Funders › IL › Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation › 2018
Grants paid by Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation, tax year 2018
EIN 36-3375377 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2018, Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation (EIN 36-3375377) reported 72 grants paid totaling $972,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | TWO CIVIC CENTENNIAL PERFORMANCES (SEPT. 2018 AND APRIL 2019) AND TO SUPPORT CIVIC SEASON SPONSORSHIP | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | SOLE SPONORSHIP OF PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION CATALOGUE | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago, IL | U | $60,000 | paid | BEYOND THE ARIA | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | PAMPLOMA JULY 2018 | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Writers' Theatre Chicago Glencoe, IL | D | $30,000 | paid | A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | THE DOPPELGANGER | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Court Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | ALL MY SONS - ARTHUR MILLER | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | MACBETH. APRIL 2018 | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR IOLANTA | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Northwestern University- School of Evanston, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Victory Gardens Theater Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | MIES JULIE 5/18 | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | University of Michigan - Business S Ann Arbor, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Lookingglass Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | 20K LEAGUES | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Northlight Theater Skokie, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEANNE | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Merit Music Program Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | The House Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | HATFIELD & MCCOY | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Northwestern University Music Libra Evanston, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Evanston History Center Evanston, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Writers' Theatre Chicago Glencoe, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Evanston History Center Evanston, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Timeline Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | TO CATCH A FISH | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Mccallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Northwestern University - Kellogg S Evanston, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Mccallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | PIRATES OF PENZANCE | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Northwestern University Block Museu Evanston, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | CARAVANS OF GOLD | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Northshore University Health System Evanston, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Timeline Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $4,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Raven Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | ARTS WORK FUND | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Strawdog Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Sixteenth Street Theatre Berwyn, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | HARBOR FATE | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Rivendell Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | ANNA KARENINA | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Remy Bumpo Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | CAL IN CAMO | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | University of Chicago Presents Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | ISSERLESS AND LEVIN | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Shattered Globe Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Humane Society of Rochester Monroe Fairport, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Genesee Country Museum Mumford, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Genesee Country Museum Mumford, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant, IA | U | $2,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Humane Society of Rochester Monroe Fairport, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Eastman House Museum Rochester, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Eastman House Museum Rochester, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Island Heritage Trust Deer Isle, ME | B | $1,500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Evanston Community Foundation Evanston, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | People's Music School Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Island Heritage Trust Deer Isle, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Over the Rainbow Association Evanston, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Wbez Alliance Inc Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Rochester City Ballet Rochester, NY | B | $500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Rochester Oratorio Society Rochester, NY | B | $500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Mccallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA | C | $500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Rochester City Ballet Rochester, NY | B | $500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
| 2018 | Rochester Oratorio Society Rochester, NY | B | $500 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT | 201910929349100001 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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