Private Foundation

Driehaus Design Initiative

Based in Chicago, IL, Driehaus Design Initiative operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $295K in revenue, $649K in expenses, $5.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 29 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.1M.

EIN: 271694951 Chicago, IL Visual Arts NTEE: A40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$295K
Total Expenses$649K
Total Assets$5.9M
Grants Given29
Grant Total$1.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 2025
To support production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Fashion Design Program
$76,000
Dominican University
River Forest, IL · 2025
To support production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Fashion Design program
$75,000
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL · 2025
To support the production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Department of Fashion Studies
$75,000
Dominican University
River Forest, IL · 2024
To support production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Fashion Design program
$40,000
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL · 2024
To support the production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Department of Fashion Studies
$35,000

Showing up to 5 of 29 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer, Secretary & Directo Angelo Cavello
DIRECTOR Linda Yu
Secretary/Director Sheryl Dyer Schmidt
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Stuart Ellison

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Top Grant Purposes

Funding and support
$320,000 9 grants
Funding and Support
$222,500 7 grants
To support production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Fashion Design program
$185,000 4 grants
To support production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Fashion Design Program
$181,000 4 grants
To support the production and presentation of student work in Grantee's Department of Fashion Studies
$180,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $295K $649K $5.9M
2024 $274K $411K $5.7M
2023 $157K $184K $5.4M
2022 $80K $173K $4.9M
2020 $311K $349K $333K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $311K to $295K (-5%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.

IL

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