IACA Announces First Round of FY2015 Grants

Governor Pat Quinn and Chairman Shirley R. Madigan are pleased to announce the first round of fiscal year 2015 grants awarded by the Illinois Arts Council Agency. At the August meeting of the Illinois Arts Council Agency Board, 690 grants, totaling $4,892,870, were unanimously approved. They are listed below in alphabetical order according to the counties and cities in which they are located.

Adams County

Quincy

Midsummer Arts Faire NFP, $1,625 for general operating support
Quincy Art Center, $8,300 for general operating support
Quincy Civic Music Assn, $1,925 for general operating support
Quincy Community Theatre Inc, $8,300 for general operating support
Quincy Society of Fine Arts, $6,795 for Community Arts Access Program
Quincy Society of Fine Arts, $25,650 for general operating support
Quincy Symphony Orchestra, $5,725 for general operating support

Boone County

Belvidere

Boone County Arts Council, $1,175 for general operating support

Bureau County

Ottawa

Illinois Valley Orchestral Assn, $2,125 for general operating support

Princeton

Prairie Arts Council, $2,245 for general operating support
Princeton Theater Group, $5,725 for general operating support

Carroll County

Mount Carroll

Timber Lake Playhouse, $10,325 for general operating support

Champaign County

Champaign

40 North/88 West Inc, $6,000 for general operating support
Celebration Co/Station Theatre, $2,125 for general operating support
Central Illinois Children's Chorus, $1,925 for general operating support
Champaign Park District, $8,300 for general operating support
Champaign Urbana Ballet, $7,275 for general operating support
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, $8,300 for general operating support
The Conservatory of Central Illinois, $4,700 for general operating support
Dalkey Archive Press, $17,250 for general operating support
Developmental Services Ctr-Champaign Co, $2,245 for Prompting Theater operating support
Prairie Air Inc WEFT-FM, $5,200 for general operating support
University of Illinois/UC, $31,650 for Krannert Center operating support
University of Illinois/UC, $11,350 for Spurlock Museum operating support
University of Illinois/UC, $11,350 for WILL Broadcasting operating support
University of Illinois/UC, $5,200 for Japan House operating support
University of Illinois/UC, $13,470 for Krannert Art Museum operating support
University of Illinois/UC, $5,725 for Sinfonia da Camera operating support

Urbana

Champaign County Head Start, $4,175 for a four-week dance residency with Kate Kuper
Champaign-Urbana Folk & Roots Festival, $2,245 for general operating support
Community Center for the Arts, $4,425 for general operating support
City of Urbana, $4,250 for Public Arts Program operating support
Urbana-Champaign Indep Media Ctr, $9,350 for general operating support

Cook County

Arlington Heights

Main Street Opera, $1,625 for general operating support
Performing Arts at Metropolis, $10,325 for general operating support
Township High School Dist #214, $3,700 for World Stage Series operating support

Bartlett

Arts In Bartlett NFP, $1,925 for general operating support
The Festival Chorus, $1,600 for general operating support

