CHICAGO – The Field Foundation today announced publication of a series of stories highlighting diverse Central Illinois communities and pressing issues they face. The series was produced under the Healing Through Narrative Change Reporting Project made possible by a grant from Healing Illinois. An initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), managed in […]
Field And Macarthur Foundations Announce 2024 “A Road Together” (Art) Grant Recipients Fifty-one Small to Mid-Sized Arts and Culture Nonprofits Fundedthrough 5-year, $15 Million Partnership to Support Historically Underserved Communities CHICAGO –The Field Foundation of Illinois and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced the 2024 “A Road Together” (ART) grant recipients. […]
It is with heavy hearts that we mark the transition of Field Foundation Life Director Judith Stofer Block, who passed away on June 26 at the age of 83. Judy dedicated her life to civic service and made an incredible impact in the many leadership roles she played in the city of Chicago. A trailblazer, […]
Field And Macarthur Foundations Announce 2024 Leaders For A New Chicago Cohort 10 Leaders Committed to Diversity Across the City to be Awarded $50,000 for Exemplary Work in their Communities CHICAGO – The Field Foundation of Illinois, in partnership with The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, today announced the recipients of the 2024 […]
CHICAGO – Public Narrative today announced the publication of a series of hard-hitting stories investigating Chicago’s legacy of segregation, produced under the Segregation and Migrant Crisis Reporting Project made possible by a grant from Healing Illinois. An initiative led by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) in partnership with the Field Foundation of Illinois, […]
Healing Illinois, an initiative led by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Field Foundation of Illinois, announced today the 184 recipients of $4.5 million in funding for community-based activities to advance racial healing. “The ongoing ills associated with racism affect all Illinois residents, and the present-day political and social climate in which […]
Aguilar, Chief Investment Officer for the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer, Succeeds Gloria Castillo, who Becomes Vice Chair. Field President Daniel O. Ash also Joins the Board of Directors. CHICAGO – The Field Foundation Board of Directors today announced it has elected board member Joe Aguilar as its chair. Aguilar succeeds Gloria Castillo, who […]
We are so pleased to announce our Spring 2023 Grantees. In this grant cycle, we awarded nearly $900,000 to 23 organizations, including new and returning grantee partners. As always, the majority of our dollars are directed to the South and West Sides of Chicago, and to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) organizations that are […]
We are so pleased to announce our Winter 2023 Grantees. In this grant cycle, we awarded more than $1.15 million to 31 organizations, including new and returning grantee partners. As always, the majority of our dollars are directed to the South and West Sides of Chicago, and to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) organizations […]
Nomination Portal Is Open For 2023 Leaders For A New Chicago Cohort All nominations must be submitted by March 1, 2023 The Leaders for a New Chicago Award enters its fifth year in 2023. The award recognizes past accomplishments and promotes and advances a range of leaders whose influence will inform decision making across the […]