2018 Grants
The following grants were disbursed in calendar year 2018.
Arts Learning
| Albany Park Theater Project | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Barrel of Monkeys | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Chicago Children’s Choir | Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir | $10,000 |
| Chicago Opera Theater | Opera for All and COT/Chicago Public Schools Partners Project | $10,000 |
| Chicago Sinfonietta | Audience engagement | $10,000 |
| The Goodman Theatre | Teaching Artist program | $10,000 |
| Hubbard Street Dance Company | Education and community programs | $10,000 |
| Ingenuity, Inc. | General operating support | $10,000 |
| The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago | Community and school-based programs | $10,000 |
| Lookingglass Theatre Company | Education and community programs at Mercy Homes for Boys and Girls | $10,000 |
| Marwen | College and career programs | $10,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago | School Partnership for Art and Civic Engagement | $10,000 |
| The People’s Music School | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Silk Road Rising | Education programs | $10,000 |
| SkyART | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Steppenwolf Education | $10,000 |
| Urban Gateways | General operating support for Teaching Artist programs | $10,000 |
| West Point School of Music | Ekklesia Steel Orchestra | $10,000 |
Education
| A Safe Haven Foundation | Center for Workforce Development, Employment Preparation and Placement | $15,000 |
| Arts & Business Council of Chicago | On BOARD program | $2,500 |
| Associated Colleges of Illinois | Peer mentoring program | $10,000 |
| Bottom Line, Inc. | General operating support for Bottom Line Chicago | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Power Hour program | $2,500 |
| Center for Changing Lives | General operating support | $10,000 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Jobs training and work force development internships | $10,000 |
| Chicago Tutoring Connection | General operating support | $2,500 |
| Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School | Scholarships for low-income, minority students from the Austin neighborhood | $2,500 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Scholarships for low-income, minority students | $2,500 |
| Envision Unlimited | General operating support for Neumann Neighbors | $10,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $2,500 for the Community Kitchens Project and $2,500 for the Food Bank | $5,000 |
| Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired | The Center for Business and Entrepreneurship | $7,500 |
| Inspiration Corporation | Foodservice training and employment services | $10,000 |
| Literature for All of Us | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Midtown Educational Foundation | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Science Minors | $5,000 |
| OneGoal | General operating support for OneGoal Chicago | $10,000 |
| Project Exploration | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Public Allies Chicago | Ally Apprenticeship Program | $10,000 |
| SGA Youth & Family Services | Higher Sights program | $10,000 |
Health
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago | Access to care programs | $5,000 |
| All Chicago | The Emergency Fund | $5,000 |
| Alternatives, Inc. | Urban Arts program | $10,000 |
| BUILD | Restorative Justice Initiative | $10,000 |
| CeaseFire Illinois | Hospital Response Initiative | $5,000 |
| Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois | Englewood Early Head Start | $10,000 |
| Connections for Abused Women and their Children | The Hospital Crisis Intervention Project (HCIP) | $7,500 |
| Erie Family Health Center | Westside H3: Healthy Minds. Healthy Children. Healthy Chicago | $10,000 |
| Family Focus | Englewood Family Support Services | $10,000 |
| Healthy Schools Campaign | Change for Good program | $10,000 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Broadway Youth Center (BYC) | $5,000 |
| Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly | Upkeep and repair services program | $5,000 |
| Infant Welfare Society of Chicago | Child-Centered Health and Advanced Therapy (CHAT) Program | $7,500 |
| Juvenile Protective Association | General operating support for school-based programs | $10,000 |
| Marillac St. Vincent Family Services | Senior services program | $10,000 |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | Life Skills program | $2,500 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | General operating support for Schiff Residences | $2,500 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Child and adolescent mental health programs | $10,000 |
| Mikva Challenge | Neighborhood-based youth councils | $10,000 |
| The Night Ministry | STEPS program | $7,500 |
| Presence Health Foundation | Homebound Elderly program | $5,000 |
| TASC, Inc. | Supportive release program | $10,000 |
| Thresholds | Women Veterans Health Initiative | $10,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | The 606 | $5,000 |
| Tuesday’s Child | Early intervention, education and parent training programs | $7,500 |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | Restorative Justice programs | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Center Where Research Meets Practice | $10,000 |
Civic Chicago
| Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum | Teen Education Program | $10,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Thinking Experiences in the Art Museum (TEAM) program | $10,000 |
| The Cradle | Special Needs Infant Adoption Program | $10,000 |
| The Field Museum | Community outreach programs | $10,000 |
| John G. Shedd Aquarium | General education programs | $10,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Partners in Fieldwork | $10,000 |
| Lurie Children’s Hospital Foundation of Chicago | Center for Childhood Resilience | $15,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | 2018/2019 Senior Matinee | $7,500 |
| The Newberry Library | Teacher and student programs | $7,500 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Transitional Care Clinic | $15,000 |
Siragusa Scholars
| American Indian College Fund | Tribal College scholarship program | $15,000 |
| The Big Shoulders Fund | The Chairman’s Emergency Scholarship Fund | $5,000 |
| Chicago High School for the Arts | Student scholarships | $7,000 |
| The Cove School | Student scholarships | $7,500 |
| Elmhurst College | Scholarships for middle-income students | $20,000 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Scholarships for middle-income students | $20,000 |
| Loyola Academy | Student scholarships | $10,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Students Together Are Reaching Success (S.T.A.R.S.) Mentoring Program | $20,000 |
| Merit School of Music | $2,500 for one advanced piano student and $5,000 for a scholarship to a low-income student | $7,500 |
| North Central College | Scholarships for student veterans | $5,000 |
| Northwestern University | Scholarships for academically strong, low-income Chicago students | $20,000 |
| Roosevelt University | Scholarships for Chicago High School for the Arts graduates | $20,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center | The Siragusa Family Foundation scholarship for Rush University College of Nursing students | $15,000 |
| The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Scholarships for Chicago High School for the Arts graduates | $20,000 |
| St. Ignatius College Prep | Scholarships for low-income students | $10,000 |
| The United Negro College Fund | $10,000 for merit-based scholarships for up to two Chicago Public School students, $5,000 for the Campaign for Emergency Student Aid and $5,000 unrestricted support | $20,000 |
| The University of Chicago | The Siragusa Scholars program | $20,000 |
| Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart | Scholarship for a non-boarding, low-income Lake County resident | $10,000 |
Partnerships
| Chicago Women in Philanthropy | Women’s Leadership Mentoring Program (WLMP) | $500 |
| Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance | Progressive Pathways Support Fund | $10,000 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | General operating support | $2,500 |
| Forefront | General operating support | $3,500 |
| Forefront | To support grantees participating in the Peer Skill Share Program | $6,000 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General operating support | $1,000 |
| Partnership for College Completion | General operating support | $20,000 |
Board-Directed
| 3Arts | Make a Wave awards program | $10,000 |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | Bringing Great Lakes Education into High School | $7,500 |
| American Brain Tumor Association | Mel Schneider memorial gift for patient support | $10,000 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | $5,000 for program development and $5,000 for the Girls Hope Program | $10,000 |
| Breakthrough Sacramento | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Catholic Theological Union | Oscar Romero Scholars program | $5,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Rice Plant Conservation Center | $10,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | High school programs | $7,500 |
| Exceptional Children’s Foundation | Kayne Eras Center’s enrichment program | $7,500 |
| Friends of the Chicago River | Adopt-A-River: River Volunteer Stewardship Program | $7,500 |
| Harris Theater for Music and Dance | Access Tickets program | $10,000 |
| International Game Fish Association | Education programs | $2,500 |
| Josephinum Academy | Student scholarships | $5,000 |
| K9s for Warriors | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Keshet | Programs and support services for children who are disabled | $5,000 |
| Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | General operating support | $7,500 |
| Mayo Foundation | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) | $15,000 |
| North Chicago Community Partners | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Northwestern Settlement | House in the Woods wilderness camp | $5,000 |
| Openlands | TreeKeepers program | $7,500 |
| Shore Community Services, Inc. | General operating support | $7,500 |
| Sit Stay Read! | General operating support for the School Literacy Initiative | $5,000 |
| Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project | Youth Corps programs | $10,000 |
| United Service Organizations of Illinois, Inc. | General operating support | $7,500 |
| Yale University Art Gallery | Technology development | $17,000 |
A philanthropic partner of nonprofits to improve communities throughout the Chicago region
Through its giving, the Siragusa Family Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission of supporting efforts that help people help themselves and experience a better quality of life.