Berwyn

The 16th Street Theater NFP, $5,200 for general operating support

Chicago

137 Films NFP, $1,925 for general operating support
20% Theatre Company, $900 for general operating support
6018 North, $1,175 for general operating support
826CHI Inc NFP, $6,250 for general operating support
About Face Theatre Collective, $10,325 for general operating support
Access Living of Metro Chicago, $5,200 for Arts & Culture Project support
Acess Contemporary Music, $7,275 for general operating support
Aerial Dance Chicago, $2,125 for general operating support
Africa International House USA, $11,350 for general operating support
African American Arts Alliance/Chicago, $3,700 for general operating support
Aguijon Theater Co/Chicago, $2,125 for general operating support
Akvavit Theatre, $1,075 for general operating support
Albany Park Theater Project, $12,400 for general operating support
Valerie Alpert Dance Co, $1,025 for general operating support
American Blues Theater, $8,300 for general operating support
American Indian Center of Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
American Theater Company, $10,325 for general operating support
Apollo Chorus of Chicago, $8,300 for general operating support
ARC Educational Foundation, $1,350 for general operating support
Archi-treasures Association, $5,725 for general operating support
The Art Institute of Chicago, $60,700 for general operating support
Artemisia A Chicago Theatre NFP, $1,025 for general operating support
Artistic Home Acting Ensemble, $3,175 for general operating support
Artists Coop Residency/Exhibit Project, $3,700 for general operating support
Arts & Business Council of Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
The Arts of Life Inc, $12,400 for general operating support
Asian Improv Arts Midwest, $5,725 for general operating support
A-Squared Theatre Workshop, $1,025 for general operating support
AstonRep, $1,175 for general operating support
Audience Architects NFP, $6,000 for general operating support
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Univ, $11,350 for general operating support
Ballet Chicago Company, $10,325 for general operating support
Balzekas Museum/Lithuanian Culture, $8,300 for general operating support
Baroque Band, $5,200 for general operating support
Barrel of Monkeys Productions, $7,275 for general operating support
Bella Voce, $3,175 for general operating support
Black Ensemble Theater Corp, $12,400 for general operating support
Bohemian Theatre Ensemble NFP, $3,175 for general operating support
Bronzeville Children's Museum, $4,700 for general operating support
Cambodian Assn of Illinois, $3,700 for general operating support
Capoeira Chicago, $2,650 for Batizado Workshop/Afro-Brazil Fest project support
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago, $2,125 for Visions Of My Life project support
Cedille Chicago NFP, $11,350 for general operating support
Center for Intl Performance & Exhibition, $1,600 for general operating support
Cerqua Rivera Art Experience, $4,425 for general operating support
Changing Worlds, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago a cappella, $8,300 for general operating support
Chicago Access Corporation, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Acting in Film Meetup NFP, $1,350 for general operating support
Chicago Architecture Fndn, $10,325 for general operating support
Chicago Artists' Coalition, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Arts Orchestra, $1,625 for general operating support
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Ed, $11,350 for general operating support
The Chicago Ballet, $3,175 for general operating support
Chicago Brass Band Assn, $1,925 for general operating support
Chicago Chamber Choir, $1,600 for general operating support
The Chicago Children's Choir, $12,400 for general operating support
Chicago Children's Museum, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Children's Theatre, $12,400 for general operating support
Chicago Choral Artists, $900 for general operating support
Chicago Chorale, $3,175 for general operating support
Chicago City Theatre Company, $8,300 for general operating support
Chicago Community Chorus NFP, $1,600 for general operating support
Chicago Composers Orchestra, $1,350 for general operating support
Chicago Cultural Alliance, $8,300 for general operating support
Chicago Dance Crash NFP, $4,425 for general operating support
Chicago Dancing Company NFP, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Dept of Cultural Aff/Spec Events, $145,945 for Community Arts Access Program
Chicago Dept of Cultural Aff/Spec Events, $44,450 for general operating support
Chicago Dramatists, $10,325 for general operating support
The Chicago Ensemble, $1,350 for general operating support
Chicago Film Archives NFP, $3,175 for general operating support
Chicago Filmmakers, $9,350 for general operating support
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, $7,275 for general operating support
Chicago History Museum, $10,325 for general operating support
Chicago Human Rhythm Project, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Humanities Festival, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Improv Productions NFP, $3,650 for general operating support
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Kids Company, $7,275 for general operating support
Chicago Metro Symphony Orchestra, $900 for general operating support
The Chicago Mosaic School, $5,725 for general operating support
Chicago Moving Company, $3,700 for general operating support
Chicago Opera Theater, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Philharmonic Society, $12,400 for general operating support
Chicago Photography Center nfp, $8,300 for general operating support
Chicago Poetry Slam Inc, $1,925 for general operating support
Chicago Public Art Group, $9,350 for general operating support
Chicago Public Media Inc, $11,350 for general operating support
Chicago Repertory Ballet, $1,350 for general operating support
Chicago Sacred Harp Singers, $775 for general operating support
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, $28,750 for general operating support
Chicago Sinfonietta, $12,400 for general operating support
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $60,700 for general operating support
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $12,400 for Civic Orchestra project support
Chicago Tap Theatre NFP, $3,175 for general operating support
Chicago Theatre Group-Goodman, $39,950 for general operating support
Chicago West Comm Music Center, $5,725 for general operating support
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, $12,400 for general operating support
Chicspeare Production Co, $675 for general operating support
Child's Play Touring Theatre, $5,725 for general operating support
Chinese Fine Arts Society, $7,800 for general operating support
Cinema/Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
CircEsteem, $8,300 for general operating support
City Colleges of Chicago, $10,325 for WYCC operating support
Civitas Ensemble, $775 for general operating support
The Classical Symphony Orchestra, $4,425 for general operating support
Clinard Dance Theatre, $2,650 for general operating support
Collaboraction Theatre Company, $7,275 for general operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $10,325 for Sherwood Music School operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $6,250 for Belic Institute operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $12,400 for Center for Book/Paper Art operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $11,350 for Dance Center operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $5,200 for A+D Gallery operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $8,300 for Black Music Research Center operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $6,000 for Story Week Fest project support
