Grantee | Amount | Grant Length in Years | Grant Purpose | Award Year | Program Area | Region | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Street Theater | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://16thstreettheater.org/ |
| 6018North | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://6018north.org |
| A Red Orchid Theatre | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.aredorchidtheatre.org |
| A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://aprpullmanportermuseum.org/ |
| About Face Theatre | $25,000 | 1 | Cash Reserve Challenge | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.aboutfacetheatre.org |
| About Face Theatre | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.aboutfacetheatre.org |
| Access Contemporary Music | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.acmusic.org |
| ACRE (Artists Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://acreresidency.org |
| Actors Theatre Of South Carolina | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.actorstheatreofsc.org |
| Aerial Dance Chicago | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.aerialdancechicago.org/ |
| African American Arts Alliance of Chicago | $120,000 | 3 | the salary of an executive director | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://aaaachicago.org |
| African American Arts Alliance of Chicago | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://aaaachicago.org |
| Alternate ROOTS | $20,000 | 2 | ConNECKted TOO --> TINY IS POWERFUL, a project of the Charleston Rhizome | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://alternateroots.org |
| American Blues Theater | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://americanbluestheater.com/ |
| American Rivers | $50,000 | 1 | protecting riparian lands in the Winyah Bay Watershed | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | https://www.americanrivers.org/ |
| Annex Dance Company | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://annexdancecompany.org/ |
| Art Forms & Theatre Concepts, Inc. | $5,000 | 1 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.aftcinc.com |
| Art League of Hilton Head Island | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.ArtLeagueHHI.org |
| Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://artemisiatheatre.org |
| Artistic Home Acting Ensemble | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | theartistichome.org |
| Arts & Business Council of Chicago | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.artsbiz-chicago.org |
| Arts Grand Strand, The | $6,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://theartsgrandstrand.org |
| Asian Improv aRts Midwest | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | |
| Audience Architects, NFP (dba See Chicago Dance) | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.seechicagodance.com |
| Audubon Great Lakes | $65,000 | 1 | grassland conservation across the Chicago region | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://gl.audubon.org |
| Audubon SC | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://sc.audubon.org/ |
| Ayodele Drum & Dance | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.ayodeledrumanddance.com/ |
| Babes With Blades Theatre Company | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://https://babeswithblades.org/ |
| Barrington Area Conservation Trust | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.bactrust.org |
| Batavia Artists Association | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.waterstreetstudios.org |
| Beaufort Arts Council / Mather Academy | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.beaufortartscouncil.org |
| Beaufort County Open Land Trust | $60,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.openlandtrust.com |
| Beaufort Museum, The | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://beauforthistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/ |
| Bella Voce | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.bellavoce.org |
| Beyond This Point Performing Arts Association Nfp | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.beyondthispoint.org |
| Black Metropolis Research Consortium @ The University of Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | participation in the collections advisory group | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/ |
| Blair Thomas & Company | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagopuppetfest.org |
| Blue Island Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://blueislandhistoricalsociety.com/ |
| Bluffton Historical Preservation Society | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.heywardhouse.org/historic-bluffton-foundation |
| Bohemian Theatre Ensemble NFP | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | bohotheatre.com |
| Broken Nose Theatre | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.brokennosetheatre.com |
| Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://bronzevillehistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/ |
| C. Williams Rush Museum of African-American Arts & Culture | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://cwrushafricanamericanmuseum.org/ |
| Calumet Collaborative | $50,000 | 1 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.calumetcollaborative.org |
| Carolina Art Association/Gibbes Museum of Art | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.gibbesmuseum.org |
| Cecil Williams Museum And Institute For Social Innovation | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.cecilwilliams.com/ |
| Center for Heirs Property Preservation | $40,000 | 2 | the Empowering Grassroots Community Resilience project, which will train advocates in vulnerable predominantly African American communities along the SC coast | 2021 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.heirsproperty.org |
| Center For Heirs Property Preservation | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.heirsproperty.org |
| Cerqua Rivera Art Experience | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://cerquarivera.org |
| Chamber Music Charleston | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.ChamberMusicCharleston.org |
| Charleston Chamber Foundation dba Lead>CHS Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | the One Region Strategy | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.oneregionstrategy.com |
| Charleston Jazz | $40,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.charlestonjazz.com |
| Charleston Stage Company | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.charlestonstage.com |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.charlestonsymphony.org |
