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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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Enterprise Affordable Housing Institute Recognizes Driehaus Architecture Award as "National Model"
07/31/13

From July 23 – 25, architects and developers from around the country gathered in Chicago for the 2013 Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute. The three day brainstorming and problem-solving event had aspirations beyond the 14 participating case studies; working towards a multiplier effect of improving people’s lives through design. Enterprise ...

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2013 Richard H. Driehaus Landmarks Preservation Awards
11/01/13

On Saturday October 26, Landmarks Illinois and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation convened with preservationists from across the state to honor this year’s best historic preservation efforts. The awards honor individuals and organizations whose works demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation ...

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New MacArthur Fund and Small Theater and Dance Fund Deadlines for 2014 Announced
news 10/14/13

New deadlines have been set for the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture and the Small Theater and Dance funding program at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation in 2014. For the MacArthur Fund proposals from performing arts organizations (music, theater and dance groups) are due 5 p.m. on January 6 ...

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