Columbia College Chicago, $12,400 for Photography Museum operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $12,400 for Community Arts Partnership operating support
Columbia College Chicago, $1,625 for Anchor Graphics operating support
Common Times, $775 for general operating support
Community Film Workshop/Chicago, $1,625 for general operating support
Community Renewal Chorus/All God's Child, $1,075 for general operating support
Community Television Network, $8,300 for general operating support
Company of Folk, $3,700 for general operating support
Congo Square Theatre Co, $8,300 for general operating support
Convent of the Sacred Heart, $9,375 for a four-week theatre residency
Corn Productions, $1,600 for general operating support
Court Theatre Fund, $22,150 for general operating support
Cube, $1,025 for general operating support
Culture Shock Chicago NFP, $1,075 for general operating support
Curious Theatre Branch, $1,625 for general operating support
Dal Niente New Music NFP, $4,425 for general operating support
Dance COLEctive, $1,600 for general operating support
DanceWorks Chicago Inc NFP, $8,300 for general operating support
T Daniel Productions NFP, $895 for general operating support
Deeply Rooted Productions, $6,750 for general operating support
DFBRL8R Ltd, $2,650 for general operating support
Divine Purpose Youth Performing Arts Center, $775 for general operating support
Eclipse Theatre Company, $2,650 for general operating support
Eighth Blackbird Perf Art Assn, $11,350 for general operating support
Elastic Arts Foundation, $8,300 for general operating support
Elements Contemporary Ballet NFP, $2,125 for general operating support
Elevarte Community Studio, $11,350 for general operating support
Emerald City Theatre, $11,350 for general operating support
Ensemble Espanol, $8,300 for general operating support
Erasing the Distance, $6,750 for general operating support
Esoteric Dance Project, $600 for general operating support
Esperanza Community Services, $2,245 for general operating support
Experimental Sound Studio, $5,725 for general operating support
The Factory Theater, $1,625 for general operating support
William Ferris Chorale, $3,175 for general operating support
Field Museum of Natural History, $30,650 for general operating support
Fifth House Ensemble, $8,300 for general operating support
Filament Theatre Ensemble NFP, $1,350 for Crossing Six Corners project support
Filter Photo NFP, $3,700 for general operating support
Flood Editions NFP, $1,625 for general operating support
Free Spirit Media NFP, $12,400 for general operating support
Free Street Theater, $4,700 for general operating support
Fulcrum Point New Music Project, $7,275 for general operating support
Fund for Innovative TV, $4,425 for general operating support
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, $10,325 for general operating support
Genesis Theatrical Productions NFP, $525 for general operating support
Gilloury Institute, $11,350 for general operating support
Gus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
Global Explorers Kids, $1,350 for general operating support
Grant Park Orchestral Assn, $13,470 for general operating support
Griffin Theatre Company, $7,275 for general operating support
The Guild Complex, $4,250 for general operating support
Halcyon Theatre, $1,925 for general operating support
Hawthorne Scholastic Academy, $6,820 for a eight-week theatre residency
Heaven Gallery, $2,125 for general operating support
Hedwig Dances Inc, $8,300 for general operating support
High Concept Laboratories NFP, $3,175 for general operating support
Holsten Human Capital Development NFP, $18,000 for a seven-week theatre residency
Holy Trinity Polish Mission, $3,175 for Lajkonik Ensemble operating support
Homeroom NFP, $775 for general operating support
The House Theatre of Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
Hromovytsia Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, $2,125 for general operating support
Hubbard St Dance Chicago, $23,450 for general operating support
Hyde Park Art Center, $13,470 for general operating support
Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, $6,250 for general operating support
Hyde Park Youth Symphony, $2,245 for general operating support
The Hypocrites, $8,300 for general operating support
Illinois Arts Alliance, $12,400 for general operating support
Illinois Council of Orchestras, $675 for general operating support
Imagination Theater Inc, $7,275 for general operating support
Independent Feature Project Midwest, $1,350 for general operating support
InFusion Theatre Company, $1,600 for general operating support
Ingenuity Inc Chicago, $12,400 for general operating support
Inner-City Muslim Action Network, $7,275 for general operating support
Instituto Cervantes Of Chicago Inc, $10,325 for general operating support
International Chamber Artists, $2,125 for general operating support
International College of Surgeons, $6,750 for Anatomy In The Gallery project support
International Contemp Ensemble Fndn, $11,350 for general operating support
International Latino Cultural Center, $11,350 for general operating support
International Music Foundation, $8,300 for general operating support
Intonation Music Workshop, $5,725 for general operating support
Jazz Institute of Chicago, $12,400 for general operating support
The Joffrey Ballet, $25,550 for general operating support
Kalapriya Fndn Ctr Indian Perf Arts, $3,175 for general operating support
Kartemquin Educational Films, $12,400 for general operating support
Khecari, $900 for general operating support
Kidworks Touring Theatre Co, $2,125 for general operating support
Korean Amer Resource/Cultural Ctr, $2,125 for general operating support
Korean American Comm Services, $1,025 for Root East/Root West project support
Kuumba Lynx, $6,750 for general operating support
Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra, $1,925 for general operating support
Lampo Inc, $1,625 for general operating support
Latinos Progresando, $1,625 for general operating support
Lawyers for the Creative Arts, $8,300 for general operating support
League of Chicago Theatres Fndn, $11,350 for general operating support
Lifeline Productions Inc, $11,350 for general operating support
Links Hall Inc, $8,300 for general operating support
The Lira Ensemble, $8,300 for general operating support
Live the Spirit Residency, $2,650 for general operating support
Logan Square Chamber of Arts, $1,625 for general operating support
Lookingglass Theatre Company, $11,350 for general operating support
Loyola University of Chicago, $12,400 for Museum of Art operating support
Loyola University of Chicago, $8,300 for Arts Programming operating support
Lukaba Productions, $10,325 for general operating support
Lutheran Choir of Chicago, $1,075 for general operating support
Lyric Opera of Chicago, $60,650 for general operating support
MAKE Literary Productions NFP, $1,345 for general operating support
Marwen Foundation, $12,400 for general operating support
Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co, $5,725 for general operating support
Merit School of Music, $12,400 for general operating support
Mexican Folkloric Dance Co of Chicago, $2,125 for general operating support
Midsommer Flight NFP, $525 for general operating support
Midwest Film Inc, $3,700 for general operating support
Mitchell Elem School #15672, $14,565 for a fourteen-week dance residency
Mordine & Company Dance Theatre, $1,600 for general operating support
