2009 GRANTS Endorsement Grants Endorsement Grants are made to a limited number of leading institutions selected by the Foundation’s Directors. These grants often involve ongoing core support of the institution rather than specific programmatic support pursuant to the Foundation’s Grantmaking Priorities. The Foundation does not accept inquiries or applications relating to the Endorsement grant category, as decisions to make these grants are made on a discretionary basis by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Adler Planetarium & Chicago, IL www.adlerplanetarium.org Cosmology and Astrophysics Research $80,000 America's Foundation for Chess Kirkland, WA www.af4c.org General Support $20,000 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL www.artic.edu Education Programs $70,000 Chicago Academy of Sciences Chicago, IL www.naturemuseum.org Education Programs $35,000
Chicago History Museum Chicago, IL www.chicagohs.org General Support $55,000
Chicago Horticultural Society Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL www.chicagobotanic.org Community Education Programs $40,000 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL www.cso.org Education Programs $55,000 The Field Museum Chicago, IL www.fieldmuseum.org Play Lab - Children's Education $70,000 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Chicago, IL www.hubbardstreetdance.com General Support $35,000 Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL www.joffrey.com General Support $35,000 John G. Shedd Aquarium Chicago, IL www.sheddaquarium.org Conservation, Education and Animal Programs $80,000 La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL www.larabida.org General Support $70,000 Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL www.lpzoo.org General Support $55,000 Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL www.lyricopera.org NEXT - Discount Student Tickets for the Next Generation $55,000 Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL www.msichicago.org Science Minors Education Program and the 21st Century Initiative $70,000 Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL www.nmh.org Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Stroke Nursing Programs $70,000 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL www.ric.org Brinson Stroke Fellowship $60,000 Special Olympics Illinois Normal, IL www.soill.org General Support $40,000
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL www.uchicago.edu Medical Research $70,000 Programmatic Grants | Education We believe education provides people with the opportunity to expand their talents and capabilities. Through our grantmaking, we hope to inspire them to reach their full potential both as individuals, and as contributing citizens of a greater community. We are especially interested in programs that make quality education accessible to those who are personally committed. See Who We Are – Our Priorities for more information regarding our interests in this area. ACCION International Boston, MA www.accion.org Microfinance Program - Ghana $20,000 Acumen Funds New York, NY www.acumenfund.org Acumen Fund Fellows Program $40,000After School Matters Chicago, IL www.afterschoolmatters.org Science and Math Programming $25,000 American Cancer Society Chicago, IL www.cancer.org Summer High School Student Research Program $22,500 America's Foundation for Chess Kirkland, WA www.af4c.org Chess Curriculum Impact Study $15,000 The Archimedia Workshop NFP Chicago, IL www.thearchimediaworkshop.org Promotion of "Daniel Burnham and the American City" Documentary Film Project $10,000 Associated Colleges of Illinois Chicago, IL www.acifund.org College Readiness Program $20,000 Ayn Rand Institute Irvine, CA www.aynrand.org Free Books to Teachers Project $30,000 Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL www.bigshouldersfund.org Brinson Scholarship Program $30,000 The CARA Program Chicago, IL www.thecaraprogram.org Job Training and Placement $20,000 Carole Robertson Center for Learning Chicago, IL www.crcl.net General Support $22,500 CERGI – EI Foundation USA Teaneck, NJ www.cerge-ei.cz/foundation/cerge-ei_us Brinson Fellows Ph.D. Scholarship Program $20,000 Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL www.architecture.org Newhouse Program, Architecture Competition and The Architecture Handbook Project $40,000 Chicago Commons Association Chicago, IL www.chicagocommons.org Raising Individual Success through Empowerment (R.I.S.E.) Program $22,500 Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL www.cct.org Illinois Race to the Top - Collaborative Fund $5,000 The Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL www.thefundchicago.org Leadership Fund III $67,000 Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL www.chicagopubliclibraryfounda-tion.org Early Literacy Training for Children’s Librarians $12,500 Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL www.chicagoshakes.org Implementation and Evaluation of the Bard Core Curriculum $20,000 ChildFund International Richmond, VA www.childfund.org Creation and Implementation of Evaluation Tool $20,000 Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago Chicago, IL www.crfc.org Lawyers in the Classroom Program - Law, Government and Citizenship Education for K-8 Students $20,000 Council for the Advancement Hedgesville, WV www.casw.org Graduate School Science Writing Fellowship Stipends $14,000 Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation Chicago, IL www.dmsf.org High School Scholarship Program $40,000 Dominican University River Forest, IL www.dom.edu ESL Endorsement Program for Chicago Public School Teachers $20,000 DuPage Children’s Museum Naperville, IL www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org General Support $22,500 Fabretto Children's Foundation Arlington, VA www.fabretto.org Nicaraguan Job Training Scholarship Program $15,000 Family Focus Chicago, IL www.family-focus.org Early Childhood Literacy Program $22,500
Frances Xavier Warde School Chicago, IL www.fxw.org Grade School Scholarship Program $25,000 High Jump Chicago, IL www.highjumpchicago.org General Support $30,000 HighSight Chicago, IL www.highsight.org General Support $25,000 The Horatio Alger Association Alexandria, VA www.horatioalger.org Illinois College Scholarship Program $50,000 The Independent Institute Oakland, CA www.independent.org Support for "The Independent Review" $12,500 Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation Chicago, IL www.icstars.org Technology Training for Young Adults $12,500 Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA www.theihs.org Summer Seminars for College Students $20,000 Lake Forest Academy Lake Forest, IL www.lfanet.org “Class of '93 Scholarship” Fund for High School Students $17,500 Literacy Works Chicago, IL www.litworks.org General Support $22,500 Make A Difference Youth Foundation Chicago, IL www.makeadifferenceyf.org General Support $11,500 Merit School of Music Chicago, IL www.meritmusic.org General Support $30,000 METROsquash Chicago, IL www.metrosquash.org General Support and Technical Assistance $15,000 The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL www.mortonarb.org Science Education Outreach Program for K-5 Students $25,000 National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson, WY www.wildlifeart.org Grades K-12 Education Programs $20,000 North Park University Chicago, IL www.northpark.edu/axelson Scholarships for Casa Central Nonprofit Management Program and Boot Camp for New Nonprofit Leaders $20,000 The Posse Foundation Chicago, IL www.possefoundation.org General Support $45,000 Project Exploration Chicago, IL www.projectexploration.org General Support and Technical Assistance $38,000 Room to Read San Francisco, CA www.roomtoread.org Establishing Children’s Libraries in Cambodia $22,500 San Miguel Febres Cordero School Chicago, IL www.sanmiguelchicago.org Middle School Scholarship Program $7,500 Teach for America Chicago, IL www.teachforamerica.org/chicago General Support $30,000 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA www.ust.ucla.edu/ustweb/projects/ columbian_expo.htm Visual Simulation of World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 $25,000 University of Chicago Chicago, IL uei.uchicago.edu Professional Development Programs for Chicago Public School Teachers $20,000 Wilderness Classroom Western Springs, IL www.wildernessclassroom.com North American Odyssey Elementary and Middle School Education Program $10,000 WTTW Channel 11 Chicago, IL www.wttw.com Chicago Area Broadcast of Nova and Nova Science Now $60,000 YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL www.ymcachgo.org City Youth and Government Program $12,500 Youth News Service Los Angeles, CA www.layouth.com General Support $20,000 Programmatic Grants | Public Health Our interest in public health is closely aligned with our Education priority. We believe that by investing in programs that maintain, restore and improve people’s physical condition, we boost our society’s overall productivity and allow individuals the opportunity to improve their lives, and those of their fellow citizens. See Who We Are – Our Priorities for more information regarding our interests in this area. Access Community Health Network Chicago, IL www.accesscommunityhealth.net High School Based Health Clinic $30,000 Advocate Charitable Foundation Park Ridge, IL www.advocatehealth.com Healthy Steps Program $12,500 Communities in Schools of Chicago Chicago, IL www.chicagocis.org