PAST PRIZE RECIPIENTS

Over the past 25 years, Heart of America has worked towards education equity by renovating almost 1,000 spaces in: classrooms, libraries, STEAM labs, college/career centers, school gymnasiums and community centers and more. They have provided current resources including over 4.4 million books, and infused over $9.5 million in technology.

United States Artists, whose national headquarters are based in Chicago, IL, is a national nonprofit organization that supports artists and cultural practitioners in all disciplines including Architecture & Design, Craft, Dance, Film, Media, Music, Theater & Performance, Traditional Arts, Visual Art, and Writing. 

PRIDE Industries, whose national headquarters are based in Roseville, CA, is a national non-profit organization that creates opportunities for people who experience barriers to employment, including those with disabilities, veterans, foster youth, and trafficking survivors.

Team Rubicon, whose national headquarters are based in Los Angeles, CA, is an international non-profit organization that rapidly deploys emergency response teams to communities affected by disasters and humanitarian crises across the United States and abroad.

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Opportunity Fund (now the lending arm of Accion Opportunity Fund), a California-based program that has served as a trusted partner to small business owners in under-served communities by providing access to capital and fostering a proven path to prosperity through investing in entrepreneurs, received the 2019 Chapman Prize on December 19 in Washington, DC.  

Studio in a School, a New York City-based program that serves young people by integrating visual arts into teaching and learning, received the 2018 Chapman Prize on November 28 in Washington, DC.  

The American Red Cross, whose national headquarters are based in D.C., work to deliver vital services from providing relief and support to those in crisis to helping you be prepared to respond in emergencies, received the inaugural Chapman Prize in 2017.