Administered by IFF, the Chicago’s Cultural Treasures (ChiTreasures) initiative is now accepting applications for its Culture Forward Chicago grant program.
Donor Name: Chicago’s Cultural Treasures
State: Illinois
County: Cook County (IL), DuPage County (IL), Kane County (IL), Lake County (IL), McHenry County (IL), Will County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Culture Forward Chicago is the final phase of Chicago’s Cultural Treasures (ChiTreasures) — a four-year effort focused on bolstering the long-term financial resilience and sustainability of Chicagoland arts and cultural organizations that promote the creation and preservation of arts and culture rooted in the communities of Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color (BIPOC communities, for short).
To expand the reach of the ChiTreasures initiative to a new set of arts and culture organizations, Culture Forward Chicago will award up to 60 recipients a one-time, general operating grant of $50,000 – $60,000 each, for a total of $3 million. There will not be any reporting requirements with the grant.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for Culture Forward Chicago, organizations must:
- Not be a current Chicago’s Cultural Treasures grantee;
- Have 501(c)(3) status or be fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization; and
- Be headquartered in or primarily serving the Chicago metropolitan area, including the collar counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will.
Selection Process
All application materials will be reviewed by a Review Committee — composed primarily of local arts leaders, current ChiTreasures grantees, and a minority representation of funders — that had been selected to create a balance of perspectives, backgrounds, and identities.
For more information, visit Chicago’s Cultural Treasures.
