ACRE is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and Sustainable Arts Foundation.
The Chicago Arts Census is supported by the Walder Foundation and the Arts Work Fund.
Annual Sponsorships: Dawoud Bey, Valerie Carberry and Richard Wright, Document, Other People's Pixels.