| Chicago a cappella | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagoacappella.org |
| Chicago Art Department | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagoartdepartment.org |
| Chicago Artists Coalition | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagoartistscoalition.org |
| Chicago Collections Consortium | $25,000 | 1 | participation in the collections advisory group | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://chicagocollections.org |
| Chicago Community Trust | $200,000 | 0.5 | Arts Work Fund - Arts for Illinois Relief Fund for arts organizations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.artsworkfund.org |
| Chicago Community Trust | $450,000 | 3 | Arts Work Fund | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.artsworkfund.org |
| Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://chicagoculturalaccess.org |
| Chicago Cultural Alliance | $25,000 | 1 | participation in the collections advisory group | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org |
| Chicago Dance Crash | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagodancecrash.com |
| Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.danztheatre.org |
| Chicago Film Archives | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org |
| Chicago Filmmakers | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://chicagofilmmakers.org |
| Chicago Human Rhythm Project | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagotap.org |
| Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagojazzorchestra.org |
| Chicago Jazz Philharmonic | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | chijazzphil.org |
| Chicago Latino Theater Alliance | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.clata.org |
| Chicago Literary Hall Of Fame | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://chicagoliteraryhof.org |
| Chicago Moving Company | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagomovingcompany.org |
| Chicago Public Art Group | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagopublicartgroup.org |
| Chicago Tap Theatre | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.chicagotaptheatre.com |
| Chinatown Museum Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://www.ccamuseum.org/ |
| City Lit Theatre Company | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://citylit.org |
| City of Charleston | $60,000 | 2 | the MOJA, Free Verse, and Piccolo Spoleto festival through the Office of Cultural Affairs | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.charlestonarts.org |
| Clinard Dance Theatre | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.clinardance.org |
| Coastal Conservation League | $50,000 | 1 | Berkeley County Project Manager | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://https://www.coastalconservationleague.org/ |
| College of Charleston Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | the Avery Research Center's Documenting the Arc: The Lowcountry, Civil Rights and the Era of Black Lives Matter, which seeks to contextualize the Black Lives Matter movement in the broader civil rights movement | 2021 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://foundation.cofc.edu/ |
| College of Charleston Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | operations of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://halsey.cofc.edu |
| College of Charleston Foundation - Addlestone Library | $25,000 | 1 | Lowcountry Digital Library's participation in the collections advisory group | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/ |
| Comfort Station Nfp | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://comfortstationlogansquare.org/ |
| Congo Square Theatre Company | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://congosquaretheatre.org |
| Conservation Foundation, The | $110,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.theconservationfoundation.org |
| Conservation Fund, The | $115,000 | 1 | implementation of federal Farm Bill conservation title funding for permanent land conservation in the Chicago Wilderness Region | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.conservationfund.org |
| Conservation Fund, The | $25,000 | 1 | North Lowcountry conservation work | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.conservationfund.org |
| Conservation Voters Of South Carolina Education Fund | $70,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | https://www.cvscef.org/ |
| Curious Theatre Branch | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://curioustheatrebranch.com |
| Dal Niente | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.dalniente.com |
| Danceworks Chicago | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.danceworkschicago.org |
| DANK Haus German American Cultural Center | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://www.dankhaus.com/ |
| Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.daufuskiemuseum.org/ |
| Deeply Rooted Productions Inc. | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.deeplyrooteddancetheater.org |
| Definition Theatre Company | $7,500 | 1 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.definitiontheatre.org |
| Dogwood Alliance | $25,000 | 1 | community-led forest protection in the Pee Dee Watershed | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://https://www.dogwoodalliance.org/ |
| Drayton Hall Preservation Trust | $50,000 | 1 | Continued cataloging and digitization of approximately 38,000 of the 500,000-artifact Legacy Collection | 2021 | Collections | Lowcountry | http://www.draytonhall.org |
| Ducks Unlimited | $325,000 | 3 | expanded conservation capacity in the Chicago region | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.ducks.org/conservation |
| Ducks Unlimited | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.ducks.org |
| East Cooper Land Trust | $20,000 | 1 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.eastcooperland.org |
| Eclipse Theatre Company | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave., Ste 602 B |
| Edgar Miller Legacy | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://www.edgarmiller.org/ |
| Edisto Historic Preservation Society | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://edistomuseum.org/ |
| Edisto Island Open Land Trust | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.edisto.org |
| Eighth Blackbird Performing Arts Association | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.eighthblackbird.org |
| Elastic Arts | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.elasticarts.org |
| Elmhurst Symphony Association | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://elmhurstsymphony.org |
