August 11, 2016

What Does Joyce’s New Director Bring to the Chicago Culture Scene?

August 11, 2016/ Alyssa Ochs

Joyce hired a new leader to take over its culture program, and she has a lot more to offer than just music, theater and dance. Tracy D. Hall has a background in equity, literacy, youth, and community organizing too.

January 08, 2015

Troubled Waters: The Funders Cleaning Up Chicago Waterways

January 08, 2015/ Alyssa Ochs

Situated along Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, Chicago has a long-standing reputation of nasty waterways. A local funder collaboration is working on the problem.

May 07, 2014

Why the Joyce Foundation Chose a Wall Street Journal Reporter to Lead Its Education Program

May 07, 2014/ Alyssa Ochs

A national writer for the Wall Street Journal steps into the role of Senior Program Officer for the Joyce Foundation's Education Program this month. Meet Stephanie Banchero, who's written extensively about many of the issues that Joyce addresses with its grantmaking.

November 14, 2013

The Surprising Results of a Joyce Foundation-funded Employment Study

November 14, 2013/ Alyssa Ochs

The grantmaking of one of Chicago's biggest players, the Joyce Foundation, has been trending towards employment readiness and transforming the city's kids into reliable employees. Before it delves further into awarding grant money, Joyce has been funding research studies about online job searches, and African Americans have been the target group.

October 02, 2013

World-Class Theater Made Possible by The Joyce Foundation

October 02, 2013/ Alyssa Ochs

In 2012, the Joyce Foundation gave $300,000 to the Goodman Theater to support artistic development and diversity programs. This grant money goes towards the theater's full calendar of theater performances. The money also goes towards educational programs that provide one-on-one mentoring to high school girls, theatrical training for 14–19-year-olds, and writing workshops for senior citizens.

September 30, 2013

Diversity in Chicago Dance, Thanks to Joyce Foundation

September 30, 2013/ Alyssa Ochs

Rather than focusing attention on the performers on stage, The Joyce Foundation chooses to support the administrative staff behind the scenes. Joyce's Community-Based Arts grants are structured to build fiscal sustainability, salaries for administrative professionals, and operating support to stabilize dance companies. The Joyce Foundation gave $100,000 to the Luna Negra Dance Theater in 2012.

September 26, 2013

The Joyce Foundation Helps Improve Chicago Public Schools’ Reputation

September 26, 2013/ Alyssa Ochs

The Chicago Public School system has never had the best reputation for providing top-notch education for the city's youth. In 2012, the the Joyce Foundation gave $250,000 to Children First Fund: The Chicago Public Schools Foundation. This grant was part of Joyce’s Innovation Grant program and went towards supporting the establishment of a new Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Office of Strategy Management and the development of a comprehensive 10-year Neighborhood Vision for CPS.