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ComEd, League of Chicago Theatres Award $205,000 in Grants to Support the Arts

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  • ComEd & the League of Chicago Theatres announced 19 grant recipients across northern Illinois for the 2026 Powering the Arts Grant Program.
  • The program awarded a total of $205,000 to 19 nonprofit organizations to support arts initiatives ranging from youth development to community engagement.
  • This marks the ninth year of the program, which has distributed nearly $1.5 million to over 150 projects since its 2018 launch.
  • Grant recipients must match the award funding with their own investment of equal or greater value.
  • Recipients include Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora, Mandi Theater in Buffalo Grove, John Walt Foundation in Chicago, The Chicago Mosaic School in Edgewater, The World Music Foundation in Edgewater, UrbanTheater Company in Humboldt Park, Uniting Voices in Hyde Park, Culture Shock Chicago in Lincoln Park, Young People's Theatre in Lincoln Park, Midnight Circus in Lincoln Square, Villapalooza Inc. in Little Village, The Joffrey Ballet in the Loop, Project H.O.O.D. on the South Side, TimeLine Theatre Company in Uptown, Illinois Conservatory for the Arts in DuPage, Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra in Elgin, Angels Athletics in Flossmoor, Freeport Art Museum in Freeport, & Spotlight Performance Academy in Homewood.
  • Projects focus on expanding access to live theater, music education, cultural festivals, & creative expression for diverse groups including seniors, youth, educators, & underserved communities.
  • The Powering the Arts Grant Program is one of four "Power for Good" initiatives administered by ComEd alongside programs for safe communities, green regions, & the holidays.
  • ComEd, a unit of Exelon Corporation, serves over 4.2 million customers in northern Illinois.