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American Theater Company
1909 West Byron Street
Chicago, IL 60613

to support the American Futures Project, which allows student groups to learn about theater
$7,000.00

Civic Orchestra of Chicago
220 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604-2508
to support eight Civic musician scholarships and the run-out concert at Apostolic Church of God
$76,000.00

Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
for production co-sponsorship , with The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, of The Cunning Little Vixen, during the 2004-05 season
$200,000.00

Art Encounter
927 Noyes Street
Evanston, IL 60201

to support art appreciation programs in North Kenwood-Oakland Charter School
$10,000.00
Cowboy Dreams
112 Wool Street
Barrington, IL 60010
to support the competitive horseback riding program for children with disabilities
$5,000.00
Misericordia Heart of Mercy
6300 North Ridge
Chicago, IL 60660-1099
to support the fitness and nutrition program for children and adults with developmental disabilities
$10,000.00
Art Resources in Teaching
105 West Adams, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60603-6210

in support of three Teaching-Artists residencies for the "Beyond Crayons and Markers: the A.R.T. Donated Residency Program"
$10,000.00
Executive Service Corps of Chicago
25 East Washington, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60602-1701
to support the Manager of Volunteer Resources for a network of retired professionals
$7,500.00
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2604
to support Tropicalia: A Parallel Modernity in Brazil, 1968-1972, a multidisciplinary exhibition incorporating music, film, and education
$25,000.00
Auditorium Theatre of
Roosevelt University
50 East Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60605

to support the "Hands Together, Heart to Art" program for children who have lost one or both parents
$31,051.88
Family Focus
310 South Peoria, Suite 510
Chicago, IL 60607-3534
to support the primary prevention program at Pablo Casals Year-Round Elementary School in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighorhood
$5,000.00
Music and Dance Theater
205 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
to cover costs for reduced price tickets to the MAD Ball '04
$3,650.00
Better Existence with HIV
P.O. Box 5171
Evanston, IL 60204-5171
to support its mental health services for people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
$5,000.00
Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
to support Sue's Fifth Anniversary celebration, one of the main attractions at the museum
$75,000.00
Music and Dance Theater
205 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
to provide general operating support during its initial operations, thus maintaining at a competitive level rental fees paid by mid-sized arts organizations
$78,824.60
Beyondmedia
7013 North Glenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60626
to support a workshop series in partnership with Access Living for members of the Empowered Fe Fes
$5,000.00
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 East Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2094
to support the capital campaign "A Light in the City: Sharing God's Grace" and the Church's Center for Older Adults
$150,000.00
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
in support of the Hurricane Katrina efforts to find missing children
$5,000.00
Care
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1430
Chicago, IL 60601
to support the Tsunami relief fund
$7,500.00
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 East Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2094
to support the capital campaign "A Light in the City: Sharing God's Grace" and the Church's Center for Older Adults
$150,000.00
Next Theatre Company
927 Noyes Street
Evanston, IL 60201
in support of the Next Communities program, which uses theater to bridge the North of Howard and North Shore communities
$5,000.00
Center on Halsted (FKA Horizons)
2855 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
to support the development of community programming at the Center on Halsted, an LGBT Community Center
$65,000.00
Free Spirit Media
1817 South California Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60608
to support an increase in staff and time for the humanities porgram at North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School
$18,000.00
The Night Ministry
4711 North Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60640-4407
the first installment for the capital campaign in support of a new homeless youth shelter and operating support
$50,000.00
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604-2507
to support equipment and technology upgrades for the new Studio/Workshop
$25,000.00
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
1147 West Jackson
Chicago, IL 60607-2905
to provide foundation sponsorship for the collaboration with Chicago Symphony Orchestra in December 2005
$25,000.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
250 East Superior
Wesley Suite 290
Chicago, IL 60611
in support of minority recruitment for the Hospital's Summer Student Nurse Extern program
$50,000.00
Chicago Chamber Musicians
180 North Stetson Avenue, Suite 1330
Chicago, IL 60601-6821
to support the Chamber Music Professional Development Program
$25,000.00
Institute for Psychoanalysis
122 South Michigan Avenue
13th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
to support the Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center and the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Center
$25,000.00
Rochelle Lee Fund
5153 North Clark Street, Suite 206
Chicago, IL 60640
to support the evaluation of the Reading for Deeper Meaning Program
$5,000.00
Chicago Children's Choir
78 East Washington
Chicago, IL 60602
to underwrite costs for the 2005 Songs of the Season and 2006 Spring self-produced concerts at Chicago's Harris Theater
$10,000.00
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL  60601
to provide support for the expansion of the development department
$75,000.00
Snow City Arts Foundation
Office 599 Jones
1653 West Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60612
to support the expansion of educational services to Children's Memorial Hospital for children who spend long periods of time there
$10,000.00
Chicago Crime Commission
79 West Monroe Street, Suite 605
Chicago, IL 60603
to cover costs associated with rolling out the results of th epilot Community Youth Program
$25,000.00
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
70 East Lake Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL<
to provide support for the expansion of the development department
$75,000.00
Street-Level Youth Media
1856 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
to support the civic engagement and youth advocacy project, Arts Apprenticeship Program ("AAP")
$10,000.00
Chicago House
1925 North Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614-0728
to support The Bridges Program and Kids' Club for children who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS
$15,000.00
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 North Clark Street
P.O. Box 14903
Chicago, IL 60614
to support the Volunteer Gardening Program for volunteers to provide maintenance to the Zoo's gardens
$5,000.00
Suburban Primary Health Care Council
2225 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2504
Westchester, IL 60154
to support Access to Care, which provides access to primary health care for residents of Cook County who do not have health insurance
$10,588.00
Chicago Humanities Festival
500 North Dearborn, Suite 1028
Chicago, IL 60610
to support the 2005 Children's Humanities Festival and the Chicago Humanities Festival ticket office
$40,000.00
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
for production co-sponsorship , with The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, of The Cunning Little Vixen, during the 2004-05 season
$100,000.00
Teach for America
820 North Orleans, Suite 320
Chicago, IL 60610
to support the expansion of educational opportunities for students in Chicago
$10,000.00
Chicago Public Education Fund
200 West Adams, Suite 2011
Chicago, IL 60606
to support efforts to create a comprehensive "balanced scorecard" and methodology to evaluate the quality and impact of its work
$23,164.50
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
as partial underwriting of the 2005 Stars of Lyric Opera Concert in Grant Park
$75,000.00
Union League Boys and Girls Club
65 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
to support the Character and Leadership program in four inner-city Clubs for disadvantaged youth from minority communities
$10,000.00
Children's Place Association
3059 West Augusta Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60622
to support operating costs of the Arthur E. Jones Early Childhood Care and Learning Center for children who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
$10,000.00
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
as partial production sponsorship of the opera "Orfeo" presented in the 2005-06 season
$50,000.00
Vital Bridges
348 North Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60607
to support the Food and Nutrition Program for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS
$7,500.00