| Enough Pie | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.enoughpie.org |
| Enrich Chicago | $60,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://www.enrichchi.org/ |
| Eta Creative Arts Foundation | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.etacreativearts.org |
| Experimental Sound Studio | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.ess.org |
| Factory Theater, The | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thefactorytheater.com |
| Faith in Place | $60,000 | 2 | the Migration & Me program | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.faithinplace.org |
| Field Museum | $12,500 | 1 | the Science Action Center's 2021 participation in the Calumet Land Conservation Partnership | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.fieldmuseum.org |
| Fifth House Ensemble | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.fifth-house.com |
| Filament Theatre Ensemble | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.filamenttheatre.org |
| Filter Photo | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.filterphoto.org |
| Fine Line Creative Arts Center | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.fineline.org |
| First Floor Theater | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://www.firstfloortheater.com/ |
| First Folio Theatre | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.firstfolio.org |
| Floating Museum | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://floatingmuseum.org |
| Flowertown Players, The | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.flowertownplayers.org |
| Footlight Players | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://footlightplayers.net |
| Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org |
| Free Street Programs | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.freestreet.org |
| Friends of Coastal South Carolina | $60,000 | 1 | Gullah Community Partnerships in the Waccamaw NWR | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | https://www.sccoastalfriends.org/ |
| Friends of the Chicago River | $80,000 | 2 | the development of a collaborative GSI watershed council | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://chicagoriver.org |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | $80,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://fotfp.org |
| Fulcrum Point New Music Project | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.fulcrumpoint.org |
| Full Spectrum Features | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://fullspectrumfeatures.com |
| Fund for Innovative TV dba Media Burn Independent Video Archive | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://mediaburn.org |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy | $60,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.genevalakeconservancy.org |
| Georgetown County Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.georgetowncountymuseum.com/ |
| Gift Theatre Company, The | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thegifttheatre.org |
| Gilloury Institute dba Silk Road Rising | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.silkroadrising.org |
| Global Pungmul Institute | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.soribeat.org |
| Griffin Theatre Company | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://Griffintheatre.com |
| Guild Complex | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://guildcomplex.org |
| Gullah Traveling Theater | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | gullahtravelingtheater.org |
| Haitian American Museum Of Chicago | $20,000 | 1 | Building Capacity and Sustainability through Collections | 2021 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.hamoc.org |
| Haitian American Museum of Chicago | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://www.hamoc.org/ |
| Harbor Historical Association Of Georgetown | $25,000 | 1 | Across Time and Many Waters" which seeks to tell the story of Blacks from enslavement through freedmen work in the maritime industry in Georgetown | 2021 | Collections | Lowcountry | scmaritimemuseum.org |
| Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://scmaritimemuseum.org/ |
| Haymarket Opera Company | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.haymarketopera.com |
| Healthy Hood Chicago | $19,800 | 3 | The Mural Movement | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | |
| Heaven Gallery | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.heavengallery.com |
| Hedwig Dances | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.hedwigdances.com |
| Hell in a Handbag Productions | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.handbagproductions.org |
| Heritage Library Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://heritagelib.org/ |
| High Concept Laboratories | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://highconceptlabs.org |
| Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.hhso.org |
| Historic Pullman Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.pullmanil.org/ |
| Honey Pot Performance | $84,000 | 2 | Chicago Black Social Culture Map | 2021 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://www.honeypotperformance.org/about-the-cbscm |
| Honey Pot Performance | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://www.honeypotperformance.org/ |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | $75,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.artsalliance.org |
| Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | $200,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://iecef.org |
| Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.ipomusic.org |
| International Chamber Artists | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.icamusic.org |
| International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://WWW.LatinoCulturalCenter.org |
| International Music Foundation | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.imfchicago.org |
| Interrobang Theatre Project Inc | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://interrobangtheatreproject.org |
| Intuit The Center For Intuitive And Outside Art | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.art.org |
| Intuit The Center For Intuitive And Outside Art | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.art.org |
| Jackalope Theatre Company | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.jackalopetheatre.org |
| Jazz Institute Of Chicago Inc | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.jazzinchicago.org |
| Kalapriya Foundation Center For Indian Performing Art | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.kalapriya.org |
