group Inc.
To help funders determine what is needed to build a more robust policy and advocacy ecosystem in Chicago, as the district moves to an elected school board
$150,000
The Center for Election Innovation & Research
To support state convenings of election officials in the Great Lakes region, provide legal and communication assistance to election officials, and research and issue reports on the impact of voting policies in the Great Lakes states
$200,000
The Miami Foundation Inc.
For the Institute for Nonprofit News’ efforts to support newsrooms in the Great Lakes region
$175,000
The Niskanen Center Inc.
To support implementation of the De-Escalation and Training Act and to educate policy makers on the importance of improving clearance rates
$300,000
The Sculpture Center
To commission Chicago-based, Puerto Rican-born artist Edra Soto to create La Distancia, a two-part gallery exhibition and outdoor sculptural installation
$100,000
Theater Mu
To commission Hmong American playwright Katie Ka Vang to develop a new theatrical work in collaboration with the Hmong community in the Twin Cities that will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement in the United States
$100,000
Trace Media Inc.
To expand its reporting on gun violence research and policy implementation in the Midwest
$450,000
Trustees of Princeton University
To support the Bridging Divides Initiative to provide threat monitoring, prevention, and planning support to the Great Lakes region
$400,000
University of Chicago
To support the UChicago Consortium on School Research Investors Council
$300,000
University of Chicago - Consortium on Chicago School Research
For its Consortium on Chicago School Research to conduct research on chronic absenteeism in Chicago Public Schools
$200,000
University of Chicago - Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
For its Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts to support the next phase of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project
$170,000
University of Chicago - Urban Labs
For its Urban Labs to develop a workforce training curriculum for 911 professionals in the Great Lakes region
$150,000
University of Illinois - Discovery Partners Institute
For its Discovery Partners Institute to support the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative to produce reports on educators and college and career readiness, and to strengthen its capacity to produce timely and actionable research
$473,000
University of Illinois Foundation
For the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Education Justice Project to support state policy on college access and success for current and formerly incarcerated individuals
$200,000
Urban Institute
To develop and manage a network of Great Lakes states to work on policies to improve college student basic needs security
$200,000