• $300,000Active Strategy

  2013 (Duration 2 years)

  Housing

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To provide legal assistance and advocacy for affordable housing preservation (over two years).

• $450,000Active Strategy

  2012 (Duration 3 years)

  Policy Research

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — This grant supports the Shriver Center National Center on Poverty Law as it uses advocacy, communications and training to advance laws and policies that seek to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty. The Shriver Center will work across multiple issue areas, including housing, health care, economic development, workforce development, work supports, and community investment, with a particular focus on state budget and tax reform. With Illinois continuing to face severe fiscal pressures and the sunset of temporary tax increases in 2015, the Shriver Center will focus attention on reforming the state's tax system.

• $1,000,000Active Strategy

  2010 (Inactive Grant)

  MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To create an operating reserve, invest in technological upgrades, and increase communications and fundraising capabilities (over two years).

• $250,000Active Strategy

  2010 (Inactive Grant)

  Policy Research

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations (over two years).

• $300,000Active Strategy

  2010 (Inactive Grant)

  Housing

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — To participate in The Preservation Compact (over three years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law $2,300,000 between 2010 and 2013.