| Kettle Moraine Land Trust | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.kmlandtrust.org |
| Khecari | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.khecari.org |
| Lakeside Singers | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.lakesidesingers.com |
| Land Conservancy of McHenry County, The | $80,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.conservemc.org |
| Land Trust Alliance | $100,000 | 1 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.landtrustalliance.org |
| Latitude | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.latitudechicago.org |
| Lawyers for the Creative Arts | $75,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | City of Chicago | http://www.law-arts.org |
| League of Chicago Theatres Foundation | $75,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://ChicagoPlays.com |
| Lean Ensemble Theater | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://leanensemble.org |
| Lifeline Productions | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.lifelinetheatre.com |
| Links Hall | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.linkshall.org |
| Lira Ensemble | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.liraensemble.org |
| Long Bay Symphonic Society | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.longbaysymphony.com |
| Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.lordberkeley.org |
| Lowcountry Land Trust | $145,000 | 2 | Johns Island Community Conservation Initiative Strategic Implementation | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.lowcountrylandtrust.org |
| Lowcountry Land Trust | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.lowcountrylandtrust.org |
| Lowcountry Local First | $15,000 | 1 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://lowcountrylocalfirst.org |
| Lucky Plush Productions | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.luckyplush.com |
| Mad Shak Dance Company | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.madshak.com |
| Make Literary Productions Nfp | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.makemag.com |
| Make-Believe Association | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.makebelieve.fm |
| Mandala South Asian Performing Arts Inc | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.mandalaarts.org |
| McClellanville Arts Council | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.mcclellanvilleartscouncil.com |
| Media Reform SC (DBA Ohm Radio) | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.ohmradio963.org |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | $100,000 | 2 | development of funding for green stormwater programs | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | https://www.metroplanning.org/index.html |
| Mezcla Media Collective Ltd | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.mezclamediacollective.org/ |
| Midsommer Flight Nfp | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.midsommerflight.com |
| Mitchell Museum of the American Indian | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.mitchellmuseum.org |
| Mocrep | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.mocrep.org |
| Momenta Inc. | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://momentadances.org |
| Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.morrisheritagecenter.org/ |
| MPAACT | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.mpaact.org |
| Muntu Dance Theatre | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.muntu.com |
| Najwa Dance Corps | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.najwadancecorps.org |
| National Audubon Society | $100,000 | 2 | long-term Calumet wetland conservation capacity | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | https://gl.audubon.org/ |
| National Audubon Society | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://sc.audubon.org/ |
| National Fish And Wildlife Foundation | $300,000 | 3 | Chi-Cal Rivers Fund | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.nfwf.org |
| National Forest Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | facilitation of the Midewin Stakeholder Group | 2019 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.nationalforests.org |
| National Museum of Gospel Music | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.nationalmuseumofgospelmusic.org/AOTL/ |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | $30,000 | 1 | Carlos Cortez through the Eyes of Everyday Heroes | 2021 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org |
| National Trust For Historic Preservation In The United States | $55,000 | 2 | Developing Enhanced Protections for the Ashley River Historic District | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.savingplaces.org |
| Native Island Business & Community Affairs Association | $10,000 | 1 | The Gullah Celebration | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.nibcaa.org |
| Native Island Business & Community Affairs Association Inc. | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.nibcaa.org / http://www.gullahcelebration.com |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $75,000 | 1 | pilot approach for buyouts in flood prone areas of Charleston | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.nrdc.org |
| Nature Conservancy | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/southcarolina/ |
| Nature Conservancy of Illinois, The | $80,000 | 2 | expanded conservation capacity and public engagement in the Kankakee Sands region through the addition of a stewardship & community outreach associate | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.nature.org/illinois |
| Natya Dance Theatre | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.natya.com |
| Neo-Futurists, The | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://neofuturists.org |
| New Alpha Community Development Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | community-led forest protection in the Pee Dee watershed | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | https://www.newalphacdc.com/new-alpha-cdc-2/ |
| New Colony Nfp | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thenewcoordinates.org |
| Newberry Consort Nfp | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://newberryconsort.org/ |
| North Charleston Pops | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.northcharlestonpops.com |
| Nothing Without A Company | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.nothingwithoutacompany.org |
| Oak Park Festival Theatre | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.oakparkfestival.com |
| Open Space Institute | $50,000 | 1 | advancing the Conservation Recreation Vision for the Black River | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.openspaceinstitute.org |