Mother McAuley Lib Art High School, $1,025 for Summer Theatre Festival operating support
Moving Dock Theatre Co NFP, $1,025 for general operating support
MPAACT, $7,275 for general operating support
Muntu Dance Theatre, $12,400 for general operating support
Museum of Contemporary Art, $35,550 for general operating support
Music & Dance Theater Chicago Inc, $11,350 for general operating support
Music of the Baroque Concerts, $12,400 for general operating support
Najwa Dance Corps, $2,650 for general operating support
National Museum of Mexican Art, $34,950 for general operating support
National Museum Puerto Rican Art/Culture, $11,350 for general operating support
National Vietnam Vets Art Museum, $9,350 for general operating support
Natya Dance Theatre, $8,300 for general operating support
Near Northwest Arts Council, $1,025 for general operating support
The Neo-Futurists, $8,300 for general operating support
The New Colony NFP, $2,125 for general operating support
New Millennium Theatre Co, $775 for general operating support
The Newberry Consort, $3,175 for general operating support
Nomi Dance Company, $1,625 for general operating support
North Branch Arts, $2,125 for general operating support
Northwestern Univ Settlement Assn, $10,325 for Adventure Stage operating support
Old Town School of Folk Music, $37,050 for general operating support
Opera-Matic NFP, $2,650 for general operating support
Oracle Productions NFP, $1,075 for general operating support
Osmosis Educ Mentoring Initiative, $3,175 for general operating support
Paderewski Symphony Orchestra, $2,650 for general operating support
Ruth Page Foundation, $11,350 for general operating support
Palette & Chisel Acad/Fine Art, $6,250 for general operating support
Pavement Group, $775 for general operating support
Pegasus Players, $3,175 for general operating support
People's Music School, $11,350 for general operating support
Perceptual Motion Inc, $2,245 for general operating support
PianoForte Foundation NFP, $4,425 for general operating support
Pint-Size Publications, $775 for general operating support
Polarity Ensemble Theatre NFP, $775 for general operating support
Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago, $10,325 for general operating support
Pride Films and Plays, $3,175 for general operating support
Profiles Performance Ensemble, $7,275 for general operating support
Project Danztheatre Co, $2,650 for general operating support
Prop Theater Group, $4,425 for general operating support
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, $11,350 for general operating support
Quest Theatre Ensemble NFP, $1,350 for general operating support
Raven Theatre Company, $10,325 for general operating support
Reading In Motion, $8,300 for general operating support
A Red Orchid Theatre, $6,250 for general operating support
Red Tape Theatre Co LLC, $1,625 for general operating support
Redmoon Theater, $12,400 for general operating support
Redtwist Theatre, $4,425 for general operating support
Rembrandt Chamber Players, $2,650 for general operating support
Remy Bumppo Theatre Co, $11,350 for general operating support
Renaissance Society at U/Chicago, $12,400 for general operating support
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, $5,200 for general operating support
River North Dance Company, $12,400 for general operating support
Rock For Kids, $6,250 for general operating support
Roots & Culture NFP, $1,175 for general operating support
The Ruckus Theater, $1,625 for general operating support
Rush Hour Concerts at St James Cathedral, $9,350 for general operating support
Ryan Opera Center, $11,350 for general operating support
Same Planet Different World, $1,175 for general operating support
School of the Art Institute, $3,650 for Visiting Artist Program operating support
School of the Art Institute, $11,350 for Exhibition Dept operating support
School of the Art Institute, $10,325 for Video Data Bank operating support
School of the Art Institute, $11,350 for Siskel Film Center operating support
Seanachai Theatre Company, $1,350 for general operating support
Shakespeare Project of Chicago, $2,245 for general operating support
Shattered Globe Theatre, $4,425 for general operating support
ShawChicago Theater Co, $5,725 for general operating support
Sideshow Theatre Co NFP, $2,650 for general operating support
Snow City Arts Foundation, $11,350 for general operating support
Soham Dance Space NFP, $3,175 for general operating support
Sones De Mexico Ensemble, $6,750 for general operating support
South Chicago Art Center NFP, $7,275 for general operating support
South Shore Drill Team/Perf Art Ensemble, $8,300 for general operating support
The Space Movement Project NFP, $1,350 for general operating support
Spudnik Press Cooperative, $6,000 for general operating support
Stage Left Inc, $2,650 for general operating support
Steep Theatre Company, $4,425 for general operating support
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, $32,600 for general operating support
Stir-Friday Night!, $1,025 for general operating support
Storycatchers Theatre, $10,325 for Gender-Specific Programs project support
Strangeloop Theatre NFP, $775 for general operating support
Strawdog Theatre Co, $4,700 for general operating support
Street-Level Youth Media, $12,400 for general operating support
Striding Lion InterArts Workshop NFP, $3,700 for general operating support
Suzuki-Orff School of Music, $10,325 for general operating support
Swedish Am Museum Assn of Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
Synapse Arts Collective, $1,025 for general operating support
Tellin' Tales Theatre, $2,125 for general operating support
Terra Nova Films Inc, $8,300 for general operating support
Theater Oobleck, $2,125 for general operating support
Theater Wit NFP, $10,325 for general operating support
Third Coast Intl Audio Festival, $8,300 for general operating support
Third Coast Percussion NFP, $4,425 for general operating support
Thodos Dance Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
Blair Thomas & Company, $3,175 for general operating support
Threewalls NFP, $9,350 for general operating support
Time of Your Life Players, $775 for general operating support
TimeLine Theatre Company, $12,400 for general operating support
TPA Network Inc, $675 for Visual Arts Program project support
Trap Door Productions, $3,175 for general operating support
True Star Foundation, $8,300 for Digital Media/Radio Broadcast support
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, $5,200 for general operating support
The University of Chicago, $13,470 for Smart Museum operating support
The University of Chicago, $7,275 for U of Chicago Presents operating support
The University of Chicago, $7,275 for International House operating support
The University of Chicago, $2,650 for The Network operating support
University of Illinois/Chicago, $8,300 for Gallery 400 operating support
Urban Gateways, $26,950 for general operating support
The Utopian Theatre Asyslum, $1,625 for general operating support
Vicarious Theatre Company, $1,625 for general operating support
Victory Gardens Theater, $23,750 for general operating support
The Viola Project, $900 for general operating support
Voice of the City, $4,425 for general operating support
West Point Fellowship Inc, $900 for general operating support
Wildwood Elem School, $5,100 for a six-week dance residency
Woman Made, $6,000 for general operating support
F L Wright Preservation Trust, $11,350 for general operating support
WTTW Communications Inc, $23,150 for general operating support
Young Chicago Authors, $11,350 for general operating support
Zephyr Dance Ensemble, $2,650 for general operating support