Vision Project in Chicago Public Schools $30,000 Eisenhower Medical Center Palm Desert, CA www.emc.org Nursing Retention and Development Programs $35,000 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA www.hsph.harvard.edu Project Antares - Development of Commercially Sustainable Health Interventions in Developing Countries $35,000 Healthy Schools Campaign Chicago, IL www.healthyschoolscampaign.org Healthy Food Cooperatives in CPS Charter Schools $22,500 Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Chicago, IL www.icah.org Adolescent Reproductive Health Programs $20,000 Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL www.luhs.org Pediatric Mobile Health Unit $25,000 Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL www.rush.edu High School Reproductive Health Education Program $30,000 St. John's Medical Center Jackson, WY www.tetonhospital.org Nurse Training and Prenatal Education $40,000 Programmatic Grants | Scientific Research We are interested in programs on the cutting edge of research in specific areas of interest to our Directors that are under-funded or not yet eligible for funding by governmental programs. These programs are typically sponsored by top research institutions, which provide quality assurance oversight and accountability that may not be possible in a less structured environment. Further, the programs often involve pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scientists who are beginning their research careers. In addition to promoting the work of young researchers, we are particularly interested in programs that encourage them to remain engaged in research in their field of interest. See Who We Are – Our Priorities for more information regarding our interests in this area. The Foundation does not accept granseeker inquiries in medical research. Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL www.alz.org National Research Program $40,000 American Heart Association Chicago, IL www.americanheart.org Midwest Stroke Research Program $40,000 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA www.caltech.edu Theoretical Gravitational Wave Research $60,000 Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, D.C. www.carnegieinstitution.org Hekla Volcano Eruption Triggering Process Research $50,000 Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL www.childrensmemorial.org Pediatric Disease Research Center $55,000 Children’s Research Foundation Clarendon Hills, IL www.childrensresearchfounda-tion.org Pediatric Disease Research $10,000 Columbia University Palisades, NY www.ldeo.columbia.edu Earth Microbiology Initiative and Seismology Research Program $55,000 Cornell University Ithaca, NY www.cornell.edu Arecibo Legacy Fast Alpha Cosmology Research Program $30,000 National Geographic Society Washington, DC www.nationalgeographic.com Young Explorers Grants Program $40,000 Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL www.nmh.org Stem Cell Research $35,000 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL www.ric.org Brain Machine Interface Project $30,000 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA cfa-www.harvard.edu/saohome Photometric Redshift Observational Program for “Dark Energy” Research $20,000 University of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZ spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu Near Earth Object Discovery Project $20,000 University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Chicago, IL www.uchicago.edu Brinson Fellowship Program $70,000 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT www.mines.utah.edu/geo Yellowstone Seismology and Tectonophysics Research $40,000 Yale University New Haven, CT www.yale.edu Solar Variability Research Project $25,000 Board Special Interest These grants represent special family interests that fall outside of the Foundation’s grantmaking priorities. The Foundation does not accept inquiries related to this category. EastWest Institute New York, NY www.ewi.info General Support $12,500 Jackson Community Recycling Jackson, WY www.tetonwyo.org/recycling/ Recycling Education, Outreach and General Support $30,000 Jackson Hole Land Trust Jackson, WY www.jhlandtrust.org Land Conservation and Stewardship $35,000 The Living Desert Indian Wells, CA www.livingdesert.org General Support $17,500 Other Grants Council on Foundations Washington, DC
Donors Forum of Chicago
Donors Forum of Chicago
Executive Service Corps of Chicago
Northwestern University academic/international
Northwestern University
Tapfound, Inc. Taproot Foundation,
The Foundation also funded $3,700 of organizational assessment related services provided by TCC Group for the benefit of 17 grantees of the Foundation.
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