| Open Space Institute | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.osiny.org |
| Openlands | $150,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | https://openlands.org/ |
| Orion Chamber Ensemble | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.orionensemble.org |
| Otherworld Theatre Company | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.otherworldtheatre.org |
| Palmetto City Ballet | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.palmettocityballet.org |
| Palmetto Luna | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.facebook.com/palmettoluna |
| Paper Machete Group | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thepapermachete.org |
| Pat Conroy Literary Center Inc. | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.patconroyliterarycenter.org |
| Pee Dee Land Trust | $30,000 | 1 | general operations | 2021 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.peedeelandtrust.org |
| Pegasus Theatre Chicago | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.pegasustheatrechicago.org |
| Penn Center | $100,000 | 3 | capacity building for the Cultural and Historical Exhibitions and Interpretation. | 2021 | Collections | Lowcountry | http://www.penncenter.com |
| Piven Theatre Workshop | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.piventheatre.org |
| Plagiarists | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.theplagiarists.org |
| Pollinator Partnership | $80,500 | 3 | enhance landscape for imperiled pollinators across Chicagoland | 2019 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | https://www.pollinator.org/ |
| Pride Films And Plays | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.pridefilmsandplays.com |
| Public Media Institute | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.publicmediainstitute.com |
| Public Narrative | $27,500 | 1 | Chicago Reader coverage of small arts organizations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://publicnarrative.org/ |
| Public Works | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.publicworksartcenter.org |
| Pure Theatre | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://puretheatre.org/ |
| Raven Theatre Company | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.raventheatre.com |
| Reader Institute For Community Journalism Inc. | $25,000 | 1 | Media coverage of small arts organizations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://www.chicagoreader.com/ |
| Red Clay Dance Company Inc. | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.redclaydance.com |
| Red Tape Theatre Company | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.redtapetheatre.org |
| Red Theater Chicago | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | redtheater.org/ |
| Redtwist Theatre | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.redtwist.org |
| Redux Contemporary Art Center | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://reduxstudios.org |
| Rembrandt Chamber Players Inc | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.rembrandtchambermusicians.org |
| Remy Bumppo Theatre Company | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.remybumppo.org |
| Rivendell Theatre Ensemble | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://rivendelltheatre.org/ |
| Riverside Arts Center | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://riversideartscenter.com |
| Roman Susan Art Foundation | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://romansusan.org |
| Roots & Culture | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://www.rootsandculturecac.org/ |
| Rough House Theater Company | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.roughhousetheater.com |
| Same Planet Diffrent World | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.same-planet.org |
| Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.srbcc.org |
| Seno K/RLT Conservancy | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://senokrlt.org/ |
| Serendipity Theatre Company DBA 2nd Story | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.2ndstory.com |
| Shattered Globe Theatre | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.sgtheatre.org |
| Shirley Heinze Land Trust | $100,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.heinzetrust.org |
| Shorefront | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.shorefrontlegacy.org |
| Sideshow Theatre Company | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.sideshowtheatre.org/ |
| Sixty Inches From Center | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org |
| Sones De Mexico Ensemble | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://sonesdemexico.com |
| South Carolina Arts Alliance | $40,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://scartsalliance.net |
| South Carolina Arts Commission | $50,000 | 2 | the "Art of Community: Rural SC" project | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.southcarolinaarts.com |
| South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development | $100,000 | 2 | The Rural Resource Coalition of South Carolina (RRC) | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://scaced.org |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.coastalconservationleague.org |
| South Carolina Environmental Law Project | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.scelp.org |
| South Carolina Wildlife Federation | $30,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.scwf.org |
| South Chicago Dance Theatre | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://southchicagodancetheatre.com |
| South of Broadway Theater Company | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.SouthOfBroadway.com |
| South Side Community Art Center | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.sscartcenter.org |
| South Side Community Art Center | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.sscartcenter.org |
| Southeastern Museums Conference | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.semcdirect.net/ |
| Southeastern Museums Conference | $25,000 | 1 | participation in the collections advisory group | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.semcdirect.net/ |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $170,000 | 2 | general operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP) | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.southernenvironment.org |
| Southern Methodist University | $25,000 | 1 | DataArts | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.smu.edu/dataarts |
| Space Movement Project | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://thespacemovementproject.org |
