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At The Pauls Foundation, we have provided financial support to many deserving arts-oriented organizations over the years. We look forward to bestowing grants to arts organizations that work to make a difference in their communities and show a fiscal responsibility for their stated purpose.

1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

2007 Amount
   
About Face Theater $5,000
Asbury College Music & Theater Program $10,000
Bella Voce $5,000
C.A.T.O.E. $25
Chicago Academy for the Arts - Ralph Arnold Memorial Scholarship $100,000
Chicago Botanical Gardens $240
Chicago Ensemble $2,500
Chicago Opera Theater $12,500
Des Moines Metro Opera $10,000
Englewood Arts Center - Eugene Kueltzo Memorial $10,000
Heartland Singers of Shawnee Mission $2,000
House Theatre of Chicago $7,500
J.A.T.O.E. $25
The Lira Ensemble $15,000
Loyola University - Ralph Arnold Memorial Scholarship $50,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago - Patrick & Shirley Ryan Center $25,000
Newberry Library $2,000
NewTown Writers $1,000
Opera Omaha $7,500
Shaw Festival $2,000
Steve's Dream Foundation $500

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2006 Amount
   
Acorn Equality Fund (11/20) $10,000
Asbury College Music Department (7/1) $5,000
Awesome Hero Film & Video (Chicago History Museum) (12/11) $7,500
Bel Canto Foundation (11/20) $10,000
C.A.T.O.E. (7/1) $2,500
Chicago Academy for the Arts (7/1) $12,500
Chicago Academy for the Arts (12/11) $10,000
The Chicago Ensemble (12/11) $2,500
Chicago Historical Museum (7/1) & (8/30) $2,700
Chicago Opera Theater (7/1) $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (11/20) $25,000
Chinese-American Museum of Chicago (7/1) $1,000
Circle Theater of Forest Park (12/11) $15,000
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago (12/11) $31,500
De Cornetto Opera (12/11) $10,000
Erie Elementary Charter School (12/11) $8,500
Interlochen Center for the Arts (7/1) $7,500
Light Opera Works (12/11) $35,000
Mason Street Warehouse Theater (12/11) $5,000
Newberry Library (1/17) $1,500
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (7/1) $500
The Point Foundation (12/11) $15,000
The People's Music School (12/11) $5,000
Santa Fe Opera (3/22) $17,500
Santa Fe Opera (12/11) $15,000
Steve's Dream Foundation (3/23) $500
Tectonic Theater Project (12/11) $10,000
Theater Historical Society of America (12/11) $2,500

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2005 Amount
   
Acorn Equality Fund $7,500
American Songbook Preservation Society $2,500
Asbury College Music Department $3,000
Bel Canto Foundation $10,000
C.A.T.O.E.   $100
Chicago Academy for the Arts $10,000
Chicago Civic Orchestra $30,000
Chicago Historical Society $1,000
Chicago Opera Theater $7,500
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $25,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $5,000
Des Moines Opera $10,000
DesMoines Metro Opera $5,000
Immanuel Lutheran Church $500
J.A.T.O.E. $4,000
Light Opera Works $25,000
Light Opera Works $12,500
Lyric Opera of Chicago $25,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago $10,000
Mason Street Warehouse Theater $1,500
Mason Street Warehouse Theater $1,500
Point Foundation $10,000
Stratford Shakespeare Festival $3,025
George Bernard Shaw Festival $2,125
George Bernard Shaw Festival $2,000
Steve's Dream Foundation $500
Theater Historical Society of America $1,000

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2004 Amount
   
Acorn Equality Fund $10,000
Bel Canto Foundation $10,000
Chicago Ensemble $5,000
Chicago Historical Society $1,000
Chicago Opera Theater $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $5,000
Holland American Legion Band $7,500
Interlochen Center for the Arts $7,500
Light Opera Works $10,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago $5,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago $5,000
Newberry Library $1,500
Oberlin College Conservatory $500
Santa Fe Opera Company $10,000
George B. Shaw Festival $2,000
Sherwood Conservatory of Music $4,000
Steve's Dream Foundation $500
Stratford Shakespeare Festival $2,750
Zion United Church - Carl Pingel Memorial $500

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2003 Amount
   
Acorn Equality Fund $7,500
Asbury College Music Department $7,000
Bel Canto Foundation $5,000
Berrien Community Foundation - memorial $1,000
Chicago Academy for the Arts $20,000
Chicago Ensemble $3,000
Chicago Opera Theater $5,000
Fairygodmother Foundation $5,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts $5,000
Light Opera Works $7,500
Mason Street Warehouse Theater $1,000
Santa Fe Opera $2,500
Shakespeare Festival of Stratford, Ontario $2,500

