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Grants paid by Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation, tax year 2019

EIN 36-3375377 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV

In tax year 2019, Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation (EIN 36-3375377) reported 125 grants paid totaling $908,242. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

201820192020 2021 2022

Every grant, 2019

Grants reported by Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation for tax year 2019
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2019	Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$100,000	approved, future	MEEKER, BIMBAUM, FAULKNER, AND ROJAS	202020309349100202
2019	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	B	$100,000	approved, future	DOVER QUARTET AND WINTER 2020 CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL	202020309349100202
2019	Wfmt Chicago, IL	U	$100,000	paid	IMPROMPTU AND LIVE FROM WFMT	202020309349100202
2019	Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	paid	"TWILIGHT BOWL"	202020309349100202
2019	Field Museum of Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$50,000	approved, future	NATIVE AMERICAN EXHIBIT	202020309349100202
2019	Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL	U	$40,000	paid	SUPPORT FOR FOUR CONCERTS SUMMER 2019	202020309349100202
2019	Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	ISAAC GOMEZ' LA RUTA	202020309349100202
2019	Court Theatre Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	"THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH"	202020309349100202
2019	Writers' Theatre Inc Glencoe, IL	B	$25,000	paid	"NEXT TO NORMAL"	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	"MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"	202020309349100202
2019	Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL	B	$25,000	paid	LIVE MUSIC 2018-19	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$20,000	paid	DAVID LITTLE'S SOLDIER SONGS	202020309349100202
2019	Music of the Baroque Chicago, IL	D	$20,000	paid	BALSAM SOLOIST JANUARY 2020	202020309349100202
2019	Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL	C	$20,000	paid	GARY HOFFMAN AND PARKER 7/24/19 SUPPORT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL	B	$15,000	paid	NEGAUNEE INSTITUTE MATCHING GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Northwestern University- School of Music Evanston, IL	D	$15,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	University of Michigan - Business School Ann Arbor, MI	D	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Victory Gardens Theater Chicago, IL	C	$10,000	paid	NEW WORK 2018-2019	202020309349100202
2019	Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, IL	D	$10,000	paid	MALPASO DANCE CO. PARTNERSHIP SPRING 2019	202020309349100202
2019	Lookingglass Theatre Chicago, IL	D	$10,000	paid	ACT(S) OF GOD	202020309349100202
2019	987 Wfmt & the Radio Networkswttw Chicago, IL	U	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Civitas Ensemble Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING GRANT FROM HOWARD M. MCCUE	202020309349100202
2019	Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Merit School of Music Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Northlight Theater Skokie, IL	D	$10,000	paid	MANSFIELD PARK. NOVEMBER 2018	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Auditorium Theatre Council Chicago, IL	D	$10,000	paid	EIFMAN BALLET ST. PETERSBURG	202020309349100202
2019	Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$10,000	paid	NEW DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL	B	$8,500	paid	DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL	B	$8,500	paid	DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL	B	$8,500	paid	DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Net Present Value Adjustment of Grants Chicago, IL	U	$5,242	paid	NPV OF FUTURE GRANTS	202020309349100202
2019	Khecari Dance Chicago, IL	D	$5,000	paid	"MARGINALIA" NEW WORK	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Philharmonic Evanston, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Northwestern University Library Evanston, IL	D	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Wxxi Go Public Rochester, NY	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Third Coast Percussion Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	DANNY CLAY "THE BELL RINGERS"	202020309349100202
2019	Northwestern University - Kellogg School Evanston, IL	D	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Wxxi Go Public Rochester, NY	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Evanston History Center Evanston, IL	B	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Third Coast Percussion Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Lucky Plush Productions Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	"RINK LIFE" REGIONAL PREMIER	202020309349100202
2019	Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Timeline Theatre Chicago, IL	D	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Evanston History Center Evanston, IL	B	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	987 Wfmt & the Radio Networkswttw Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Bella Voce Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	DAVID LANG "LOST OBJECTS"	202020309349100202
2019	Mccallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA	C	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Bach Week Evanston, IL	D	$5,000	paid	BABAYAN SPRING 2020	202020309349100202
2019	Northwestern University Block Museum Evanston, IL	D	$5,000	paid	GENERAL OPERATING	202020309349100202
2019	Northwestern University Athletic Dept Evanston, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	North Shore University Health System Evanston, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Chorale Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	ST. JOHN PASSION MARCH 2020	202020309349100202
2019	Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL	B	$5,000	paid	LAUNCH PAD PROGRAM OF RYAN OPERA CENTER	202020309349100202
