Grants Database
Year
Programs
Amount
Location
Temple University
To convene the Federal Student Basic Needs Strategy Group to educate policymakers on the need for increased access to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits
$85,000
The Project on Government Oversight Inc.
To support a census research project and report designed to improve state and local census participation for 2030
$118,500
The Rebuild Foundation NFP
To support a new exhibition by Joyce Awards Alumnus Theaster Gates at Stony Island Arts Bank
$50,000
University of Chicago
For its Urban Labs Health Lab to convene national experts and examine workforce challenges for 911 call centers that may be impacting emergency response
$50,000
University of Illinois Foundation
For the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts to support Chicago designer and artist Norman Teague’s US pavilion installation for the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
$50,000
University of Texas at Austin
For its Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute to conduct a mixed-methods study on the value of industry recognized certifications earned by high school students in Illinois and Indiana
$250,000
William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice Inc.
To support its Second Amendment fellowship project
$40,000
3Arts Inc.
For the Disability Culture Leadership Initiative (totaling $60,000) and 3AP crowdfunding platform for the development of new artistic works (totaling $100,000)
$160,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes
To support its efforts to protect and restore the Great Lakes
$805,000
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan
To support regional voting rights organizing and local election clerk engagement
$250,000
Art on theMART Foundation
To commission African American artist and Joyce Award alumnus, Nick Cave, to create a new digital public artwork in 2022
$25,000
Artadia
To support the organization’s efforts for racial equity in the 2022 Artadia Awards and Artadia Network
$20,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago
To support its general operations
$150,000
Black Environmental Leaders Association
To support "Cultivating Change: A Campaign to Celebrate and Advance Jacqueline E. Gillon’s Legacy"
$10,000
Boston University
To support Wheelock Educational Policy Center to launch a research/policy partnership with Indiana Department of Education to study if English learners and special ed students have effective, diverse educators, and recommend policy solutions to ensure they do
$200,000