Support Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP

Roman Susan has been organized and run with significant help from family, friends, neighborhood volunteers, and participating artists. In 2016, Roman Susan incorporated as an artist-run nonprofit organization, receiving 501(c)3 tax-exempt status as a public charity.

If you have the means to do so, please share your support through an online donation below; or through a check mailed to: Roman Susan, 4750 N Sheridan Rd #534, Chicago IL 60640. Or contact us at art@romansusan.org for additional options. 


Our first program – started before we were a nonprofit – was a project space in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. At 1224 W Loyola Ave, Roman Susan hosted 185 artist-led projects with the contributions of 913 artists from November 2012 through September 2025. From this location, we are proud to have launched four new programs:

  • ANNEX develops site-responsive projects developed in collaboration with local nonprofits and domestic spaces. Since 2014, this program has shared the work of 683 artists at 30 locations in Chicagoland.

  • Navigations are a series of artist-led projects in and about public space. Starting in 2021, this program features 7 ongoing projects and 5 works-in-progress, with the contributions of 44 artists.

  • AUX provides administrative support to help artist-run initiatives realize their work. Launched in 2022, this program has assisted 9 independent artist-run efforts.

  • 4750 N Sheridan Road is a media room, informal archive, and workspace. Opened in 2023, this program shares moving-image work by 14 artists.

Help us support new artist-led projects! For more info about our organization, visit Guidestar. You may also support us and help the organization grow without money by giving us your honest feedback via romansusan.org/our-ongoing-work. Thank you!



The image above at 1224 W Loyola Ave is from 2014, during the project On the impossibility of a singular hand by J. Kent. In our first 13 years, Roman Susan has been privileged to celebrate and share 225 art projects, showcasing the work of 1,300+ artists. 

Roman Susan programs are partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency; CityArts grants from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events; Arts Work Fund; the Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation; the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; the Reva and David Logan Foundation; Artspace Immersion with funding from Good Chaos; as well as in-kind support from Cargo Collective; Chicago Park District; and Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Past programs have received support from AD3 Innovation Bootcamp; a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events; Crossroads Fund; The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; the Graham Foundation Bookshop; Hyde Park Art Center’s Artists Run Chicago Fund in partnership with Art Design Chicago; and The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts.

 Roman Susan is a W.A.G.E. Certified Institution.