Chicago Heights

Chicago Heights Drama Group, $4,425 for general operating support
Union Street Gallery, $4,250 for general operating support

Des Plaines

Oakton Community College, $6,250 for Performing Arts Center operating support
Oakton Community College, $6,000 for Koehnline Musueum operating support

Elk Grove Village

Anila Sinha Fnd Promotn Art Cul India, $3,650 for general operating support

Evanston

The Actors Gymnasium Inc, $11,350 for general operating support
Art Encounter, $8,300 for general operating support
Bach Week in Evanston, $2,125 for general operating support
CoCoDaCo Dance Chicago, $525 for general operating support
Esprit des Concerts, $1,025 for general operating support
Evanston Art Center, $12,400 for general operating support
Evanston Arts Council, $8,300 for general operating support
Evanston Arts Council, $9,595 for Community Arts Access Program
Evanston Dance Ensemble, $5,200 for general operating support
Evanston Symphony Orch Assn, $5,200 for general operating support
Lakeside Singers Inc, $5,725 for general operating support
Literature for All of Us, $10,325 for general operating Support
Mudlark Theater Company NFP, $4,425 for general operating support
Music Institute of Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
Next Theatre Company, $6,250 for general operating support
North Shore Choral Society, $3,175 for general operating support
Northshore Concert Band, $5,200 for general operating support
Northwestern University, $12,400 for Block Museum of Art operating support
Open Studio Project, $4,425 for general operating support
Piven Theatre Workshop, $8,300 for general operating support
The Poetry Forum Inc, $1,175 for general operating support
Renovo String Orchestra, $1,600 for general operating support
The Savoy-aires, $1,625 for general operating support
Youth Choral Theater of Chicago, $8,300 for general operating support

Flossmoor

Sri Annamacharya Project, $1,350 for general operating support

Forest View

Acappellago NFP, $1,025 for general operating support

Glencoe

Writers' Theatre Inc, $11,350 for general operating support

Glenview

Kohl Children's Museum/Greater Chicago, $11,350 for general operating support
Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter, $5,725 for general operating support
Northwest Ctr Trad Polish Folk Dancers, $2,125 for general operating support
Sing to Live Live to Sing NFP, $1,625 for general operating support

Lemont

Lemont Art & Culture Commission, $675 for general operating support
Metropolitan Youth Symph Orch, $1,025 for general operating support

Maywood

Maywood Fine Arts Assn, $10,325 for general operating support

Mount Prospect

Northwest Symphony Orchestra Assn, $1,350 for general operating support

Northbrook

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, $7,275 for general operating support
Special Gifts Theatre Inc, $7,275 for general operating support

Oak Park

Chicago Folks Operetta NFP, $3,175 for general operating support
Children's Museum of Oak Park, $6,250 for general operating support
Handel Week Inc, $2,125 for Children's Concert project support
Winifred Haun & Dancers, $2,245 for general operating support
Momenta Inc, $6,750 for general operating support
Oak Park Area Arts Council, $9,600 for Community Arts Access Program
Oak Park Area Arts Council, $7,800 for general operating support
Oak Park Art League, $3,175 for general operating support
Oak Park Concert Chorale, $1,625 for general operating support
Oak Park Festival Theatre, $4,425 for general operating support
Pleasant Home Foundation, $3,700 for general operating support
Pro Musica Youth Chorus, $4,700 for general operating support
Schola Antiqua of Chicago Fndn, $1,625 for Lion's Ear Series project support
Senior Citizens Center Oak Park/River Forest, $1,625 for general operating support
Spectrum Choral Society, $1,075 for general operating support
Steckman Studio of Music, $3,175 for general operating support
TRY Center (Today's Relating Youth), $525 for Arts Program operating support

Orland Park

Tall Grass Writers Guild Inc, $1,025 for Mountain Anthology project support

Palatine

Little City Foundation, $9,350 for general operating support

Palos Heights

Illinois Music Education Assn, $10,325 for general operating support
Southwest Symphony Orchestra, $2,650 for general operating support

Palos Hills

Moraine Valley Comm College, $11,350 for Performance Series operating support

Palos Park

McCord House NFP, $7,275 for general operating support

Park Forest

Grande Prairie Choral Arts, $1,625 for general operating support
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, $11,350 for general operating support
Village of Park Forest, $4,425 for Freedom Hall operating support
Tall Grass Arts Association, $5,200 for general operating support

