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FundersILElizabeth F Cheney Foundation › 2021

Grants paid by Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation, tax year 2021

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

In tax year 2021, Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation (EIN 36-3375377) reported 87 grants paid totaling $547,100. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2021

Grants reported by Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation for tax year 2021
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2021Field Museum Chicago, ILU$25,000paidRE CURATION OF HALL OF NATIVE N. AMERICA202230839349100713
2021Joffrey Ballet Chicago, ILB$25,000paidOF MICE AND MEN PREMIERE202230839349100713
2021Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, ILU$20,000paidQUAMINO'S MAY APRIL 2022202230839349100713
2021Harris Theatre Chicago, ILU$20,000paidBEYOND THE ARIA 2020-21202230839349100713
2021Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$20,000paidNOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO 1ST HALF OF GRANT202230839349100713
2021Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$20,000paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Nu School of Music Evanston, ILU$20,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, ILC$20,000paid2020-21 SEASON SUPPORT202230839349100713
2021Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$15,300paidCIVIC MUSICIAN SCHOLAR AND CIVIC MUSICIAN202230839349100713
2021Writers' Theatre Glencoe, ILB$12,500paidAUDIO SERIES. 1ST 1/2 PAYMENT202230839349100713
2021Court Theatre Chicago, ILC$12,500paidTITANIC BY MCCAFFERTY 1ST HALF OF GRANT202230839349100713
2021Wxxi Go Public Rochester, NYU$10,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Cso Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCIVIC MUSICIAN202230839349100713
2021Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidARD DISCRETIONARY RYAN OPERA CENTER202230839349100713
2021Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidROC DISCRETIONARY202230839349100713
2021Wfmt Chicago, ILU$10,000paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Evanston History Center Evanston, ILB$10,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Music of the Baroque Chicago, ILD$10,000paidMCGILL PLAYS MOZART FEBRUARY 2022202230839349100713
2021Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe City Fairport, NYC$8,500paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$5,100paidCIVIC MUSICIAN202230839349100713
2021Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$5,100paidCIVIC MUSICIAN202230839349100713
2021Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, ILU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Northlight Theater Skokie, ILD$5,000paidINTIMATE APPAREL BY LYNN NOTTAGE 1ST HALF OF GRANT202230839349100713
2021Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, ILU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Nu Block Museum Evanston, ILU$5,000paidA SITE OF STRUGGLE EXHIBITION 1/2022202230839349100713
2021Lucky Plush Chicago, ILU$5,000paidTHE BOOK OF NOW202230839349100713
2021Spektral Quartet Chicago, ILU$5,000paidDIGITAL PROGRAMMING 2021-22202230839349100713
2021Third Coast Percussion Chicago, ILC$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Timeline Theatre Chicago, ILD$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Evanston History Center Evanston, ILB$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Fernandina Beach, FLC$5,000paidSPRING INSTITUTE 2022. MATCHING202230839349100713
2021Chicago Chorale Chicago, ILC$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Cedille Chicago Chicago, ILD$5,000paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Ns University Hospitals Skokie, ILU$5,000paidKELLOGG CENTER DISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Civitas Ensemble Chicago, ILB$5,000paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Haymarket Opera Chicago, ILD$5,000paidHANDEL'S ORLANDO202230839349100713
2021Third Coast Baroque New York, NYU$5,000paidGENERATIONS CONCERT202230839349100713
2021Stanford Medicine Stanford, CAD$5,000paidCANCER DISCOVERY FUND202230839349100713
2021Writers' Theatre Glencoe, ILB$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Access Contemporary Music Chicago, ILU$5,000paidTHIRSTY EARS AUGUST 2021202230839349100713
2021Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant, IAU$5,000paidHARLAN LINCOLN HOME202230839349100713
2021Eastman House Museum Rochester, NYU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Barnabas Rocklin, CAC$5,000paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, ILC$5,000paid10X10202230839349100713
2021Nu Kellogg School Evanston, ILU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NYU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Wfmt Chicago, ILU$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Third Coast Percussion Chicago, ILC$5,000paidCURRENTS PROGRAM202230839349100713
2021Genesee Country Museum Umford, NYB$5,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, ILU$4,900paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Fernandina Beach, FLC$4,000paidDOVER QUARTET STREAMING PERFORMANCES202230839349100713
2021Chicago Dancemakers Forum Chicago, ILB$4,000paidWRITING PILOT202230839349100713
2021Haymarket Opera Chicago, ILD$4,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Merit Music Program Chicago, ILU$3,200paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Collaborative Arts Institute Chicago Buffalo, NYU$3,000paid2021 FESTIVAL202230839349100713
2021Dal Niente New Music Chicago, ILC$3,000paidDISCRETIONARY202230839349100713
2021Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe City Fairport, NYC$3,000paidLOLLYPOP FARM202230839349100713
2021Remy Bumpo Theatre Chicago, ILD$3,000paidTHE CALL OF THE WILD BY JACK LONDON202230839349100713
2021Chicago Chorale Chicago, ILC$3,000paidHOLIDAY 2021 CONCERT202230839349100713
2021Chicago Community Trust Chicago, ILC$3,000paidARTS WORK FUND202230839349100713
2021Dal Niente New Music Chicago, ILC$3,000paidMITCHELL LEQIS & LIM CONCERTS 9/21202230839349100713
2021Chicago Acappella Chicago, ILD$3,000paidHER VOICE DECEMBER 2021202230839349100713
2021Dempster St Pro Musica Evanston, ILC$3,000paidGERSHWIN RHAPSODY IN BLUE202230839349100713
2021Oak Park River Forest Foundation Oak Park, ILU$3,000paidIN MEMORY OF ANN MONACO202230839349100713
2021Rembrandt Chamber Musicians Chicago, ILU$3,000paidDECEMBER 2021 CONCERT202230839349100713
2021Sixteenth Street Theatre Berwyn, ILU$3,000paidTHE BILLBOARD BY NATALIE MORE202230839349100713
2021Bach Week Evanston, ILD$3,000paidHEAVEN AND EARTH APRIL 2022202230839349100713
2021Music Theatre Works Wilmette, ILC$3,000paidRAGTIME202230839349100713
2021Rivendell Theatre Chicago, ILD$3,000paidSPAY BY MADISON FIEDLER SPRING 2021202230839349100713
2021Lifeline Theatre Chicago, ILB$3,000paidMISS HOLMES RADIO DRAMA202230839349100713
2021Cedille Chicago Chicago, ILD$3,000paidIN MEMORY OF RBG202230839349100713
2021Northwestern University Evanston, ILB$2,500paidBLACK DOG FUND202230839349100713
2021People's Music School Chicago, ILB$2,000paidMATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Interlochen Public Library Interlochen, MIC$2,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$2,000paidLAUNCH PAD MATCHING GRANT202230839349100713
2021Island Heritage Trust Deer Isle, MEB$1,500paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Evanston Community Foundation Evanston, ILB$1,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$1,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Nu Athletics Evanston, ILU$1,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIU$1,000paidPATON CENTER202230839349100713
2021Chicago Philharmonic Evanston, ILU$1,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713
2021Glimmerglass Festival Chicago, ILU$1,000paidIN MEMORY OF RBG202230839349100713
2021Haymarket Opera Chicago, ILD$1,000paidDISCRETIONARY GRANT202230839349100713

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

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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