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Grant recipient EIN 47-2428034Arts and culture

Who funds Chicago Dancemakers Forum?

15 private foundations gave Chicago Dancemakers Forum in Chicago, IL $637,986 across 33 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

33 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Morrison-Shearer FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General purposes

    $10,000
  2. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $80,000
  3. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2024

    Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization

    $25,000
  4. Morrison-Shearer FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General purposes

    $10,000
  5. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $10,000
  6. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2023

    Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization

    $50,000
  7. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $50,000
  8. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operations

    $500
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $18
  10. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    ELEVATE Chicago Dance 2022 and Beyond

    $250,000
  11. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Employee matching - Baronica Roberson

    $500
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $14
  13. Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Arts and humanities

    $10,000
  14. Elizabeth F Cheney FoundationWinnetka, IL 2021

    Writing pilot

    $5,000
  15. The Irving Harris FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    For CDF lab artists

    $5,000
  16. Robert G Weiss Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    general purposes

    $1,500
  17. Almeida Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General Support

    $1,000
  18. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General Operating Support

    $500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $13
  20. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    City-Wide Production Residency Pilot Project

    $86,000
  21. Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Arts and humanities

    $10,000
  22. Elizabeth F Cheney FoundationWinnetka, IL 2020

    Writing pilot

    $4,000
  23. Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable TrustNorthbrook, IL 2020

    General purpose

    $1,000
  24. Metzner Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General fund

    $164
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $27
  26. Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Arts and humanities

    $10,000
  27. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    To support chicago dancemakers forum's international exchange workshop and symposium, which prepares chicago-based artists with tools, skills, and resources to increase their international artistic engagement.

    $5,000
  28. Morrison-Shearer FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General purposes

    $5,000
  29. Elizabeth F Cheney FoundationWinnetka, IL 2019

    Discretionary grant

    $3,000
  30. Robert G Weiss Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    general purposes

    $750
  31. Elizabeth F Cheney FoundationWinnetka, IL 2018

    Matching or discretionary grant

    $3,000
  32. Robert & Elizabeth Fergus FoundationAspen, CO 2018

    Unrestricted

    $500
  33. Robert G Weiss Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    general purposes

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Chicago Dancemakers Forum’s funders above.

  1. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 627 grants Accepts applications $12,321,835 to similar organizations
  2. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 482 grants Accepts applications $17,505,459 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 412 grants Accepts applications $4,646,554 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 286 grants Preselected only $550,101 to similar organizations
  5. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 152 grants Accepts applications $10,989,823 to similar organizations
  6. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 260 grants Accepts applications $17,798,840 to similar organizations
  7. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 84 grants Preselected only $120,818 to similar organizations
  8. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 165 grants Accepts applications $8,131,108 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-2428034 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.