Park Ridge

Brickton Art Center, $6,000 for general operating support
Park Ridge Civic Orchestra, $4,425 for general operating support
Park Ridge Cultural Arts Council, $1,945 for Community Arts Access Program

Richton Park

Tinni Feet Cultural Arts Co, $1,175 for general operating support

River Forest

Dominican University, $8,300 for Performing Arts Center operating support
Symphony of Oak Park/Riv Forest, $3,175 for general operating support

Riverside

Lucky Plush Productions, $8,300 for general operating support
Riverside Arts Center, $6,000 for general operating support

Schaumburg

Spring Valley Concert Band Inc, $675 for general operating support

Skokie

Anatomically Correct, $1,025 for general operating support
Chicago Jazz Orchestra Assn, $3,175 for general operating support
Holocaust Memorial Fndn of Illinois, $11,350 for general operating support
Northlight Theatre Inc, $20,550 for general operating support
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, $1,625 for general operating support
Skokie Park District, $5,200 for Festival Of Cultures project support
Skokie Valley Orchestral Assn, $2,650 for general operating support

Western Springs

The Tower Chorale, $1,600 for general operating support

Wilmette

Light Opera Works, $11,350 for general operating support

Winnetka

North Shore Art League, $8,300 for general operating support

DeKalb County

DeKalb

Northern Illinois University, $7,800 for Art Museum operating support

Sandwich

Association/Restore City Hall, $3,175 for general operating support

Douglas County

Tuscola

Villa Grove Comm Theatre Co, $1,600 for general operating support

DuPage County

Addison

Addison Center for the Arts, $1,625 for general operating support
Orion Chamber Ensemble, $2,125 for general operating support

Aurora

Agape Connection, $775 for general operating support
Light of The Heart Comm Art Therapy, $1,625 for general operating support
Xtreme Dance Force NFP, $6,250 for general operating support

Carol Stream

Agape Ringers, $3,175 for general operating support

Clarendon Hills

First Folio Theatre, $8,300 for general operating support

Downers Grove

Grove Players, $1,625 for general operating support
Sinfonietta Bel Canto, $775 for general operating support

Elmhurst

Elmhurst Art Museum, $12,400 for general operating support
Elmhurst Artists Guild, $1,175 for general operating support
Elmhurst Choral Union, $1,350 for general operating support
Elmhurst Symphony Assn, $8,300 for general operating support
GreenMan Theatre Troupe NFP, $1,625 for general operating support
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Arts, $7,275 for general operating support

Glen Ellyn

College of DuPage, $24,950 for McAninch Center operating support
Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, $12,400 for general operating support
Glen Ellyn/Wheaton Comm Chorale, $1,350 for general operating support

Glendale Heights

Bengali Assn of Greater Chicago, $8,300 for general operating support
Illinois Theatre Association, $8,300 for general operating support

Hinsdale

Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, $1,025 for Acoustic Concerts operating support
West Suburban Symphony Society, $4,425 for general operating support

Lisle

The Callipygian Players NFP, $1,025 for general operating support
ClaySpace NFP, $5,200 for general operating support
Fifth Wednesday Books Inc, $1,345 for general operating support
The Morton Arboretum, $11,350 for Arts Programming operating support

Lombard

Maple St Chapel Preservation Soc, $1,175 for Concert Series project support

Naperville

Dong Fang Chinese Performing Arts Assn, $1,600 for general operating support
DuPage Children's Museum, $10,325 for general operating support
DuPage Symphony Orchestra Inc, $4,425 for general operating support
Fair Lady Productions Inc, $7,275 for general operating support
Hinsdale Chorale, $1,025 for general operating support
Naperville Chorus, $1,350 for general operating support
Naperville Park District, $1,350 for Dance Performance Program operating support
North Central College, $3,175 for Self Employment In Arts project support
North Central College, $11,350 for Fine Arts Program operating support
The Summer Place Inc, $1,600 for general operating support
Young Naperville Singers, $7,275 for general operating support

Oak Brook

Spirito!, $8,300 for general operating support

Saint Charles

Chicagoland Theater Company Inc, $8,300 for general operating support

Villa Park

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam, $3,175 for general operating support

Warrenville

Warrenville Park District, $2,650 for Art Program operating support

Westmont

Salt Creek Ballet, $11,350 for general operating support

Wheaton

Choral-Aires Chapter of Sweet Adelines, $3,175 for general operating support
Wheaton College, $4,700 for Artist Series operating support

Woodridge

Senior Suburban Orchestra, $895 for general operating support

Woodstock

Woodstock Mozart Festival Inc, $4,425 for general operating support

Edgar County

Paris

Bicentennial Art Center & Museum, $4,425 for general operating support

Fulton County

Canton

Fulton County Comm Arts Council, $600 for general operating support

Grundy County

Morris

Hammers & Noters Dulcimer Society, $775 for Gebhard Woods Festival project support

Henderson County

Raritan

Two Rivers Arts Council, $9,895 for Community Arts Access Program
Two Rivers Arts Council, $775 for general operating support

