Overview
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, based in Chicago, Illinois, is a prominent organization dedicated to supporting the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. With assets totaling over $44 million, the foundation has an annual expense of approximately $3 million and generates revenue of about $1.34 million. The foundation funds projects in various cities across the United States and internationally, including major cities like New York, Los Angeles, London, and Mexico City. The foundation's mission is to foster experimentation, critical discourse, and new ideas in architecture and related fields, supporting individuals and organizations that engage in innovative and impactful work.
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Financials
in 2024, compared to $41,460,927 in 2023
114 grants awarded in 2024
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Grants
| Purpose | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | Chicago Architecture Biennial | Graham Foundation Artistic Director | 78 E Washington St Chicago, IL US | 2022 |
| $75,000 | Chicago Architecture Biennial | Chicago Architecture Biennial | 78 East Washington Street Chicago, IL US | 2024 |
| $35,000 | SPACES | Everlasting Plastics, US Pavilion, 18th International Architecture Exhibition | 2900 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, OH US | 2024 |
| $25,000 | Chicago Architecture Center | From Me to We: Imagining the City of 2050 | 111 E Wacker Drive Suite 1321 Chicago, IL US | 2022 |
| $20,000 | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA Singles | 1920 rue Baile Montreal, CA | 2022 |
| $20,000 | Adil Dalbai & Livingstone Mukasa | Africa Architecture Network | 4 West Burton Place Chicago, IL US | 2022 |
| $20,000 | Vishal Khandelwal | Belonging Without Aligning: India and the Ethics of Design, 1955-1985 | 4 West Burton Place Chicago, IL US | 2022 |
| $20,000 | Caroline Murphy | Waters and Wealth: Rivers, Infrastructure, and the Engineering Imagination in Grand Ducal Tuscany, c... | 4 West Burton Place Chicago, IL US | 2022 |
| $20,000 | NationalOrganizationofMinorityArchitects | SAY IT LOUD - The National Organization of Minority Architecture (NOMA) 50th Anniversary Exhibition | 10250 Mendota Drive South Lyon, MI US | 2022 |
| $20,000 | University of Illinois at Chicago | American Framing: US Pavilion, 17th International Architecture Exhibition | 845 West Harrison Street 3100 AD St Chicago, IL US | 2022 |
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