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22-673: The award was established in 1980 by a donation from trusts established by John G. and Frances C. Searle. John Searle had served as President of G. D. Searle & Company , a pharmaceutical company known for developing the first female birth control pill. The program is funded through the Chicago Community Trust and administered by the Kinship Foundation. Applicants must be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and

44-807: A broader geographic area of concern and offers flexibility with respect to the funds’ investment management and grant making. The Trust’s Executive Committee serves as the board of directors for The Chicago Community Foundation. As of September 30, 2023, the Trust’s consolidated assets totaled more than $ 4.5 billion. During the 2023 fiscal year, the Trust received more than $ 1.4 billion in new contributions and made combined grant commitments totaling more than $ 1.6 billion. The Trust awards discretionary grants to organizations in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County that benefit residents of

66-612: A fifth conservatory in 2014, Creative Writing . ChiArts was previously located at the Douglas school campus for 2009–10 and 2010–11 school years, where ChiArts shared the campus with John J. Pershing West Middle School. It shared the Doolittle West space at 521 East 35th Street in Bronzeville and the third floor with the James R. Doolittle, Jr. Elementary School next door from 2011 to 2014. Over

88-578: A grant to the 1933 Century of Progress world’s fair in Chicago, which was visited by nearly 40 million people. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Trust funded multiple cultural institutions and projects, including a design for the downtown lakefront along Grant Park and the creation of the Chicago Botanic Garden. It provided critical funds to schools, nurseries, and day care centers after the Our Lady of

110-513: The Chicago Public Schools district, The school opened for the 2009–10 school year. ChiArts curriculum is combined with intensive training in the performing and visual arts. A public high school open to all Chicago residents, ChiArts opened in the fall of 2009 with 150 freshmen divided among four arts areas: Dance , Music —Instrumental and Vocal, Theatre —divided into Acting and Musical Theatre, and Visual Arts . The program has added

132-638: The 1930s, Frank Loomis, executive director of the Trust, and Edward L. Ryerson Jr., Trust Executive Committee member, coordinated multiple relief drives through the Governor’s Commission on Unemployment and Relief and the Emergency Welfare Fund of Cook County. These drives raised $ 22 million from 1930–1933 and inspired the creation of multiple campaigns and funds, including the precursor to the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.   The Trust made

154-674: The Angels School Fire in 1958. In 1964, John G. Searle and Frances C. Searle became the largest donors in the Trust’s history when they created the first Searle Fund at the Trust. In 1976, the Trust awarded $ 3 million in grants to the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities to oversee the Gautreaux Housing Program. Considered the nation’s first “housing mobility program,” Gautreaux placed 7,100 low-income families into mixed-income neighborhoods.   In 2001,

176-524: The Arts each child joined. Chicago High School for the Arts is rated a 6 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org , a national school quality information site. GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school. Entrance into

198-544: The Baroque, National Museum of Mexican Art , Natya Dance Theatre, Pegasus Players, People's Music School, Piven Theatre Workshop , Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Ravinia Festival , Redmoon Theater , Remy Bumppo Theatre Company , River North Chicago Dance Company, Rock for Kids, Ruth Page Foundation, Sherwood Conservatory, Sones de Mexico Ensemble , Steppenwolf Theatre , The Theatre School at DePaul University, Thelonious Monk Institute, Urban Gateways, UIC- College of Architecture and

220-677: The Campaign for Community Schools, Chicago High School for the Arts , Executive Service Corps of Chicago, IFF, Ingenuity, Leadership Greater Chicago, and Voices for Illinois Children. Chicago High School for the Arts Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) is a public four–year college preparatory visual and performing arts high school located in the West Town community area, in Chicago, Illinois , United States. Operated by

242-464: The Chicago region that fulfill the charitable purposes of the Trust. The Trust also accepts applications from agencies that have a nonprofit fiscal sponsor. Each grant opportunity will have additional criteria for funding. In addition to discretionary grants, the Trust offers grants through its special initiatives and partnerships. Many of the Trust initiatives and programs have developed into stand-alone organizations addressing community needs, including

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264-500: The Trust ) is the community foundation serving Chicago, suburban Cook County, and the Illinois counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. Established on May 12, 1915, it is the second largest community foundation in the country as of 2020, with assets of more than $ 4.5 billion. In fiscal year 2023, the Trust awarded more than $ 1.6 billion in grants and received more than $ 1.4 billion in contributions. The Chicago Community Trust

