Funders & Sponsors
Facets Multi-Media, Inc. has received support for the Chicago International Children's Film Festival and year-round programs from the following organizations and foundations and individuals:
Major Festival Funders:
Hot Topic Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Illinois Arts Council - Governor's International Exchange Program, The Poetry Foundation, Polk Bros. Foundation, Alphawood Foundation, Academy Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Albert Pick Jr. Fund., The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, Best Buy Children's Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Major In-Kind Contributors Include:
American Airlines, Days Inn Lincoln Park-North, WMAQ - NBC5, Chicago Sun-Times, Radio Disney AM 1300, Mercedes Benz USA, LLC, Bill Mayer Design, Calabash Animation, Grail Interactive
Festival Funders:
The Crystal Fund, Kenneth F. and Harle G. Montgomery Foundation, Conant Family Foundation, Park National Bank, Prince Charitable Trusts, Illinois Film Office
This project is supported by a CityArts 4 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Festival Donors:
9 Surf Studios, Gary Alfredson, Blue Man Group, Bonsoiree, Café Ba-Ba Reeba!, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Film Office, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chipotle, Chicago Recording Company, Howard & Doris Conant, DDB Needham, Maggie Daley, Kevin Deters, Carole Dibo, Nicole Dreiske, Emoto Music, Filmworkers Club, Staunton Flanders, Megan Foley, Good's of Evanston, Hancock Observatory, The Irving Harris Foundation, Howard Area Community Center, Sabrina Holloway, Houghton Mifflin Company, Kraig Krueger, Otto W. Lehmann Foundation, Mary McKay, Northwestern University - School of Communications Film Department, Harold Ramis, Darryl Roberts, Leslie Robin, Salamanca Group, Scoozi!, William Wood Skinner Foundation, Stanley's Kitchen & Tap, Tomato Head Pizza Kitchen, Urban Prep Charter School, Vyvx , Wal-Mart, Harold Washington Cultural Center, Steve Wermers-Skelton, Wrightwood Neighbors Association
Other Primary In-Kind Contributors to the Festival include:
A to Z Offset Printing, Advanced Software Technologies, Inc., Allied Advertising, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Illinois Chapter, Art of Calligraphy, Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, Andrea's Catering, Briar Street Theater, Barbara's Bookstore, Jean Baptiste Beaubien School, Borders Books and Music, Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Office of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Office of Tourism, Chicago Public Libraries, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Columbia College Chicago, Community Nurse Health Association, DANK Haus, Davis Theater, Detour 2 Discovery Day School, Field Museum, Gail Academy, Girl Scouts of America, Gallery 37, Gold Coast Neighborhood Association, Highland Park Theater, Illinois Tourism Bureau-Tourism Marketing Partnership Program, Jahn Elementary, Kerasotes Showplace 14, Lafayette Academy, Lakeshore Academy, Lakeview Merchants Association, Lakeview High School, Landmark Century Theater, Lane Technical H.S., Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Park High School, Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, Mayor's Office of Special Events, Midway Games, James Monroe School, New City YMCA, Ocean Pictures, Old Town School of Folk Music, Anita Orlikoff, Otis School, Pilsen Chamber of Commerce, Prescott School, Rent Com, Inc., Roscoe Village Neighbors, Nate Sears, Steelmill Creative, Swedish-American Museum, Treasure Island Foods, Wilmette Theatre, WTTW (Channel 11), YMCA Services Center, and a big thank you to Facets staff and to the many Festival volunteers!