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2002 Amount
   
Acorn Equality Fund $5,000
Joliet Area Theater Organ Enthusiasts $2,500
Light Opera Works $7,500
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra $2,500
Playing Out Productions (Chicago's LGBT band) $15,000
Rialto Square Theater $2,500
Santa Fe Opera $5,000
Shakespeare Festival of Stratford, Ontario $2,500
George B. Shaw Festival $2,000

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2001 Amount
   

Acorn Equality Fund

$1,500
Calvary Evangelistic Mission - memorial $500
Chicago Historical Society $250
Chicago Salvation Army $350
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $5,000
Fairygodmother Foundation $2,000
International Friendship Gardens $15,000
PFLAG of Houston $500
Santa Fe Opera $5,000
Shawnee Mission Heartland Singers $5,000
Stratford Shakespeare Festival $2,500
Valley Interfaith Food & Clothing Center $500

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2000 Amount
   

Academy of Music North West

$180
Chicago Academy for the Arts $5,000
Chicago Salvation Army $350
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $5,000
Gerber/Hart Library $2,500
LaSalle Senior Center $250
Light Opera Works $5,000
North Mason U.M.C. $250
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra $5,000
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra $2,200
Playing Out Productions (Chicago's LGBT band) $13,000
Santa Fe Opera $5,000
George B. Shaw Festival $2,000
Valley Interfaith Food & Clothing Center $5,000

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1999 Amount
   

Academy of Music North West

$180
Aidscare of Chicago $1,000
ALSLC $250
Chicago Aids Ride $300
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church $250
Episcopal Church of the Atonement $250
Long Beach Fire Department $250
Light Opera Works $10,000
Moody Church of Chicago $250
The Salvation Army of Chicago $5,000
George B. Shaw Festival $2,000
Stratford Shakespeare Festival $2,000

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1998 Amount
   
Aidscare of Chicago $2,600
Chicago Aids Ride $500
Chicago Historical Society $600
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry $145
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $2,500
Howard Brown Health Center $400
LaSalle Senior Center $100
Long Beach Fire Department $100
Midwest Aids Foundation $100
Moody Bible Institute $700
Moody Church of Chicago $500
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra $3,000
Santa Fe Opera $2,000
George B. Shaw Festival $1,750
Stratford Shakespeare Festival $750

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1997 Amount
   
Academy of Music North West
$180
Aidscare of Chicago $1,000
American Diabetes Foundation $100
Bring Our Hearts Together Foundation $500
Chicago Aids Ride $500
Chicago Botanical Garden $100
Chicago Historical Society $750
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry $75
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $1,000
Howard Brown Health Center $1,800
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
$250
Jim Karitz Fund $1,000
LaSalle Senior Center $100
Long Beach Fire Department $150
Lyric Opera of Chicago $15,000
MCA Fund $500
Midwest Aids Foundation - Engle Fund $100
Rush Presbyterian Hospital $250
Santa Fe Opera $1,500
Voices For Children $500

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1996 Amount
   
Aids Walk Chicago
$50
Aidscare of Chicago $1,500
Chicago Endeavor for the Arts $1,000
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry $75
Chicago Shakespeare Theater $500
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation $65
Howard Brown Health Center $400
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church $100
LaPorte Council on Aging $25
Long Beach Fire Department
$150
Lilenaez Volunteers of WCC $100
Lyric Opera of Chicago $500
Midwest Aids Foundation $100
Royal Institute for the Blind $100
Rush Presbyterian Hospital $250
George B. Shaw Festival $500
Twin Cities Aids Ride $100

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1995 Amount
   
Aids Foundation of Chicago
$3,200
Aidscare of Chicago $150
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry $75
Emergence Institute $100
LaSalle Senior Center $100
Long Beach Fire Department $100
Lyric Opera of Chicago $5,100
Midwest Aids Foundation $100
George B. Shaw Festival $400

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1994 Amount
   
Aids Foundation of Chicago
$250
Chicago Botanical Garden $150
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry $60
Emergence Institute $200
Howard Brown Health Center $100
LaSalle Senior Center $100
Long Beach Fire Department $150
Lyric Opera of Chicago $4,000
Michiana Humane Society $100
Midwest Aids Foundation - Engle Fund $100
MOG $135
Rush Presbyterian Hospital $100
Sports Aids Foundation $100

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