Field Foundation

The Field Foundation is a private, independent foundation that supports community power building in Chicago through strategic investments in arts and culture, civic infrastructure, journalism and storytelling, local leaders, and organizers. Through its grantmaking, the foundation collaborates with funding partners to distribute more than $11 million annually to organizations and leaders working in geographic priority areas, with a focus on the city’s South and West Sides. Our grants and awards are made more substantial through key strategic partnerships. For example, our collaborations with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation support signature programs, including A Road Together (ART) and the Leaders for a New Chicago Award as well as our Journalism & Storytelling grantmaking. **Vision, Mission & Values** **Our Vision** **We seek to catalyze community transformation through strategic philanthropic investments.** **Our Mission** **Investing in arts and culture, civic infrastructure, journalism and storytelling, local leaders and organizers to support community power building in Chicago.** **Our Values** **Our core values of *service* and *impact* define who we are, shape our interactions with stakeholders, and guide our strategy and actions.** **Service** We prioritize community wellbeing ?and serve with a commitment to ?trust, transparency, respect, equity, ?and kindness. **Impact** We serve as a strategic partner, operating with mutual accountability for community-defined goals and driving positive, measurable results.