Support the Alliance
The support of our members, partners, and individual donors is critical to continuing to fight for resources and policies that benefit the arts and culture community in Illinois.
Make a Donation
For every dollar donated to Arts Alliance Illinois over the past three years, we helped create over $278 for the Illinois creative sector. Recurring donations extend the impact of your gift.
Arts Alliance Illinois never trades or sells donor information. All credit card payments made through this form are processed and managed securely by Arts Alliance Illinois and comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
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Please mail your donation to the following address:
Arts Alliance Illinois
200 W Madison St, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL, 60606
Stock Gift
If you wish to donate stock, contact Kaitlin Donnelly, Senior Director of Development, at donnelly@artsalliance.org or (312) 855-3105 ext. 103.
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Become a Member
Join the many creative workers, organizations, and advocates who make Illinois great. As an advocacy organization, our individual and organizational members are our backbone.
For more information about membership, please email Maame at addae@artsalliance.org.
Arts Alliance supports the Illinois creative community through policy change, thought leadership, connection to resources, informative programming around advocacy, and resource-sharing.Â
In the spirit of equity and access, nearly all of our offerings are free to the public.Â
Membership dues allow us to continue providing critical resources to the arts and culture community in Illinois. A rising tide raises all ships, meaning you’ll also benefit from the work you’re supporting.
Individual Membership
Individual Members include artists, creative workers, business owners, administrators, and others who care about the creative sector. Suggested dues levels are $100, $50, and $25, depending on your financial picture.
Organizational Membership
Member organizations include nonprofit entities, for-profit companies, and government agencies. Suggested dues for member organizations are based on your organization’s annual operating budget. View suggested dues here.
Because money should never be a barrier to engagement, Arts Alliance membership is pay-what-you-can. If paying dues is not possible within your current budget, contact our team about a dues waiver.
As a member, you’ll power our work, advancing our policy goals through financial support and increased engagement in our advocacy while leading the charge of celebrating the arts in your everyday life. You’ll also receive:
- Our monthly member newsletter, where you can share news & opportunities with our 25,000+ statewide network.
- More frequent communications about emerging advocacy campaigns.
- Invitations to members-only gatherings focused on your needs and challenges.
- An annual artist-designed gift as a thank you!
I'LL Create Circle
I’LL Create Circle members and program sponsors are the leaders of the Arts Alliance giving community. Their generosity fuels our mission, empowering us to advocate for vital arts resources and policies that benefit all of Illinois.
Partners & Supporters
We are grateful to our government, foundation, and corporate partners, without whom the Alliance’s advocacy and programs wouldn’t be possible.
Government
Arts Alliance Illinois acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Foundations & Corporations
Hughes Foundation
Pert Foundation
Individual Supporters
Anonymous
Ellyzabeth Adler
Mark Andrich
Richard Armandi
Richard Assmus and Leah Welty
Susan Ataman
Elizabeth Auman
Rex Babiera
Phillip Bahar
Jeanne Baranski
The PERT Foundation
Benevity
Patrick Bitterman
Becky Blaine
Michelle T Boone
Kassandra Brezill
Bonnie Anne Brooks
Frank Brooks
Andrew Brown
Antoinette Burton
Phineas Callahan
Mimi De Castro
Maureen Clemens
Barbara Cooper and William J Nikola
Wendy Covich
Teresa and Lee R Cunningham
Lisa Dagher
Bernard and Sally Dobroski
Amy and Ira Dolnick
Michael Dorf and Maury Collins
Nicole and James Druckman
Christine T Dudley
Deanna Dunagan
Ron Duplack
Nicholas Ebel
Efroymson Family Fund
Julieanne Ehre
Susan Eleuterio
Marc Embree
Catherine Evans
Shelley Farley
Ann and Mark Fastert
Susan Feibus and Tom Geoghegan
Carla Feinkind
Sue Fink
Brooke Flanagan
Maggy Fouche
Kenton and Janet Foutty
Glenn Gabanski
Karen Gahl-Mills
Barbara Gaines
Bryna and Edward Gamson
Sally Gaskill
Bob Glaves
Sami Golani
Dedrea and Paul Gray
Judie Green
Katherine Grossman
Joan Gunzberg
Timothy Hamilton
Meyer & Raena Hammerman Foundation
Laughing Acres Family Foundation
Gary and Carol Hart
Dwight and Connie Helm
Rena Henderson Mason
Linda Henderson
Barbara Hendrickson
Joel Henning
Michael J. Hernandez
Lyndsey Holmes
Marlene Iser
Vaughn and Fritz Jaenike
Mary Clare Jakes and Philip Carrigan
Jentes Family Foundation
Katrin Johnson
Loretta Julian
Eva S Kelly
Christopher Kennedy
Cynthia Kirk
Douglas and Catherine Knuth
Peggy Kocian
Dolores Koenig
Patricia Koko
Kathy Kras
Gabriel Labovitz
Amylou Labruja
O. Victoria Lakes-Battle
Doug and Eileen Leunig
Marilyn Leyland
Elizabeth Liebman
Tracey and Andrew Lowenthal
Susan Manning and Doug Doetsch
Cookie Marks
Kate McCoy
Michael McStraw
Marcelle McVay and Dennis Zacek
Karen Meadows
Mary Michaelson
Janine Mileaf
Barry Mizock
Jessica Modica
Harvey Moshman
Clare Munana
Susan Noel
Cynthia Oliver
Timothy Ortmann
Jason Palmquist
Georga K Parchem
Bryan Perry
Stacy Peterson
Rhoda and Dan Pierce
Eligio and Ellen Pimentel
Sheila Pizer
Merril Prager and John Levine
Debbie Price
Gordon Quinn
Lionel Rabb and Vesna Stelcer
Arlene Rakoncay
Sheila and Louis Rice
Kathleen Rice
David Richert
Lohengrin Foundation
Nicholas Roman
Dennis Rossow
Susan J Rothchild
Mary Rous
Theresa Rouse
Kathy Rundell
Michael Rush
Lou Russo
Jack and Carolyn Schaefer
Spike and Marily Schonthal
Amy Schroeder
Dawn Schuette
Roche Schulfer
Kenneth Scott
Tony Scott-Green
Jessica and Jim Segal
Jon Seydl
Timothy Sherck
John Sherk
Kenneth Siegel
Scott Silberstein
Donna Smith
Rachel and Andy Sofish
Deborah Solomon
Vivian Lee Standifird
Rob Stoll
Ginny Sykes
Steven Szalaj
Mary L Ternes
Lori Theine
John and Elisabeth Tiessen
Bonita and David Turner
Alene Valkanas
Andrew Van Herik
Joanne Vena and Richard Graham
Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg
Amy Waters
Mike and Barbara Watts
Kate Wester
AJ Wester
Benna and Hal Wilde
Linda Willis Fisher
Camille Wilson White
Cheryl Yuen and Thomas Chin
Alison Zehr
