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Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation

$225,000Active Strategy

2012 (Duration 3 years)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — This one time general operating grant will support the Alliance as it makes a necessary shift in its operating model to remain relevant and effective in advocating for the local arts sector. Arts Alliance Illinois is the state's only multi-disciplinary arts service organization, representing nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists throughout the state. It provides research assistance, public education, and information services through its programs. The Alliance was founded in 1982. Its goals are to increase public awareness about the value of the arts, advocate for higher levels of support for the arts, and promote a climate in which artistic expression can freely flourish.
$30,000Active Strategy

2009 (Inactive Grant)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of scholarships to the biennial conference, One State: Together in the Arts (over two years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation $255,000 between 2009 and 2012.