The Virginio & Marisa Ferrari Arts Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. It is through your support that we are able to activate our spaces, providing a platform for public engagement with the art and philosophy of Virginio Ferrari through the curation of his digital and physical archives, resources and artwork collection. Your gift ensures our spaces and resources are cared for and accessible to our growing audiences through educational programming, collaborative projects and community based initiatives.

As we begin to preserve Virginio’s collection of artworks, locate and then build a space on Chicago’s South Side we will depend on the generous donation of time and resources from friends, organizations and the general public who are interested in being a part of this cultural initiative. In the coming years we will be organizing opportunities for you to assist us in reaching our goal and becoming part of the process.

For more information on how to be involved in the Contemporary Arts Center project or for general support inquiries please write to: foundation@ferraristudios.com. To sign up for our newsletter please click here.

2024 Fundraising Event Donors (in order of when donations were made)

*The Clinton Family Fund for their generous 2024 Matching Grant*

Richard and Claudia Beeny and Family
Mark and Anna Siegler
Manfred and Ingrid Raiser
Sandro and Claude Miller
Jane Dailey & Geof Stone
Dillan Siegler and Cindy Hyndman
Lawrence Converso
Anthony and Lynn DiGianfilippo
Allen Kutchins
Kent D. Rieger
Timothy Kent and Catherine Baker
Jessica McCarthy
Katherine Herringshaw
Robert O’hare
Irv Faber & Paula Litt
Bianka Broelsch

Recent Individual Supporters:

Bruce and Martha Clinton; Steven and Linda Feinstein; Mary E. Fellows; Michele and Flavia Ferrari; Stellina Ferrari and Gino Coloni; James Grodzins; Kurt Gutfreund; John D. Kuhns; Hlepas family; Peter Ivanovich; Walter and Susan Jacobson; Luciano Lavagetti; Bob Levinson; Riccardo and Nika Levi-Setti; Paula Litt and Irv Faber; Anne and Ed Lyman; Danilo Manni; Giuseppe Manni; Sandro Miller; Enrico J. Mirabelli; Enrico Plati; Manfred and Ingrid Raiser; Barry and Jeri Sadegi, Mark and Anna Siegler; and Sharon M. Sikora; Peggy Firestone; Tere Harrison; Nick Soper; Federico Petrolati; Enzo De Martino; Sabrina Baldacci; Marco Salerosso.

Past Individual Supporters:

Enzo Avesani; Alfred Ballabio; Bruno Bartoletti; Gloria Bianchinio; Kiyoko Binosi; Francesco Bruni; Anna Camaiti & George Hostert; Donatella Campara; Fabio Campara; Ray Capitanini; Carpisa; Paolo & Judy Cherchi; Mr. & Mrs. Carlo C. Chiavegato; Charles Chuman; Annalisa Cima; Bruce & Martha Clinton; Gianni & Bianca Conforto; Giorgio Cortenova; Albert & Doreen Crewe; Sarah Connor Crewe; Richard Della Croce; Arrigo & Ida Cugola; Richard M. & Maggie Daley; Oscar & Paula D’Angelo; Philippe & Eriko Desan; Laurent & Michelle Desbaillets; Jerome Deverman; Jerome L. Engerman; Paul Episcope; Alfredo Favi; Steven & Linda Feinstein; Mary E. Fellows; Giancarlo & Edda Ferrari; Marisa Boccaccini Ferrari; Michele & Flavia Ferrari Stellina Ferrari & Gino Coloni; Fred & Lynette Flowers; Hellmut & Sybille Fritzsche; Dario Giacomoni & Mary Fano; Enrico Giotti S.p.A.; Cary S. Glenner; Ante Glibota; Les & Marlene Golembo; Timothy G. Goodsell; Chistopher Graf; Graziella Graziani; James & Cathy Grodzins; Carlo Grossetti (Galleria Salone Annunciata); Kurt & Nancy Gutfreund; Katherine Lewis Hale; Harold Haydon; George Hinds; Peter; George & Toula Hlepas; Charles B. Huggins; Holly Hunt; International Marble & Granite Supply Co.; Peter Ivanovich; Walter & Susan Jacobson; John & Angie Jellinek; Paul Klarman; Mr. & Mrs. John D. Kuhns; Luciano Lavgetti; Leon M. Lederman; Annamaria Lelli; Bob Levinson; Riccardo & Nika Levi-Setti; Larry Levy; Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Levy; Paul & Mia Levy; You-Su Lin; Paula Litt & Irv Faber; Anne Lyman; Licisco Magagnato; Massimo & Cristina Malagō; Mr. & Mrs. Danilo Manni; Mr. & Mrs. Giuseppe Manni; Gruppo Manni HP S.p.A.; Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Manni Stefano; Manni Joe Marchetti; Silvio Marchetti; Giuseppe Marchiori; Mr. & Mrs Gianluca Marcolini; Amy Mazzolin; Gildo Mazzolin; Donald & Susan Mazzoni; Gian Lorenzo Mellini; Richard Melman; Giobatta Meneguzzo (Museo Casabianca); Sandro Miller; Luciano Minguzzi; Enrico J. Mirabelli; Gabriele Montagnoli; Matthew T. Moore; Hiroaki T. Morino; Peter & Heather Norton; Mr. & Mrs. Leo Nucci; Frank Orrall; Albert & Corinne Pick Jr.; Giorgio Pietrangeli; Gigliola Morano; Pignatti Franco & Maria Pizzuto; Enrico Plati; Peter & Clevon Pran; Antonio Presti; Romano & Flavia Prodi; Arturo Carlo Quintavalle; Manfred & Ingrid Raiser; Mr. & Mrs. Pasko Rakic; Stefano & Claudia Cacciaguerra; Ranghieri Donato & Silvia Renzetti; Claudio Ricci; John & Susan Rokacz; Harold Rosenberg; John Rosenthal; Barry & Jeri Sadegi; Mr. & Mrs. Pier Luigi Saletti; Luigi & Bonnie Serra; Mark & Anna Siegler; Sharon M. Sikora; Nicola & Lina Simoneschi; Michela Sironi; Rick & Pam Soll; Beatrice T. Spachner; Zyg Staszowski; Studio Ponte di Ferro; Mr. & Mrs. Myron Szold; Joshua Taylor; Mariella Turri; Catherine Upjohn; Giuseppe Venaruzzo; Jason Verbeek; Ramona Villarreal; Paolo & Eliana Washington; Elisa Weaver; Bob Wislow; Sonia Zaks Gallery; Maria Teresa; Zanetti; Martin Zimmerman.

Institutional Support & Partnerships

This type of assistance can be in the form of creating networks, connections and/or providing other resources that our foundation is need of to continue to thrive and contribute to the public. If you feel our organizations can benefit from a partnership we look forward to hearing from you. Please write to: foundation@ferraristudios.com

Current Institutional Support & Partnerships

• UChicago Arts and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago

• Istituto Italiano di Cultura – Chicago

• DuSable Museum, Chicago

• Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione, Unversità di Parma, Italy

• Csoa ExSnia, Rome, Italy