Illinois · Private foundation
Driehaus Design Initiative
TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE DESIGN EDUCATION AND TO FOSTER PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALL ASPECTS OF DESIGN, INCLUDING FASHION DESIGN, VISUAL ARTS, STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND THE HISTORY OF DESIGN, IN THE FURTHERANCE OF AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take…
- $226k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $76,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Driehaus Design Initiative funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $226k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $120k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $105k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $105k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $105k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $175k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $113k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $150k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $353,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Dominican University | $332,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Columbia College Chicago | $180,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Columbia College | $147,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Chicago History Museum | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Chicago Fashion Development | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
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About Driehaus Design Initiative
- How much does Driehaus Design Initiative give?
- Driehaus Design Initiative reported 3 grants totaling $226,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Driehaus Design Initiative fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (60%), Arts & Culture (40%).
- Who are Driehaus Design Initiative's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Art Institute of Chicago ($354k), Dominican University ($333k), Columbia College Chicago ($180k).
- Does Driehaus Design Initiative fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Driehaus Design Initiative accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Driehaus Design Initiative based?
- Driehaus Design Initiative is based in IL.
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