The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Through our grants, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation seeks to improve the built environment, to enhance the city through the arts, to use investigative reporting to strengthen our democracy, and to ameliorate the effects of low wages.
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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Honors Sunny Fischer as First WREN Award Recipient
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble honored Sunny Fischer for her extraordinary work on behalf of women in theatre on May 9th at The Swedish American Museum.
Rivendell's connection to Sunny began in 1996 when she and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation gave Rivendell their first ever grant to mount their first ...
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Richard H. Driehaus Honored for Funding Small Theatre Groups in Chicago
The Chicago Dramatists honored Richard H. Driehaus for his foundation's longstanding and consistent support of small theatre groups at the Chicago Cultural Center on Friday April 19th.
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The 2013 CNDA Awards: Building a Healthier Chicago
The 19th Chicago Community Development Awards honored local developers, non-profits and architects who have worked to improve communities through outstanding architectural contributions to Chicago neighborhoods.
The Driehaus Foundation funds the award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design.
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RECENT GRANTS
4 OF 3159 RECENT GRANTS
NAMI DeKalb,Kane-South, & Kendall Counties
$10,000
05/03/13
http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?MicrositeID=362
Kane County 5K
Aurora, IL
Economic Opportunity
Columbia College Chicago
$12,500
04/30/13
http://www.colum.edu
To support the Subsidized Rental Theater Program
Chicago, IL
Arts & Culture
Storycatchers Theatre $25,000 04/09/12 Renewal grant Chicago, IL Arts & Culture
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
$10,000
03/18/13
http://www.cooperhewitt.org
First floor exhibition 'Process:Design' and the grand re-opening of the National Design Museum in New York
New York, NY
Built Environment