Supporting land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

Through grantmaking and other tools, the Foundation helps strengthen and sustain the communities in which we work by supporting equitable and inclusive access and engagement with land, art, and collections.

GDDF News

Explore recent news and stories from the Foundation, grantees, and partners.

Select photos from orgs on this month's list

Performances and Exhibitions | Now Virtual

CHICAGO LOWCOUNTRY Cerqua Rivera Complicating Incidents www.cerquarivera.org/videos Chicago Dance Crash Bricklayers of Oz Chicago Tap Theatre https://www.facebook.com/chicagotaptheatre Experimental Sound Studios OPTION videos, William Parker Concert: https://youtu.be/NDbGEGskpG0 Discussion: https://youtu.be/lqSaUKJ8nZM ESS Quarantine Concerts First Folio Theatre Laughter on the 23rd Floor clip (2015) Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Carrington…

New Study Reveals Significant Impact of Chicago’s Storefront Theatres

Despite limited resources, 41 small theatre companies in Chicago filled a combined quarter of a million seats last season and staged more than 60 world premieres CHICAGO [November 20, 2019]— The Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (the Foundation)—an organization that offers unrestricted grants to…

Photos of Theater Y, Babes With Blades, Silk Road Rising in Chicago Sun-Times article

David Farren, Executive Director in The Chicago Sun-Times

We provide a half million dollars in general operating grants to Chicago’s small theaters each year, including those mentioned in this Chicago Sun-Times article – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Theatre Y, Babes With Blades, Silk Road Rising, A Red Orchid Theatre, Akvavit Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre Company.

Follow GDDF on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter to see what exciting things we have been up to!

gddonnelley

Supporting land conservation, artistic vitality, & regional collections for the people of the Chicago Region & Lowcountry of South Carolina.

Weekly COVID-19 Update - News and resources for gr

The Post and Courier is partnering with local musi

Dear friends – We recognize that the COVID-19 s

Artist Amiri Geuka Farris & @scartscomm have distr

During our March board and staff retreat, we spent

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Our next proposal deadline is April 10, 2020. APPLY NOW!

Supporting land conservation, artistic vitality, and regional collections for the people of the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

Through grantmaking and other tools, the Foundation helps strengthen and sustain the communities in which we work by supporting equitable and inclusive access and engagement with land, art, and collections.

LAND CONSERVATION

Natural lands; preserved and restored on a landscape scale — are critical to the well-being of wildlife, plant life, and human communities.

ARTISTIC VITALITY

Arts organizations; creatively accomplished and operationally strong — are the backbone of our regions’ artistic vitality.

COLLECTIONS

Collections; accessible to the public and creatively interpreted, urge us to consider where we’ve been, where we are now and where our next steps might take us.