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Grants paid by Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 36-3375377 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2022, Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation (EIN 36-3375377) reported 84 grants paid totaling $1,085,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | $40K JULIA FAULKNER AND $60K DAVIS SPONSOR | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | TEXTILE DEPARTMENT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | CIVIC SUPPORT 2021-22 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | approved, future | TEXTILE DEPARTMENT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Wfmt Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | IMPROMPTU AND LIVE FROM WFMT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | approved, future | FAULKNER POSITION - PENULTIMATE GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | JULIA FAULKNER POSITION | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $40,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL MUSIC | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Cso Civic Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | PENULTIMATE GRANT - CIVIC SPONSORSHIP | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | approved, future | CIVIC ORCHESTRA | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | SUMMER 2022 - FOUR CONCERTS | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | TEXTILE DEPARTMENT - PENULTIMATE GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Nu School of Music Evanston, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | PENULTIMATE GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Wfmt Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | approved, future | PENULTIMATE GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | OF MICE AND MEN PREMIERE | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | MATCHING BLACK DOG FUND $10K, $10K | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | ROC DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe City Fairport, NY | C | $20,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $20,000 | paid | 2020-21 SEASON SUPPORT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | SWING. FALL 2022 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Evanston History Museum Evanston, IL | D | $20,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | SUMMER 2021 - FOUR CONCERTS | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $15,300 | paid | 2 CIVIC MUSICIANS | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $15,300 | paid | CIVIC FELLOW | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $15,000 | paid | EIFMANN CHANGED TO BALLET HISPANICO | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Writers' Theatre Glencoe, IL | B | $12,500 | paid | SEASON SPONSOR | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $12,500 | paid | ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Court Theatre Chicago, IL | C | $12,500 | paid | OTHELLO | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Nu School of Music Evanston, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Wfmt Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | OLIVER DRAGON FUND MATCHING | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Cso Civic Musician Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | ARD DISCRETIONARY. CIVIC FELLOW | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Ravinia Highland Park, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | FELTSMAN JULY 2021 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Wfmt Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Nu School of Music Evanston, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Ravinia Highland Park, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | EMERSON QUARTET LAST CONCERT SUMMER 2022 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Timeline Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Philharmonic Evanston, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY ARD | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Stanford Medicine Stanford, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY - CANCER DISCOVERY FUND | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | New Music Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | IMPROMOPTU FEST JUNE 2022 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Dancemakers Forum Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | WRITING PILOT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Haymarket Opera Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Chorale Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | 2022-23 SEASON | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Music of the Baroque Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | MONTERO PLAYS MOZART JANUARY 2023 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Cedille Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | MATCHING GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | REUNION SUMMER 22 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Northlight Theater Skokie, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | IN MEMORY WALTER GREENOUGH | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Business School Ann Arbor, MI | D | $5,000 | paid | PATON CENTER | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Civitas Ensemble Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | MATCHING GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lucky Plush Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | ROUGH MIX | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe City Fairport, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Wfmt Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Timeline Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | THE CHINESE LADY | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Nu Kellogg School Evanston, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT - DEAN'S FUND | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Athletics Ann Arbor, MI | U | $5,000 | paid | INTER-COLLEGEATE SPORTS | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Access Contemporary Music Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Northlight Theater Skokie, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | DEAR JACK DEAR LOUISE | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Third Coast Percussion Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | 2022-23 SEASON IN CHICAGO | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Opera Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | LIFE AND DEATH OF ALAN TURING | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Fernandina Beach, FL | C | $5,000 | paid | MATCHING SPRING 2023 FESTIVAL | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Haymarket Opera Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | L'AMANT ANONYME | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Third Coast Percussion Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Cso Cap Campaign Civic Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | CHAMBER MUSICIAN ENDOWMENT FUND MATCHING | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Merit Music Program Chicago, IL | U | $3,200 | paid | HEARING IMPAIRED MUSICIAN SUPPORT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Oak Park River Forest Foundation Oak Park, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | IN MEMORY OF ANN MONACO | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Bach Week Evanston, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY IN HONOR OF MARY MUMBRUE | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Rivendell Theatre Chicago, IL | D | $3,000 | paid | GROUND BY LISA DILLMAN | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | CARMILLA BY SHERIDAN LE FANU | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Interlochen Public Library Interlochen, MI | C | $3,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | People's Music School Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | MATCHING GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Nu Library Evanston, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | MATCHING MUSIC LIBRARY BACK DOG FUND | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | MATCHING LAUNCH PAD ROC | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $2,350 | paid | CIVIC SUPPORT 2022-23 | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Wfmt Matching Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | O. DRAGON FUND HAMBURG STEINWAY D REFURBISH | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Writers' Theatre Glencoe, IL | B | $1,350 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Bella Voce Evanston, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | I HEARD A VOICE | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Evanston Community Foundation Evanston, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | ARD | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Nu Athletics Evanston, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Symphony Jacksonville, FL | C | $1,000 | paid | MATCHING SYMPHONIC STAGING OF LA BOHEME | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Music Theatre Works Wilmette, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | CAMELOT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Dempster Street Evanston, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | MATCHING GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | North Shore Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY - KELLOGG CANCER CENTER | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT ARD | 202232799349101613 |
| 2022 | Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202232799349101613 |
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