2010 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 $35,000
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 PlayLab - 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 General Support $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 Neuroscience 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 $40,000
After School Matters Chicago, IL www.afterschoolmatters.org Science and Math Programming $25,000
American Cancer Society Chicago, IL www.cancer.org High School Student Summer Research Program $25,000
Associated Colleges of Illinois Chicago, IL www.acifund.org College Readiness - Intensive Science and Math Experience $20,000
Ayn Rand Institute Irvine, CA www.aynrand.org Free Books to Teachers Campaign $30,000
Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL www.bigshouldersfund.org Brinson Scholars Scholarship Program $15,000
The CARA Program Chicago, IL www.thecaraprogram.org General Support $20,000
Carole Robertson Center for Learning Chicago, IL www.crcl.net General Support $25,000
CERGI – EI Foundation USA Teaneck, NJ www.cerge-ei.cz/foundation/cerge-ei_us Brinson Fellows Ph.D. Scholarship Program $25,000
Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL www.architecture.org Architecture Handbook Curriculum and The Newhouse Architecture Competition $40,000
Chicago Commons Association Chicago, IL www.chicagocommons.org Raising Individual Success through Empowerment (R.I.S.E.) Program $25,000
The Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL www.thefundchicago.org Fund III $67,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL www.chicagopubliclibraryfounda-tion.org Early Literacy Training for Children’s Librarians $20,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL www.chicagoshakes.org Bard Core Curriculum $20,000
ChildFund International Richmond, VA www.childfund.org Creation and Implementation of Evaluation Tool $25,000
Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago Chicago, IL www.crfc.org Lawyers in the Classroom Program - U.S. Constitution and Legal System Education for Students in Grades 2-8 $20,000
Council for the Advancement Hedgesville, WV www.casw.org Graduate School Science Writing Fellowship Stipends $15,000
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation Chicago, IL www.dmsf.org High School Scholarship Program $40,000
DuPage Children’s Museum Naperville, IL www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org General Support $25,000
Family Focus Chicago, IL www.family-focus.org Early Childhood Literacy Program $22,500
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 Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation $15,000
Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation Chicago, IL www.icstars.org Technology Training for Young Adults $15,000
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 $20,000
Literacy Works Chicago, IL www.litworks.org General Support $25,000
Make A Difference Youth Foundation Chicago, IL www.makeadifferenceyf.org General Support $11,000
Merit School of Music Chicago, IL www.meritmusic.org General Support $30,000
METROsquash Chicago, IL www.metrosquash.org General Support $20,000
The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL www.mortonarb.org Science Education Outreach Program for K-5 Students $25,000
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 $35,000
Room to Read San Francisco, CA www.roomtoread.org Establishing Children’s Libraries in Bangladesh $25,000
Teach for America Chicago, IL www.teachforamerica.org/chicago General Support $30,000
Teton Science Schools Jackson, WY www.tetonscience.org General Support $25,000
University of Chicago Chicago, IL uei.uchicago.edu Professional Development Programs for Chicago Public School Teachers $25,000
Wilderness Classroom Western Springs, IL www.wildernessclassroom.com North American Odyssey Elementary and Middle School Education Program $12,000
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago, IL www.wttw.com Local Broadcast of Nova and Nova Science Now $60,000
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 $35,000
Healthy Schools Campaign Chicago, IL www.healthyschoolscampaign.org Healthy Food Programs in Chicago Public Schools $25,000 Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health Chicago, IL www.icah.org Adolescent Reproductive Health Programs $20,000
International Medical Corps Santa Monica, CA www.imcworldwide.org Rebuilding Haiti's Public Health Delivery System $25,000
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. 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 Grants Program for Young Pediatric Disease Researchers $10,000
Columbia University Palisades, NY www.ldeo.columbia.edu Earth Microbiology Initiative and Seismology Research Programs $55,000
Cornell University ExtraGalactic Group 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
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA www.cfa.harvard.edu/sao/ 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.uusatrg.utah.edu 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. 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 National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson, WY www.wildlifeart.org General Support $20,000
Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling Jackson Community Recycling Jackson, WY www.tetonwyo.org/recycling/ General Support $30,000 Other Grants
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Professional Development and Technical Assistance Grants The Foundation provided Professional and Technical Assistance grants to 24 of the Foundation's grantees. $50,000 |
