Our Clients

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What do all of these organizations have in common?

  • A professional art studio for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

  • A bilingual news outlet reporting on hyperlocal community issues

  • A storefront theatre company that produces new plays

  • A 1,500-seat performing arts center for international music and dance artists

  • A human services health center offering gender-affirming, culturally competent care

  • A multidisciplinary artist residency program with national reach

They…

  • amplify underheard voices

  • connect artists, thinkers, and leaders to the public

  • interrogate, dismantle, and rebuild the systems we live by

  • cultivate connection

  • create community

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And we raise millions for these nonprofits and so many more every year.

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READ WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

We are here for you, no matter your budget size or how long you’ve been pursuing your mission.

Our team supports the complex strategies of major multi-million-dollar institutions alongside the unique needs of small grassroots nonprofits that are just getting started. Whether you have a staff of many or a volunteer team of few, our solutions are entirely customized to maximize your capacity.

We'll level up your fundraising game so that you can level up your goals for impact.

Working Solo?

Are you an independent artist or journalist seeking funding for your work? We can help–reach out to learn more about how we provide support for individual artist grants, funding for investigative journalism pieces, fundraising campaigns for singular artistic projects, and more.

LET’S TALK

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CONTACT TO GET STARTED

“There is nothing else we spend money on with as much clear return and value.”

— Brave Space Alliance

We’re proud to have partnered with these organizations and more since 2018.

You’re in Good Company

Arts & Culture

About Face Theatre
Apparel Industry Board Inc.
Arts of Life
ArtSpace
Asian Improv aRts Midwest
August Wilson African American
Cultural Center
Blanc Gallery
BrightSide Theatre
Chicago Artist Guide
Chicago Artists Coalition
Chicago Chamber Choir
Chicago Composers Orchestra
Chicago Dance Crash
City Lit Theater
Comfort Station
The Connecting Routes Project
Consonance
Downstage Arts
Elevated Films
Ferrari Arts Foundation
Fourth Coast Ensemble

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Gorton Center
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Hyde Park Art Center
IPaintMyMind
Joel Hall Dancers and Center
Kalapriya
Maywood Fine Arts
Mexican Cultural Center DuPage
Midsommer Flight
Momenta
Mudlark Theater Company
Oak Park Festival Theatre
OH Art Foundation
Pro Musica Youth Chorus
Promethean Theatre Ensemble
Queer In(n)
Ragdale
Raven Theatre
Rembrandt Chamber Musicians
Rendezvous Arts
Reparations Media
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Riverside Art Center
Rough House Puppet Arts
Sharing Notes
Slowfire
Snow City Arts
South Side Community Art Center
Strawdog Theatre Company
TariaKuri Dance and Theatre
The Art Center of Highland Park
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
The Chicago Mosaic School
The Gift Theatre
The Kauffher Resource Center
The Midwest Orchestra Clinic
The Root & The Bloom Film
The Story Theatre
Theater Wit
Thompson Street Opera Company
Uprising Theater and Cafe
Visión Latino Theatre Company
Windy City Performing Arts

Journalism & Humanities

Investigate Midwest
Logan Square Chamber of Commerce
LumpenRadio
Midway Broadcasting Corporation
Monuments to Movements
Project&
Rome in a Day
Second Glance Productions
SoapBox Productions and Organizing
South Side Weekly
Streetwise

CAN TV
Chicago Reader
Chinatown Spotlight
CHIRP Radio
Cicero Independiente
David L. Hoyt Education Foundation
E3 Radio
Enchúfate
Evanston Now
Evanston RoundTable
Free Spirit Media

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The Bigs
The Culture
The Harvey World Herald
The Record North Shore
The TRiiBE
True Star Media
Big Teeth Productions
Windy City Times

Human Services

Americas Unite
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Brave Space Alliance
Legal Services of North Dakota
Lincoln Park Community Services
Task Force Prevention and Community Service
The Harbour

Philanthropy & Grantmaking

Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
The Chicago Community Trust - Press Forward Chicago

What Clients Are Saying

  • A graphic design with the words 'Chicago Artists Coalition' separated into four quadrants, with 'Chicago' in black, 'Artists' in purple, and 'Coalition' in black.

    "I'm so grateful for the organized fashion of meetings; the detailed follow up action items; timeliness; gentle reminders to keep me on track."

    — Chicago Artists Coalition

  • Logo for Arts of Life featuring a circular brush stroke in red and blue and the text 'Arts of Life' beneath it.

    "They are creative in identifying new funding opportunities and highly skilled at managing a multitude of proposals at once."

    — Arts of Life

  • Black and white logo of a raccoon's face with stylized feathers or leaves above it, and the text "MUDLARK THEATER" below.

    "They made us feel seen and worthy of asking for money. I always come away from our meetings feeling like we have a partner who is fighting with us."

    — Mudlark Theatre

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