Henry County

Bishop Hill

Bishop Hill Heritage Assn, $9,350 for general operating support

Iroquois County

Cissna Park

Country Theatre Workshop, $2,125 for general operating support

Watseka

Sugar Creek Symphony & Song Ltd, $3,650 for general operating support

Jackson County

Carbondale

Carbondale Community Arts, $17,550 for Community Arts Access Program
Carbondale Community Arts, $6,000 for general operating support
Southern Illinois University/C, $8,300 for Southern Illinois Symphony operating support
Southern Illinois University/C, $6,000 for Crab Orchard Review operating support

Jefferson County

Mount Vernon

John R & Eleanor R Mitchell Foundation, $26,850 for general operating support

Jo Daviess County

Galena

Galena Cultural Arts Alliance, $1,350 for general operating support

Kane County

Aurora

Aurora University, $4,425 for Arts & Ideas Series operating support
Fox Valley Acad of Music Perf, $1,075 for general operating support
Paramount Arts Centre, $11,350 for general operating support

Batavia

Batavia Artists Assn NFP, $7,800 for general operating support

Elgin

Children's Theatre of Elgin, $5,725 for general operating support
The Elgin Children's Chorus, $5,200 for general operating support
Elgin Choral Union Inc, $5,725 for general operating support
Elgin Symphony Orchestra Assn, $21,650 for general operating support
Elgin Theatre Company Inc, $1,025 for general operating support
Elgin Youth Symphony Orch, $11,350 for general operating support

Geneva

Illinois Brass Band Assn Inc, $1,175 for general operating support

Huntley

Huntley Community Radio Ltd NFP, $1,625 for general operating support

Saint Charles

Fine Line Creative Arts Center, $8,300 for general operating support
Fox Valley Concert Band/St Charles, $1,925 for general operating support
St Charles Singers, $6,750 for general operating support
Steel Beam Theatre Company, $6,250 for general operating support

Sugar Grove

The Naperville Men's Glee Club, $1,600 for general operating support

Kankakee County

Bourbonnais

Acting Out Theatre Co, $2,650 for general operating support

Kankakee

Kankakee Valley Symphony Orch, $5,725 for general operating support
Kankakee Valley Theatre Assn, $5,725 for general operating support
Presence Life Connections, $1,625 for Charlton Gallery operating support

Knox County

Galesburg

Galesburg Civic Art League Inc, $3,700 for general operating support
Galesburg Community Chorus, $1,925 for general operating support
Galesburg Symphony Society, $6,750 for general operating support
Nova Singers, $2,650 for general operating support
Orpheum Theatre of Galesburg, $8,300 for general operating support
Prairie Players Civic Theatre, $1,600 for general operating support

Lake County

Antioch

Palette Masque & Lyre, $2,650 for general operating support

Barrington

Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble, $7,275 for general operating support

Deer Park

Chicago Master Singers, $6,750 for general operating support

Deerfield

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, $4,425 for general operating support
Deerfield Park District, $1,075 for general operating support

Grayslake

College of Lake County, $775 for Willow Review operating support
Red Rose Children's Choir of Lake Co, $3,650 for general operating support

Highland Park

The Art Center Highland Park, $12,400 for general operating support
Focus On The Arts Inc, $3,650 for general operating support
Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission, $4,595 for Community Arts Access Program
Music Theatre Company NFP, $3,650 for general operating support
Ravinia Festival Assn, $45,650 for general operating support

Highwood

Midwest Young Artists, $11,350 for general operating support

Lake Bluff

Lake Forest Symphony Assn Inc, $11,350 for general operating support

Lake Forest

Ragdale Foundation, $11,350 for general operating support

Libertyville

David Adler Cultural Center, $10,325 for general operating support
Ars Viva, $8,300 for general operating support

Lincolnshire

Stevenson High School Comm Fndn, $5,725 for general operating support

Mundelein

The Kirk Players, $1,625 for general operating support

Waukegan

Waukegan Band Fndn, $525 for general operating support
Waukegan Park District, $8,300 for Cultural Arts Division operating support

Macon County

Decatur

Decatur Area Arts Council, $8,595 for Community Arts Access Program
Decatur Area Arts Council, $13,470 for general operating support
Gallery 510 Arts Guild Ltd, $2,125 for general operating support
Millikin University, $4,425 for Millikin-Decatur Symphony operating support
Millikin University, $7,275 for Kirkland Center operating support

Madison County

Alton

Alton Symphony Orchestra, $2,245 for general operating support

Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University/E, $4,700 for Arts & Issues operating support
St Louis Vol Lawyer/Accountant for Arts, $3,175 for general operating support

Godfrey

Alton Youth Symphony, $2,245 for general operating support
Great Rivers Choral Society, $1,075 for general operating support

Marshall County

Washburn

Sun Foundation for Advancement, $9,350 for general operating support
Sun Foundation for Advancement, $10,095 for Community Arts Access Program

McDonough County

Macomb

Macomb Community Theatre, $900 for general operating support
West Central Illinois Art Center, $1,625 for general operating support
Western Illinois University, $16,650 for Performing Arts Series operating support

McHenry County

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake Community Band, $1,625 for general operating support
McHenry County Music Center, $6,250 for general operating support
Northwest Comm Music Academy, $4,700 for general operating support
Raue Center for the Arts Inc, $11,350 for general operating support
Voices in Harmony Inc, $1,350 for general operating support