286-453: The Trust celebrated its Centennial by partnering with multiple nonprofits and cultural institutions to organize new events in Chicago. In 2014, the Trust founded On the Table,   an annual one-day forum designed to elevate civic conversation and spark collective action. More than 250,000 people have participated since 2014, and more than 30 communities have replicated On the Table events. In 2015,

308-584: The Trust co-founded the Partnership for New Communities,  which supported the largest and most ambitious public housing redevelopment in the country.   From 2000–2014, the Trust incubated several nonprofits, including Voices for Illinois Children and the IFF (formerly Illinois Facilities Fund). It also funded the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates and the Burnham Plan Centennial. From 2014–2015

330-893: The Trust partnered with the Chicago Public Library’s “One Book One Chicago” program,   Chicago Ideas Week,  and the Chicago Humanities Festival to foster civic dialogue. Also, in 2015, it announced the SMART Growth Program  – a capacity-building program for Cook County’s small arts and cultural organizations. The Trust’s governing board is the Executive Committee which is made up of 17 community leaders who provide strategic and fiduciary oversight. The Trust’s structure includes both trust and corporate entities. The trust entity, The Chicago Community Trust, serves solely Cook County and administers

352-400: The biological sciences, and must be in their first or second year of their first tenure-track assistant professor position. Applicants at 176 universities are eligible to be nominated. Grantees receive grants worth $ 300,000, paid out over the course of 3 years. As of 2022, 622 Searle Scholars had been selected. Since 1981: Chicago Community Trust The Chicago Community Trust (

374-475: The majority of its assets under the 1915 Declaration of Trust. Chief executives of Bank of America, BMO Harris Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Northern Trust, and US Bank serve as trustees for these funds. The Trustees Committee also appoints members of the Trust Executive Committee and advises on development and community relations matters. The corporate entity, The Chicago Community Foundation, has

396-1285: The public school system. Arts Partners include: Actors Gymnasium, Albany Park Theatre Project, American Theatre Company, About Face Theatre , Art Institute of Chicago, Art Resources in Teaching, Auditorium Theatre , Black Ensemble Theater , Chicago Arts Partnership in Education (CAPE), Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Children's Choir , Chicago College of Performing Arts / Roosevelt University , Chicago Multicultural Dance Center, Chicago Sinfonietta , Chicago Shakespeare Theater , Chicago Symphony Orchestra , Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras , Columbia College Chicago , Congo Square Theatre Company, Dance Works Chicago, DuSable Museum , Ensemble Español Center for Spanish Dance and Music, e Creative Arts Foundation, Goodman Theatre , Harris Theater , The House Theatre of Chicago , Hubbard Street Dance Chicago , Hyde Park Art Center , Hyde Park School of Dance, Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, Joel Hall Dancers & Center, Joffrey Ballet , Lifeline Theatre , Lookingglass Theatre, Lou Conte Dance Studio, Lyric Opera of Chicago , Marwen, Merit School of Music , Midwest Young Artists , Muntu Dance Theatre, Music Institute of Chicago , Music of

418-482: The school is through a competitive audition and application process. Students may audition for dance (novice and advanced), theatre (acting, musical theatre), visual arts, music (instrumental and voice), and creative writing. Numerous community arts programs, professional arts organizations and institutions of higher learning that specialize in the arts have come forward to join with ChiArts in making this type of educational experience available to Chicago residents through

440-468: The summer of 2014, it moved to its permanent home located at 2714 W. Augusta Blvd, in the Ukrainian Village and Community. It was scheduled to be in the former Lafayette School, which CPS closed since the number of students was too low. Students participate in a rigorous program of academics and arts education where they are in school from 8 am until 4:30 pm, with three of the last hours dedicated to

462-578: Was founded in 1915 by Norman Wait Harris , founder of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank , and his son Albert Wadsworth Harris.   The founders were inspired by The Cleveland Foundation , the country’s first community foundation, which was established the year before.  Most of the Trust’s funding during 1915–1930 focused on relief and humanitarian work for residents impacted by Chicago’s rapid industrialization. The Trust awarded its first grant in 1916, to United Charities for $ 5,000. The first major gift

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484-539: Was from James A. Patten , “the grain king,” for $ 1 million in 1924.   The first bequest of $ 30,687 came two years later from the estate of Alex Demond.   In the early 1920s, the Trust commissioned landmark social surveys that identified the needs of those incarcerated at the Cook County Jail , immigrants, children with disabilities, single women, veterans, and the elderly. During the Great Depression in

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