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Chicago, Illinois$750k revenue27 funders on file

Ess is a non-profit, artist-run organization focused on sound in all its exploratory cultural manifestations, including music, sound art,installation, cinema, performing arts, sound poetry, broadcast, new media, and more. It is our mission to serve the artists engaged in these disciplines, the audiences who listen to them, and the public who may as yet be unaware of sound's many creative dimensions. Our approach integrates production, presentation, education, and preservation, often in partnership with other organizations, constituencies, artists, and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$29k, your typical grant1 in 1001 in 401 in 20$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$73k–$380kover two years, from 3–6 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$210kfrom 6 new funders

Half the value is in your top 17 funders, of 158

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  1. 1The Joyce FoundationSimilar grantees: Elastic Arts Foundation ($28k/yr), Asian Improv Arts Midwest ($58k/yr), Chicago Sinfonietta Inc ($93k/yr)1 in 17$58k
  2. 2The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Detroit Sound Conservancy ($1.2M/yr), Artists Space Inc ($500k/yr), Chicago Sinfonietta Inc ($500k/yr)1 in 27$410k
  3. 3ForefrontGives in Illinois (183 of 233)Similar grantees: The Experimental Station ($110k/yr), Full Spectrum Features NFP ($25k/yr)1 in 19$56k

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