The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation approved the following grants in
February & March, 2011 (all grants are to Chicago-area organizations unless
noted otherwise):

For Arts:

-Ciesla Foundation (Washington, D.C.): $15,000 for The Rosenwald Schools Film Project;

-Dance Center of Columbia College:  $15,000 to support the Subsidized Theater Rental Program;

-Dance USA (Washington, D.C.): $5,000 for scholarships for Chicago dance professionals to attend national conference, to be held in Chicago in July 13-16, 2011;

-League of Chicago Theatres:  $15,000 for general operating support;

-Oil Painters of America:  $20,000 for each of 3 years for the Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists;

-Redmoon Theater:  $15,000 for general operating support;

-Siskel/Jacobs Productions:  $10,000 for outreach and distribution for the documentary film, "Louder Than a Bomb;"

For The Built Environment:

-Active Transportation Alliance:  $25,00 for the Better Blocks program;

-American Architectural Foundation (Washington, D.C.): $25,000 for the National Mayors Summit on City Design;

-Archi-treasures:  $15,000 for general operating support

-Association for Preservation Technology (Springfield, IL):  $15,000 for the Building Technology Heritage Library;

-Chicago Architecture Foundation:  $25,000 for each of 2 years for general operating support;

-Chicago Design Matters Foundation:  $10,000 to convene a conference in Washington, DC to promote the Chicago design community and collaboration with emerging world capitals;

-Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (New York, NY):  $10,000 to support the exhibit, "What is Design?:  How Design Shapes the Way We Live.";

-The Cultural Landscape Foundation (Washington, D.C.):  $30,000 for the website, "What's Out There," and to help pay for a "What's Out There Weekend" in Chicago;

-Friends of the Parks:  $40,000 for each of 2 years for the Public Trust Research and Policy program;

-Illinois Association of Historic Preservation Commissions (Springfield, IL):  $20,000 for the 2011 Illinois state historic preservation conference;

-LISC Chicago:  $65,733 for each of 3 years for the Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design;

-Lower East Side Tenement Museum (New York, NY): $25,000 for each of 2 years for development and implementation of the new exhibit and tour, "Minding the Store;"

-MAS Context:  $5,000 for general operating support;

-Openlands:  $15,000 for Homegrown Chicago Food Garden Network;

-Partners for Sacred Places, Chicago office: $50,000 plus a $25,000 challenge grant to support the Performing Arts in Chicago’s Sacred Places project;

-Preservation Chicago:  $30,000 for general operating support;

-The Trust for Public Land/Chicago Office:  $50,000 challenge grant for general operations;

For Economic Opportunity for the Working Poor:

-Center for Economic Progress:  $40,000 for each of 2 years for general operating support;

-The Law Project:  $25,000 for the Home Ownership Program;

-Women's Business Development Center:  $15,000 to support the Child Care Business Program;

-Women's Initiative for Self-Employment:  $15,000 to tailor its program and curriculum to the specific needs of Chicago's community of low-income female entrepreneurs;

-Woodstock Institute:  $15,000 for general operating support;

From our General Funding category:

-Chicago Community Trust:  $10,000 for Unity Challenge 2011, to provide special grant support to outstanding nonprofits struggling with lower donations and greater demand for services;

-Chicago Public Library Foundation:  $25,000 for the Vivian G. Harsh Society;

-Donors Forum of Chicago:  $12,000 for each of 3 years for general operating support;

-National Center for Family Philanthropy (Washington, D.C.):  $10,000 to fund the Family Foundation CEO Leadership Initiative;

-National Museum of Mexican Art:  $10,000 for the Sor Juana Festival;

From Government Accountability/Investigative Reporting:

-Better Government Association:  $80,000 for each of 2 years to support BGA’s Investigative Unit and the BGA Investigative Journalism Awards;

From the Investigative Reporting Fund:

-Kartemquin Films:  $15,000 for post-production work on the film, "The Interrupters;"

-Francine J. Sanders:  $10,000 to examine the role of civilians in police brutality cases;

For Museums:

-Association of Midwest Museums (St. Louis, MO):  $15,000 to support their 84th annual conference;

-Chicago History Museum:  $10,000 for the exhibit, "Out in Chicago;"