Illinois Humanities connects Illinoisans through free public programs, grants, and events that make the public humanities accessible for all.

Action, General Operating, Multiplier, and Vision Grants (FY2024)

• D-Composed, Cook County, $4,000
• Dream Seeding, Inc., St. Clair County, $4,000
• Governors State University, Will County, $4,000
• Madison County Historical Society, Madison County, $2,700) 
• Paramount Arts Centre, Kane County, $2,100
• Peoria Historical Society, Peoria County, $4,100
• Raices Chicago Story Coalition, Cook County, $2,000
• Ten Thirty-One Pictures Foundation, Woodford County, $4,250
• Umuwi Ethnic Studies, Cook County, $4,250
• Public Media Institute, Cook County, $10,250
• Illinois Association of Museums, Cook County, $10,000
• Community Food Navigator, Cook County, $10,100
• South Asia Institute, Cook County, $10,250
• University of Illinois Springfield History Department, Sangamon County, $10,250
• ¡Anímate! Studio, Cook County, $4,250 
• Howard Brown Health, Cook County, $4,250
• Narratives QC, Rock Island County, $4,100
• Parole Illinois, Cook County, $4,000
• Johnson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Johnson County, $4,150
• Dwight Historical Society, Livingston County, $4,000
• The Hub-Arts and Cultural Center, Schuyler County, $2,000
• Kuumba Lynx, Cook County, $4,000
• Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, Cook County, $4,250
• Elmhurst Art Museum, DuPage County, $4,250
• Gilloury Institute DBA Silk Road Cultural Center, Cook County, $4,100
• DeKalb County History Center, DeKalb County, $4,100
• American Indian Association of Illinois, Cook County, $10,000
• Bronzeville / Black Chicagoan Historical Society, Cook County, $10,000
• Center for Native Futures, Cook County, $10,000
• Clinton County Historical Society, Clinton County, $10,000
• Guild Literary Complex, Cook County, $10,000
• Heterodyne Broadcasting, Jackson County, $10,000
• Honey Pot Performance, Cook County, $10,000
• Lucky Jefferson, Cook County, $10,000
• Metro East Literacy Project, St. Clair County, $10,000
• National Cambodian Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial, Cook County, $10,000
• Red Line Service, Cook County, $10,000
• South Macon Public Library, Macon County, $10,000
• The RealiTea ProjecT, Cumberland County, $10,000
• Western Illinois Museum, McDonough County, $10,000

Activate History Microgrants (FY2024)

• Anderson Taylor, Henry County, $700 
• Maroa-Forsyth School Archives, Macon County, $750  
• New Salem Baptist District Association, St. Clair County, $1,000
• About Face Theatre Collective, Cook County, $1,000  
• Annie Share and Sivan Spector, Cook County, $1,000
• Chicago Black Artist Union, Cook County, $1,000  
• Jefferson Mok, Cook County, $850 
• Patric Gregory McCoy, Cook County, $850
• The World Music Foundation, Cook County, $850
• Ana Croegaert, Cook County, $1,000
• Black & Brown Femme Films (BBFF), Will County, $1,000
• Black Cornerstones Project, Cook County, $1,000
• City of Macomb Illinois, McDonough County, $750
• The Hub-Arts and Cultural Center, Schuyler County, $750
• Jacqueline E. Luciano, Cook County, $1,000
• Peoria Historical Society, Peoria County, $750
• Theodore Williams, Cook County, $750
• Winnebago Community Historical Society (WCHS), Winnebago County, $750

Envisioning Justice Grants (FY2024)

• Chicago Torture Justice Center, Cook County, $10,000
• Chicago Books to Women in Prison, Cook County, $10,000
• ConTextos, Cook County, $10,000
• Stomping Grounds Literary Arts Initiative, Cook County, $10,000
• Free Root Operation, Cook County, $10,000
• Storycatchers Theatre, Cook County, $10,000
• Recipe for Change, Cook County, $10,000
• Galesburg Public Library, Knox County, $7,500
• Dominican University, Cook County, $10,000
• Beyond the Walls: The Movement, Jackson, $5,000
• Mud Theatre Project, Cook County, $5,000
• Chicago 400 Alliance, Cook County, $10,000
• Dan Protess, Cook County, $5,000
• Ruth L. Poor, DuPage County, $5000
• Melissa Amelia Pavlik, Cook County, $5000
• Sonja Henderson (Mother's Healing Circle), Cook County, $5,000
• Geneseo Public Library District, Henry County, $5,000
• Knox College, Knox County, $5000
• Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center, Champaign County, $10,000