On August 6, 2009, the board of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following performing arts grants for the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation:

Groups new to this fund:
-500 Clown—$10,000 (for each of three years)
-Adventure Stage Chicago—$10,000 (for each of three years)
-Fifth House Ensemble—$5,000 (for each of two years)
-Hoperaworld—$7,500 for one year
-MPAACT—$10,000 (for each of two years)
-Teatro Americano—$5,000 (for each of two years)
-Third Coast Percussion—$10,000 (for each of three years)
-Thodos Dance Chicago—$7,500 (for each of two years)
-Youth Choral Theater of Chicago—$10,000 (for each of three years)
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Total: $75,000

Groups continuing in this fund:
-Albany Park Theatre Project—$15,000 per year for two years
-Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council—$12,000 per year for three years
-Chicago Community Chorus—$5,000 per year for two years
-Chicago Moving Company—$12,000 per year for three years
-Circle Theatre—$12,000 per year for two years
-Collaboraction—$15,000 per year for three years
-DanceWorks Chicago—$10,000 per year for two years
-Deeply Rooted Productions—$15,000
-Eighth Blackbird—$12,000 per year for three years
-Free Street Theater—$12,000 per year for three years
-Natya Dance Theatre—$15,000 per year for three years
-Porchlight Music Theatre—$18,000 per year for three years
-Raven Theatre—$12,000 per year for three years
-Teatro Vista—$10,000 per year for two years
-The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic—$12,000 per year for three years
-The House Theatre—$15,000 per year for three years
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Total: $202,000

Groups in the second year of two-year grants:
-Artistic Home—at $12,000 per year
-Chicago a cappella—at $9,000 per year
-Fulcrum Point New Music Project—at $12,000 per year
-Griffin Theatre Company—at $12,000 per year
-Hedwig Dances—at $12,000 per year
-Hypocrites—at $12,000 per year
-International Contemporary Ensemble—at $10,000 per year
-Orion Chamber Ensemble—at $6,000 per year
-Rembrandt Chamber Players—at $6,000 per year
-Salt Creek Ballet—at $9,000 per year
-Shattered Globe Theatre—at $12,000 per year
-ShawChicago—at $8,000 per year
-The Neo—Futurists—at $15,000 per year
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Total: $135,000

Groups in the second year of three-year grants:
-Barrel of Monkeys—at $10,000 per year
-Blair Thomas and Company—at $10,000 per year
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Total: $20,000 (grand total: $432,000)