Endorsements and Funding


Endorsements

The Public Housing Museum has received endorsements from local universities, cultural institutions, and state preservation agencies, including:

  • Roosevelt University
  • Field Museum, Center for Cultural Understanding and Change
  • Spertus Museum
  • Chicago Metro History Education Center
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Lower East Side Tenement Museum
  • Chicago Cultural Alliance

Funding

The National Public Housing Museum will be built with philanthropic, corporate, government, and public support. A growing coalition of funders has expressed interest in the Museum. To date, the Museum has received support for planning phase actvities totaling over $400,000. Our corporate and foundation supporters include:

  • The Boeing Company
  • The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Joyce Foundation
  • Polk Bros. Foundation
  • The National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • The Partnership for New Communities
  • The Chicago Community Trust
  • Woods Fund of Chicago
  • Alphawood Foundation
  • LaSalle Bank
  • Northern Trust
  • Ariel Capital Management