2019	Haymarket Opera Company Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	LAMPO'S THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Philharmonic Evanston, IL	U	$5,000	paid	SPRING ROMANCE	202020309349100202
2019	Writers' Theatre Chicago Glencoe, IL	D	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Thodos Dance Chicago Chicago, IL	C	$5,000	paid	19TH ANNUAL NEW DANCES CONCERT	202020309349100202
2019	The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	THE ALLURE OF MATTER: MATERIAL ART FROM CHINA	202020309349100202
2019	Giordano Dance Chicago Chicago, IL	U	$5,000	paid	MIRANDA DAVIS NEW WORK MARCH 2019	202020309349100202
2019	Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY	U	$5,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY	U	$4,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Fernandina Beach, FL	C	$4,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Jacksonville Symphony Jacksonville, FL	C	$4,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Barnabas Center Inc Peoria, IL	U	$4,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$4,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Dempster Street Pro Musica Evanston, IL	D	$4,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe Cou Fairport, NY	C	$3,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Genesee Country Museum Mumford, NY	B	$3,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Rembrandt Chamber Players Chicago, IL	C	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL	C	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Music Theater Works Wilmette, IL	B	$3,000	paid	HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. AUGUST 2019	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Chorale Chicago, IL	C	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Collaborative Arts Initiative Buffalo, NY	D	$3,000	paid	SEPTEMBER CONCERT 2019	202020309349100202
2019	Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL	B	$3,000	paid	"THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY" CHESTERTON	202020309349100202
2019	The House Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$3,000	paid	PINOCCHIO	202020309349100202
2019	Newberry Consort Chicago, IL	D	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Ensemble Dal Niente Chicago, IL	U	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Fernandina Beach, FL	C	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Raven Theatre Chicago, IL	D	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Spektral Quartet Chicago, IL	U	$3,000	paid	LISA COONS' THE SPACE BETWEEN	202020309349100202
2019	Fifth House Ensemble Chicago, IL	U	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Remy Bumpo Theatre Chicago, IL	D	$3,000	paid	FRANKENSTEIN	202020309349100202
2019	Rembrandt Chamber Players Chicago, IL	C	$3,000	paid	MAY 2020 CONCERT	202020309349100202
2019	Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Oak Park, IL	B	$3,000	paid	DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY OR MATCHING GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Collaborative Arts Initiative Buffalo, NY	D	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris Washington, DC	U	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago, IL	B	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Shattered Globe Theatre Chicago, IL	C	$3,000	paid	HANNAH AND MARTTIN APRIL 2019	202020309349100202
2019	Third Coast Baroque New York, NY	U	$3,000	paid	BACH FAMILY CONCERT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Dancemakers Forum Chicago, IL	C	$3,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Rivendell Theatre Chicago, IL	D	$3,000	paid	SOMETHING CLEAN BY SELINA FILLINGER	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago a Capella Chicago, IL	U	$3,000	paid	"FIESTA CORAL MEXICANA"	202020309349100202
2019	Iowa Wesleyan College Mr Pleasant, IA	U	$2,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe Cou Fairport, NY	C	$2,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe Cou Fairport, NY	C	$2,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Iowa Wesleyan College Mr Pleasant, IA	U	$2,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Genesee Country Museum Mumford, NY	B	$2,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Interlochen Public Library Interlochen, MI	C	$2,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Eastman House Museum Rochester, NY	U	$2,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Eastman House Museum Rochester, NY	U	$2,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Island Heritage Trust Deer Isle, ME	B	$1,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL	B	$1,500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Newberry Library Chicago, IL	B	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL	C	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Evanston Community Foundation Evanston, IL	B	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Over the Rainbow Association Evanston, IL	B	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Dempster Street Pro Musica Evanston, IL	D	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	People's Music School Chicago, IL	B	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Evanston Symphony Orchestra Evanston, IL	D	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL	U	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Dramatists Chicago, IL	B	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Chicago Philharmonic Society Evanston, IL	C	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Rembrandt Chamber Players Chicago, IL	C	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Wbez Alliance Inc Chicago, IL	U	$1,000	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Merit Music Program Chicago, IL	U	$500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202
2019	Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA	B	$500	paid	MATCHING OR DISCRETIONARY GRANT	202020309349100202

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