Chicago Tribune Foundation Announces Grants of $85,000 to Chicagoland Organizations That Support Cultural Organizations
Posted on: Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 11:53 CDT
CHICAGO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Tribune Foundation announced that 20 nonprofit organizations committed to cultural development in the Chicagoland area will receive grants totaling $85,000.
The grants support cultural organizations within the Chicago metropolitan area that provide educational programs in the arts for children from low-income communities or that foster diverse art.
"The chance to make a difference in the lives of children from low-income communities by contributing to their learning through the arts is gratifying and important to our company," said Jan Woelffer, Chicago Tribune Grant and Charitable Program Specialist. "Art elevates a community's standard of living and the Chicago Tribune Foundation is proud to be a part of this initiative."
The following cultural programs received grants totaling $85,000. The organizations fit within program areas that:
Provide a writing and/or reading program as part of arts education
- 826CHI
- Chicago Theatre Group (Goodman Theatre)
- Literature for All of Us
- Maywood Fine Arts Association
- Pegasus Players
- The Poetry Center of Chicago
- Young Chicago Authors
Provide excellence in musical or choral training for budding young artists
- The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance
- People's Music School
Utilize the arts for educational enhancement for in-school curriculums or after-school arts programs
- Beverly Arts Center
- Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
- Raue Center for the Arts
- Silk Road Theatre Project
Provide arts programs through in-school or after-school programs
- Black Ensemble Theater
- Chicago Human Rhythm Project
- Graffiti Zone
- Old Town School of Folk Music
Reach children with disabilities and families who are bilingual or low-income
- DuPage Children's Museum
Foster diversity in participation of the arts
- Chicago Sinfonietta
- Chinese Fine Arts Society
About Chicago Tribune Foundation
The Chicago Tribune Foundation is a philanthropic organization of the Chicago Tribune Company whose mission is to strengthen the Chicago metropolitan community by encouraging journalistic excellence, diversity and liberty, supporting diverse cultural institutions and promoting civic efforts.
About Chicago Tribune Company
Chicago Tribune Company publishes the publishes the Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune as well as related print and interactive media serving Chicagoland like RedEye, Hoy, Triblocal, chicagotribune.com and metromix.com.
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