McHenry

Illinois Storytelling Inc, $775 for general operating support

McLean County

Bloomington

Bloomington Center for Perf Arts, $10,325 for general operating support
Bloomington Parks & Rec Dept, $3,650 for general operating support
Illinois Wesleyan University, $3,175 for Summer Music Program project support
McLean County Art Assn, $5,950 for Community Arts Access Program
McLean County Art Assn, $9,350 for general operating support
Bloomington Chapter 1 of SPEBSQSA, $3,175 for general operating support

Normal

Heartland Productions Inc, $2,650 for general operating support
Illinois State University, $10,420 for general operating support
Illinois State University, $12,400 for Shakespeare Festival operating support
Illinois State University, $4,425 for Normal Editions operating support
Town of Normal, $6,750 for Normal Theater operating support

Menard County

Petersburg

Menard County Singers, $675 for general operating support

Morgan County

Jacksonville

Imagine Foundation, $1,625 for general operating support
Jacksonville Symphony Society, $3,175 for general operating support

Moultrie County

Sullivan

Little Theater-On The Square, $23,850 for general operating support

Peoria County

Peoria

ArtsPartners of Central Illinois, Inc., $5,200 for general operating support
Bradley University, $10,325 for Exhibition/Lecture Series operating support
Bradley University, $11,350 for WCBU-FM operating support
Central Illinois Youth Symphony, $3,700 for general operating support
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, $4,700 for general operating support
Heartland Festival Orchestra, $7,275 for general operating support
Heritage Ensemble, $1,345 for general operating support
Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences, $21,250 for general operating support
Penguin Project Foundation Inc, $2,125 for general operating support
Peoria Art Guild, $9,350 for general operating support
Peoria Park District, $3,650 for Fine Arts Dept operating support
Peoria Players Theatre, $7,275 for general operating support
Peoria Symphony Orchestra, $17,950 for general operating support

Rock Island County

Moline

Midwest Writing Center, $3,700 for general operating support
Playcrafters Inc, $2,650 for general operating support
Quad City Music Guild, $5,725 for general operating support
Quad City Symphony Orchestra, $11,350 for general operating support

Rock Island

Augustana College, $10,325 for WVIK Radio general operating support
Genesius Theatre Fndn, $1,175 for general operating support
MidCoast Fine Arts, $6,750 for general operating support
Quad Cities Comm Broadcasting Grp, $4,425 for general operating support
Quad City Arts, $26,850 for general operating support
Quad City Arts, $12,600 for Community Arts Access Program

Sangamon County

Chatham

West Central Illinois Ed Telecomm Corp, $8,300 for general operating support

Springfield

Illinois Central Blues Club, $2,245 for general operating support
Illinois Symphony Orchestra, $11,350 for general operating support
Vachel Lindsay Assocation, $1,625 for general operating support
Prairie Art Alliance, $5,725 for general operating support
Springfield Area Arts Council, $7,100 for Community Arts Access Program
Springfield Area Arts Council, $6,000 for general operating support
Springfield Art Assn/Edward Pl, $11,350 for general operating support
Springfield Ballet Company, $8,300 for general operating support
University of Illinois/Spfld, $1,625 for Visual Arts Gallery operating support
University of Illinois/Spfld, $11,350 for Sangamon Auditorium operating support

St Clair County

Belleville

Art on the Square Foundation Inc, $8,300 for general operating support
Masterworks Chorale Inc, $3,175 for general operating support

Lebanon

Looking Glass Playhouse, $2,125 for general operating support
McKendree University, $8,300 for McKendree Presents operating support
Philharmonic Soc of Belleville, $2,650 for general operating support

Stephenson County

Freeport

Freeport Arts Center, $7,800 for general operating support
Freeport Arts Center, $4,595 for Community Arts Access Program

Tazewell County

East Peoria

Eastlight Theatre, $6,250 for general operating support

Vermilion County

Danville

The Danville Art League, $1,925 for general operating support
Danville Light Opera Co, $2,245 for general operating support
Danville Symphony Orchestra Inc, $8,300 for general operating support

Warren County

Monmouth

Buchanan Center for the Arts, $5,600 for Community Arts Access Program
Buchanan Center for the Arts, $4,250 for general operating support

Will County

Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook Park District, $3,175 for Danceforce operating support

Channahon

Three Rivers Arts Council Inc, $1,025 for general operating support

New Lenox

Curtain Call Comm Theatre, $4,425 for general operating support

Romeoville

Lewis University, $1,350 for Arts & Ideas operating support

University Park

Governors State University Fndn, $6,000 for Manilow Sculpture Park operating support
Governors State University Fndn, $11,350 for Performing Arts Center operating support

Williamson County

Marion

Little Egypt Arts Assn Inc, $675 for general operating support
Marion Cultural & Civic Center, $11,350 for general operating support

Winnebago County

Rockford

Artists Ensemble Theater NFP, $6,250 for general operating support
Discovery Center Museum of Rockford, $11,350 for general operating support
Mendelssohn Club, $10,325 for general operating support
Rockford Area Arts Council, $19,545 for Community Arts Access Program
Rockford Area Arts Council, $24,650 for general operating support
Rockford Art Museum, $22,250 for general operating support
Rockford Coronado Concert Assn, $5,725 for general operating support
Rockford Park District, $4,425 for Sounds of Summer operating support
Rockford Symphony Orchestras Inc, $21,350 for general operating support
Singing Boys of Rockford, $5,200 for general operating support

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