| Spektral Quartet Nfp | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.spektralquartet.com |
| Spoleto Festival U S A | $50,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.spoletousa.org |
| Spudnik Press Cooperative | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://www.spudnikpress.org/ |
| St Charles Singers | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.stcharlessingers.com |
| Steep Theatre Company | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://steeptheatre.com |
| Stillwell Institute for Contemporary Black Art, The | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thestillwellinstitute.org |
| Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church | $8,250 | 3 | Lawndale Pop-Up Spot | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.stonetemplechurch.org/ |
| Strawdog Theatre Company | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.strawdog.org |
| Summerville Orchestra | $20,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.summervilleorchestra.com |
| Symphony Of Oak Park & River Forest, The | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.symphonyoprf.com |
| Synapse Arts Collective | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.synapsearts.com |
| Teatro Vista Theatre With A View Inc | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://teatrovista.org |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois | $60,000 | 1 | Unearthing and Celebrating the History of Black Nurses in Chicago | 2021 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://research.uic.edu/sponsoredprograms/ |
| The Center for International Performance and Exhibition dba HotHouse | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://hothouse.net |
| The Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts Inc. | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.lubeznikcenter.org |
| The Seldoms Nfp | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.theseldoms.org |
| The Wetlands Initiative | $125,000 | 3 | Calumet wetland restoration projects coordinator | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.wetlands-initiative.org |
| Theater Wit | $36,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.theaterwit.org |
| Theatre Y | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.theatre-y.com |
| Third Coast Percussion | $40,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thirdcoastpercussion.com |
| Third Eye Theatre Ensemble | $7,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.thirdeyete.com |
| Threewalls | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.three-walls.org |
| Threewalls | $25,000 | 1 | Cash Reserve Challenge | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.three-walls.org |
| Together SC | $30,000 | 1 | the South Carolina Land Trust Network | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | https://www.togethersc.org/ |
| Trap Door Productions | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://trapdoortheatre.com |
| Trickster Art Gallery | $10,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Chicago Region | http://www.trickstergallery.com |
| Trickster Art Gallery | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.trickstergallery.com |
| Trust For Public Land | $40,000 | 1 | Forest Preserves of Cook County conservation finance | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.tpl.org |
| Trust for Public Land - SC | $85,000 | 2 | the Lowcountry Conservation Finance program | 2020 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.tpl.org |
| Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art | $25,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://uima-chicago.org/ |
| Union Street Gallery | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.unionstreetgallery.org/ |
| University Of Chicago | $60,000 | 1 | Immersive Archives: an interactive, virtual experience of the digitized collections, hands-on workshops with community partners, and a pilot curriculum for high school students and teachers | 2021 | Collections | Chicago Region | https://sshmp.uchicago.edu/ |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | the development of a utility habitat corridor strategic roadmap | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://erc.uic.edu/ |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | the Center for the Arts (CFA) at USC-Beaufort | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | |
| Upper Dorchester County Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | collections emergency relief fund | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | https://www.scdchs.com/ |
| UrbanTheater Company | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | https://urbantheaterchicago.org/ |
| Utopian Theatre Asylum Inc. | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.tutatheatre.org |
| Vga Foundation | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.videogameartgallery.com |
| Village Group, The | $20,000 | 1 | Exhibition Plan for Plantersville Cultural Center | 2020 | Collections | Lowcountry | http://www.thevillagegroup.org |
| Village Repertory Co, The | $12,500 | 1 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.villagerep.com |
| Village Repertory Co. | $12,500 | 1 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://www.villagerep.com |
| Visceral Dance Chicago | $30,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.visceraldance.com |
| Walkabout Theater Company | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.walkaboutheater.org |
| Water People Theater Group | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.waterpeople.org |
| What If Productions | $10,000 | 2 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Lowcountry | http://whatifproductions.org |
| Wildlife Habitat Council | $60,000 | 1 | general operations, plus organizational capacity and development for the Calumet office | 2020 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | http://www.wildlifehc.org |
| Wildlife Habitat Council Inc. | $50,000 | 2 | Calumet office operations | 2021 | Land Conservation | Chicago Region | wildlifehc.org |
| Winifred Haun & Dancers | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.WinifredHaun.org |
| Winyah Rivers Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | general operations | 2019 | Land Conservation | Lowcountry | http://www.winyahrivers.org |
| Woman Made | $22,500 | 3 | general operations | 2021 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.womanmade.org |
| Yin He Dance | $12,000 | 3 | general operations | 2020 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.yinhedance.org |
| Zephyr Dance Ensemble | $18,000 | 3 | general operations | 2019 | Artistic Vitality | Chicago Region | http://www.zephyrdance.com |
