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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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