| 2026-0044582 | 6018 North | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0044869 | 773 Dance Project | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043541 | A.R.C. Educational Foundation | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044955 | Akojopo Incorporated | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045183 | Alma Dance Theater NFP | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0045054 | American Indian Health Service of Chicago, Inc. | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044661 | Art Institute of Chicago | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045885 | Arts Alive 45, Inc. dba Arts Alive Chicago | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0044586 | Asian Human Services Inc DBA Trellus | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045055 | Authentic Chicago Ensemble | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0045812 | Azubuike African American Council for The Arts Inc. | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045071 | Bach Week Festival | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045255 | Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044439 | Ballet Folklorico Tayahua | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045228 | BBFF Entertainment | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0043649 | BELLS IN MOTION | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0045267 | Beverly Theatre Guild | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045307 | Big Picture Initiative | 11/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045309 | Black Alphabet NFP | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044947 | Blood Oath Shakespeare Company | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0044079 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (University of Illinois at Springfield) | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044434 | Bradley University | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044986 | Brickton Art Center | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044501 | Bronzeville Children's Museum | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0050038 | Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society | 06/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 10,000 |
| 2026-0043791 | Capoeira Chicago | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044674 | Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044838 | Chamber Music on the Fox | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046156 | Chi-Village | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045909 | Chicago Ballet, The | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044912 | Chicago Blues Revival | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045341 | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0050035 | Chicago Children's Museum | 05/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 10,000 |
| 2026-0044705 | Chicago Chorale | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043388 | Chicago Collections Consortium | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0044341 | Chicago Community Arts Studio | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044495 | Chicago Community Chorus NFP | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0047561 | Chicago Cultural Alliance | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 12,000 |
| 2026-0044696 | Chicago Dance Crash, NFP | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0045442 | Chicago Dance History Project | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044593 | CHICAGO FILM SOCIETY, NFP | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044243 | Chicago Heights Drama Group | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044885 | Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044600 | Chicago Sculpture International | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044249 | Chicago Underground NFP | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043348 | Children's Educational Center Campanella | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044230 | City of Evanston | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044397 | Clinard Dance | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044837 | Comfort Station | 11/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045432 | Community Film Workshop of Chicago | 12/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0047898 | Company of Folk | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 20,000 |
| 2026-0044356 | Concert Dance, Inc. | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045921 | Constellation Men’s Ensemble | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0043400 | Copper Coin Ballet Company | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043559 | Cuerdas Clasicas | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046020 | D-Composed Gives | 11/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045124 | Dance in the Parks, NFP | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043342 | Decatur Choral Society | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0045523 | Diasporal Rhythms, NFP | 11/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045537 | Downers Grove Choral Society | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045065 | DragonFLY Gallery and Creative Spaces | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043391 | DuPage Community Foundation, The | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0045108 | EASTLIGHT THEATRE, INC. | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045172 | Edge of the Wood Theatre, Edgebrook Community Church | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044098 | Erasing the Distance | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044785 | Esprit des Concerts | 11/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045415 | Evanston Dance Ensemble | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0044561 | Family Service of Champaign County | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045024 | Federacion de Clubes Michoacanos en Illinois | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045535 | Filmscape Chicago, Inc | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043367 | First Floor Theater | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045389 | Fox Valley Ballet | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045585 | Free Lunch Academy | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044847 | FRESHLENS CHICAGO NFP | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044250 | Friends of the Gamelan, Inc. | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043907 | Fulton Music Society, Inc. NFP | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045020 | Galesburg Community Chorus | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044402 | Galva Arts Council Inc | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043481 | Governors State University | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0050042 | Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society | 06/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 10,000 |
| 2026-0043757 | Hana Center | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044854 | Harmonize Peoria | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043346 | Harmony Community Cares | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044640 | Heartland Productions, Inc. | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044589 | Hyde Park Youth Symphony | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044530 | ILA Creative Studio Organization, nfp | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043704 | Illinois State University | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044494 | Illinois Valley Orchestral Association | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044757 | International Chamber Artists | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044909 | Invictus Theatre Company | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045564 | Jacksonville Symphony Society | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0050043 | Kankakee Public Library | 06/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045765 | Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043706 | Kaufherr Resource Center | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044890 | Kingdom Beats, Inc. | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045569 | Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044266 | Kre8ive Fine Arts Academy, Inc. | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044456 | La Grange Art League | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043634 | Laurent House Foundation, Inc. | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0044998 | Legacy Theatre, Inc. NFP | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044035 | Light of Loving Kindness | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043402 | Little Egypt Arts Association, Inc | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044552 | Looking Glass Playhouse | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045771 | Macomb Park District | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043744 | MAKE Literary Productions, NFP | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044778 | McLean County Museum of History | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045273 | Midwest Film, Inc. | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045263 | Midwest Fine Arts Society, Inc. | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044946 | Millikin University | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044953 | Millikin University | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045570 | Mississippi Valley Blues Society | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044754 | MPAACT | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045079 | naperville art league | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045040 | National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044295 | Nois Performing Arts Organization, NFP | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045414 | NON-OP INC | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045799 | North Central Illinois ARTworks | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043370 | Northshore Concert Band | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045347 | Nothing Without a Company, Inc. | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043976 | Nova Singers | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044262 | Nritya Natya Academy | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043652 | Oak Park Art League | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043886 | Oakton Community College | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045306 | Palatine Park District | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043716 | Parkland College | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043518 | Peoria Area Civic Chorale | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043614 | Philharmonic Society of Belleville | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044372 | Physical Theater Festival | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045471 | Pigment International | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043953 | Playcrafters Barn Theatre | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044314 | PlayMakers Laboratory | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0047863 | Poss Music Works NFP | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 12,000 |
| 2026-0043928 | Prairie Air Inc | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044866 | Prairie Players Civic Theatre | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0050033 | Ravinia Festival Association | 04/15/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 10,000 |
| 2026-0044213 | Raw Talent Performing Arts | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043767 | RED ROSE CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF LAKE COUNTY INC | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,050 |
| 2026-0045490 | Redtwist Theatre | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043558 | Refracted Theatre Company | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046151 | ReinventAbility | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044485 | Rendezvous Arts | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045358 | Repertorio Latino Theater | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046148 | Restoration Ministries, Inc. | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044805 | Riverside Arts Center | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043355 | ROMAN SUSAN ART FOUNDATION NFP | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043740 | Roots & Culture, NFP | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045767 | Rough House Theater Company | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045035 | Savanna Historical Society NFP | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043900 | Search Inc. | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044974 | Shawnee Hills Arts Council | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045735 | Shorefront Legacy Center | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045319 | SI CABE Southern Illinois Culture and Art in Bilingual Education | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0048539 | SkyART | 04/10/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 20,000 |
| 2026-0044755 | Soft Cage Films | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045560 | Sonic Explorations | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045010 | South Side Jazz Coalition, Inc | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044851 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045770 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043695 | Southwest Symphony Orchestra | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044900 | Spotlight Performance Academy NFP | 11/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045293 | Springfield Area Arts Council | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045060 | Springfield Choral Society | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045552 | St Thomas Syromalabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago in Illinois | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045198 | St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043598 | Strawdog Theatre Company | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043440 | Subtext Studio Theatre Company | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043499 | Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest, The | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043732 | Synapse Arts Collective | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043717 | Tellin' Tales Theatre | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044601 | The Albright Community Theatre | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 2,500 |
| 2026-0044726 | The Alliance Francaise/French House of Chicago | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044470 | The Artistic Home Acting Ensemble | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044769 | The Celebration Company at the Station Theatre | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043331 | THE CHICAGO CUATRO ORCHESTRA PROJECT | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043334 | The Factory Theater Company | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044635 | The Guild Complex | 10/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043450 | The Hub Arts and Cultural Center | 09/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0048328 | The Hub Arts and Cultural Center | 05/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045463 | The LYTE Collective | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044205 | The Midwest Writing Center | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045472 | The Oriana Singers | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044747 | The Seldoms NFP | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045097 | The Utopian Theatre Asylum | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044899 | The World Music Foundation | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044652 | Theatre in the Park | 01/01/2026 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044579 | Three Brothers Theatre | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045330 | Tru Vision Productions, nfp | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046210 | Union Street Gallery | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046211 | Uprising Theater | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043490 | Uptown United | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044718 | Urbana Park District | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044723 | VanderCook College of Music | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045161 | Varsity Center for the Arts | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044804 | Wabash Valley Arts Council | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0046132 | Wander Community Art Studio | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043697 | Warrenville Park District | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043449 | Western Illinois Museum | 09/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044668 | Windy City Performing Arts | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0043317 | Winifred Haun & Dancers | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044483 | Women Initiating New Directions (WIND) | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0044930 | Working In Concert | 11/15/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045579 | Y'all Rock Community | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045393 | Yin He Dance | 10/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| 2026-0045368 | Youth Choral Theater of Chicago | 12/01/2025 | 08/31/2026 | 5,000 |
| Inactive awards are highlighted | Award count: 204 | 1,061,900 |