On November 16, 2009, the board of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following grants to non-performing arts groups as part of the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.  At the end of each grant, we list the group’s MacArthur Fund category.

New Grants: 15 groups total for $45,000
1. Cambodian American Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial—$12,000 per year for three years = $36,000. A wonderful small museum in Chicago and the only institution in America dedicated to interpreting the history of the Killing Fields. (Museum)

2. Hyde Park Cultural Alliance—$10,000 for two years = $20,000. An organization that promotes art and culture in Hyde Park. Among other things, it sponsors the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, which draws a large and diverse audience from all over the city. (Policy or advocacy group)

3. Partisan Arts International—$7,000. Marguerite Horberg's revival of the Hot House jazz club that was a showcase for international music. (Interdisciplinary arts)

4. Shorefront—$6,000 per year for two years = $12,000. An established Evanston group that finds and displays the forgotten history of African-American living on the North Shore. (Special project)

5. Chicago Independent Radio Project—$5,000. A group of volunteers formed to bring independent music and arts-focused community news to a radio or web station. (Visual and media arts)

6. Bronzeville/Black Chicago Historical Society—$5,000 per year for two years = $10,000. A South Side group that preserves and presents the history of African- American migration to Chicago. (Museum)

7. Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest—$10,000. A century old historical society that is expanding its scope and locations. (Museum)

8. Mitchell Museum of the American Indian—$8,000. The only museum in Chicago dedicated to telling the story of Indian life in the Midwest. (Museum)

9. Community Film Workshop of Chicago—$7,000. A media arts center that plays a major role in bringing art to the Englewood community. The organization teaches filmmaking skills to women and people of color, but provides low cost film equipment rental and will host a monthly series of film presentations and talks in Woodlawn. (Visual and media arts)

10. Elastic Arts Foundation—$6,000. An organization that provides performance space and opportunities to artists of all disciplines and media, mostly innovative jazz performers. (Interdisciplinary arts)

11. AREA Chicago—$6,000. A spunky magazine dedicated to researching, supporting and networking local social, political and cultural movements. It also hosts arts events. (Literary arts)

12. ArtWorks Projects—$6,000. A group that uses design and the arts to raise awareness of significant human rights and environmental issues. The money would go toward presentations in the Chicago area. (Visual and media arts)

13. The Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn—$6,000. A new children’s museum in the south suburbs working to provide play opportunities for children in an integrated setting.

14. 137 Films—$6,000. A Chicago-based organizations that make films about the scientific community. Money would go toward presentations in the Chicago area. (Visual and media arts)

15. Live the Spirit Residency—5,000. A small but established jazz festival held in Englewood. The festival is run by jazz saxophonist Ernest Dawkins, and has an all-star lineup for an event of this size. (Special project)

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Total: $105,000 in 2009

Renewal Grants: 22 groups total $264,000
1. Chicago Dramatists—$20,000 per year for three years = $60,000 (Service, policy or advocacy group)

2. Neighborhood Writing Alliance—$20,000 per year for three years = $60,000 (Literary arts)

3. Bronzeville Children's Museum—$18,000 per year for two years = $36,000 (Museum)

4. Jazz Institute of Chicago—$18,000 per year for three years = $54,000 (Service, policy or advocacy group)

5. Archeworks—$18,000 per year for two years = $36,000 (Interdisciplinary group)

6. International Music Foundation—$18,000 per year for two years = $36,000 (Service, policy or advocacy group)

7. Wonderworks: Children's Museum of Oak Park—$15,000 per year for two years = $30,000 (Museum)

8. National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum—$12,000 per year for two years = $24,000 (Museum)

9. Young Chicago Authors—$12,000 (Literary arts)

10. Split Pillow—$12,000 (Visual and media arts)

11. Rush Hour Concerts—$12,000 per year for three years = $36,000 (Service, advocacy or policy group)

12. Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing—$10,000 per year for two years = $20,000 (Literary arts)

13. Chicago Filmmakers—$10,000 per year for two years = $20,000 (Visual or media arts)

14. Korean American Resource and Cultural Center—$10,000 per year for two years = $20,000 (Service, advocacy or policy group)

15. Unity Temple Restoration Foundation—$10,000 per year for two years = $20,000 (Special project)

16. Three Walls—$9,000 per year for two years = $18,000 (Interdisciplinary arts)

17. Global Girls—$8,000 (Service, advocacy or policy group)

18. Guild Complex—$7,000 (Literary arts)

19. The Poetry Center of Chicago—$7,000 (Literary arts)

20. Open Studio Project—$6,000 per year for three years = $18,000 (Visual and media arts)

21. Chicago Film Archives—$6,000 per year for two years = $12,000 (Visual and media arts)

22. Skokie Theatre Music Foundation—$6,000 per year for two years = $12,000 (Service, advocacy or policy group)

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Total: $264,000 in 2009

Second year payment of two-year grants: 9 groups for $67,000
1. Links Hall—at $12,000 per year (Interdisciplinary arts)

2. Asian Improv aRts Midwest—at $9,000 per year (Service, advocacy or policy group)

3. Lampo—at $9,000 per year (Service, advocacy or policy group)

4. Chicago Artists’ Coalition—at $8,000 per year (Visual and media arts)

5. Fund for Innovative TV—at $8,000 per year (Visual and media arts)

6. Experimental Sound Studio—at $7,000 per year (Visual and media arts)

7. Chicago Dancemakers Forum—at $7,000 per year (Service, advocacy or policy group)

8. Norton Building Concerts—at $5,000 per year (Service, advocacy or policy group)

9. South Suburban Archaeology—at $2,000 per year (Special project)
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Total: $67,000

Grand Total: $436,000 in 2009