How to Apply
To apply for a Field Foundation grant, log on to our application portal and sign in to your account or create a new one. Note: A new applicant dashboard is rolling out in early August. Watch this tutorial to navigate this new view.
Grant categories and application schedule
The Field Foundation makes grants in the following ways:
A Road Together (ART). Through our ART partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, we accept annual applications for general operating funding ( for small and mid-sized arts and culture organizations based in Chicago. We accept ART grant applications from mid-April through mid-May. Grants are awarded in the Fall.
Justice and Journalism & Storytelling. We accept grant applications on a rolling basis and award grants on a rolling basis.
Leadership Investment. In partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, our annual Leaders for a New Chicago Award recognizes leaders outside of the city’s power structure and celebrates the impactful change they are bringing to their communities. Our Leaders nomination portal opens in early February and closes in early March. We announce the Leaders for a New Chicago in the Spring.