• $375,000

  2014 (Duration 5 years)

  Chicago Commitment

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The Adler Planetarium supports the exploration and understanding of the universe with the particular aim of improving scientific education and literacy. It houses three theaters that feature sky shows, permanent exhibitions on topics like planet exploration, a lab where visitors can see scientists working, scholarly research, and a collection of 8,000 objects, books, works on paper, archival collections, paintings, and photographs. More than 500,000 people visit each year, including more than 70,000 students and teachers on school field trips. This grant will support ongoing exhibition work, visitor engagement efforts, and outreach programming as well as the general operations of the Museum.

• $375,000

  2009 (Inactive Grant)

  Chicago Commitment

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

• $275,000

  2004 (Inactive Grant)

  Chicago Commitment

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

• $650,000

  2002 (Inactive Grant)

  Arts & Culture in Chicago

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of developing a long-range strategic plan and testing concepts on how your organization can be positioned to serve a larger audience in the future (over three years).

• $50,000

  2002 (Inactive Grant)

  Chicago Commitment

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

• $25,000

  1999 (Inactive Grant)

  Chicago Commitment

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations.

• $75,000

  1996 (Inactive Grant)

  Chicago Commitment

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

• $75,000

  1993 (Inactive Grant)

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

• $100,000

  1991 (Inactive Grant)

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

• $150,000

  1988 (Inactive Grant)

  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In support of general operations.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Adler Planetarium $2,150,000 between 1978 and 2017.