The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation (“”MacArthur-Driehaus””) welcomes grant requests from small to mid-size organizations of all creative disciplines.
Donor Name: Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
State: Illinois
City: Chicago
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,000 to $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
MacArthur announced a new institutional approach called Culture, Equity, and the Arts. While its historic Arts and Culture program supported as many organizations as possible, the new Culture, Equity, and the Arts program incorporates hallmarks of the previous program, namely multi-year general operating support, with a new central goal—to promote equity by fostering collaborations between arts organizations and leaders and increasing culturally relevant experiences that reflect Chicago’s diversity.
Their goal is to advance the abundance and diversity of Chicago’s vibrant cultural community. MacArthur-Driehaus prioritizes funding for organizations that demonstrate all of the following:
- Artistic technique at a consistently high skill level and creative depth and complexity in the work it presents to the public
- Effective planning, evidenced by realistic and measurable objectives for programs and administration as well as a good history of achieving what it sets out to do
- Strong leadership, including indicators that its leadership team manages the organization effectively and responsibly
- Solid financial management
- Reach that engages a broad and diverse audience or individuals who are under-represented in the local arts ecosystem
Guidelines
The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation (“MacArthur-Driehaus”) welcomes grant requests from small to mid-size organizations of all creative disciplines, including but not limited to:
- Music and sound
- Dance
- Theater
- Visual Arts
- Literary Arts
- Film and video
- Museums and collections
- Multi-media and interdisciplinary arts
While some grantees have programs that involve arts learning and outreach, MacArthur-Driehaus funds organizations whose PRIMARY purpose is the professional, public presentation of work.
Funding Information
- MacArthur-Driehaus general operating grants range from $3,000 to $20,000 a year.
- The Foundation makes awards of up to 10 percent of an organization’s total actual expenses in the most recently completed fiscal year.
- For groups that are racial and cultural equity organizations in MULTIPLE categories, the Foundation makes grant awards of up to 15 percent of the organization’s total actual expenses in the most recently completed fiscal year.
- First-time grantees typically come in at lower amounts.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have completed at least one full year of programming and operations. In addition, those eligible to apply are:
- Nonprofit organizations with 501c3 status from the Internal Revenue Service or formal, organized groups with a fiscal sponsor
- In good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State at the time of submission
- Groups with actual income or expenses of under $500,000, excluding in-kind support, in the most recently completed fiscal year.
For more information, visit Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
