League of Chicago Theatres Foundation
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Grants
22
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Total Awarded
$2,140,000
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Years
1980 - 2024
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Categories
Grants
2024 ( 3 months)
$25,000
Established in 1979, the League of Chicago Theatres Foundation’s mission is to enrich and sustain the economic and cultural life in Chicago by developing marketing, advocacy, and information services to strengthen the operations of more than 200 member theaters. As a local service organization, it works to address the needs of the theater community, including theater-makers, arts administrators, and audiences. With this award, the League of Chicago Theatres Foundation helps to bring the theater community together to connect, ideate, and learn new skills in Chicago in the summer of 2024.
2019 ( 8 months)
$50,000
Founded in 1979, the League of Chicago Theatres (League) is an alliance of theatres to support, promote, and advocate for Chicago’s theatre industry. As part of the Year of Chicago Theater, the League will create a cultural asset map of neighborhoods on the South and West Sides of Chicago. Teams of artist-researchers will meet with community stakeholders, conduct research into neighborhood assets, and hold public engagement programs (workshops, listening sessions) that will inform the research. Artists will present the collected data in a creative map format.
2017 (3 years 10 months)
$500,000
The League of Chicago Theatres Foundation supports, promotes, and advocates for Chicago theater locally, nationally, and internationally. The League has 237 member companies ranging from the largest nonprofit theaters, like the Goodman and Chicago Shakespeare, to the smallest such as About Face Theatre and Gorilla Tango Theatre. This award renews the Performing Arts Venue Fund, which strengthens the capacity of Chicago’s theater community by supporting physical improvements to nonprofit rehearsal and performance spaces used by arts organizations in Chicago. Improvements may be related to accessibility for disabled persons and/or licensing requirements. This award also supports education related to facilities’ preventive maintenance, safety, and accessibility.
2014 (3 years 4 months)
$500,000
The League of Chicago Theatres Foundation supports, promotes and advocates for Chicago theatre locally, nationally and internationally. The League has 240 member companies ranging from the largest nonprofit theatres like the Goodman and Chicago Shakespeare to the smallest like A Red Orchid and Gorilla Tango Theatre. This grant funds the Performing Arts Venue Fund which supports physical improvements to rehearsal and performance spaces used by arts organizations in Chicago.
2013 (1 year)
$20,000
In support of a program that brings in international theater artists visiting Chicago to participate in workshops and interact with Chicago theater artists.
2005 (2 years)
$300,000
To support the second phase of an online ticketing system.
2005 (1 year)
$70,000
In support of phase one of an on-line ticketing system
2004 (5 years)
$300,000
In support of general operations (over five years) and for "ChicagoPlays", the league’s theater program magazine (over one year).
2002 (1 year 11 months)
$50,000
In support of general operations (over two years).
1995 (1 year)
$20,000
In support of general operations.
1994 (1 year)
$20,000
In support of general operations.
1993 (1 year)
$20,000
In support of general operations.
1991 (1 year)
$40,000
In support of general operations (over two years).
1990 (1 year)
$25,000
A technical assistance grant to support the audience education project.
1988 (2 years 2 months)
$30,000
In support of general operations (over three years).
1986 (1 year 3 months)
$20,000
In support of general operations (over two years).
1984 (1 year)
$20,000
In support of general operations (over two years).
1983 (1 year)
$10,000
In support of general operations.
1980 (1 year)
$10,000
To support the HOT TIX booth.
