In Woods Fund Chicago's newly released Biannual Report, we reflect on 2022-2023 and what it takes to put a strategic plan to action.

In our August newsletter, Woods Fund Chicago President Michelle Morales writes about the process and impact of increasing our payout, particularly as we recognize Black Philanthropy Month and the compounded obstacles Black-led nonprofits face.

Woods Fund Chicago is proud to announce $4.7+ million in grant awards to 96 organizations, coalitions, pooled funds, and capacity-building initiatives.

Woods Fund Chicago is wholeheartedly committed to our grantee partners' success because we believe it will take all of our efforts to dismantle systemic racism and to build a new way of being.

Though the school year is winding down, the relationships between students, education, and places of learning are top of mind.

In this month's newsletter, Woods Fund Chicago raises the voices of our grantee partners as they fight for police accountability and honor the life of Dexter Reed.

Housing isn’t an issue that begins and ends at the polls. Learn about our grantee partners' work to house every Chicagoan and bring justice to the painful racial and economic inequities of the city.

Though Woods Fund Chicago does not directly fund the arts, we see how many of our grantee partners utilize creative practices as one of many tools to organize, educate, and strengthen communities

The first newsletter of 2024 is here! Caroline McCoy, Vice President of Programs, shares exciting announcements on how Woods Fund Chicago is "creating more space to further deepen our trust-based philanthropy practice," from multi-year unrestricted grants, changes in our grantmaking cycles, strengthening our internal processes, and more!

Woods Fund Chicago is ushering in 2024 with two exciting additions to our Board of Directors: Jose Oliva, Campaigns Director at HEAL (Health Environment Agriculture and Labor) Food Alliance, and Quinn K. Rallins, Civil Rights Lawyer at Loevy & Loevy.

It's the last newsletter of the year! This month, we look back at 2023, including sharing exciting updates on Woods Fund Chicago's 2022-24 strategic plan progress.

“In the struggle for racial justice and systemic change, what will it take to recalibrate our leadership?"

President Michelle Morales on Reflecting, Recalibrating, and Reimagining

Woods Fund Chicago President Michelle Morales' statement on displacement.

Read about the $1.6M+ funded to 45 Chicago organizations, including new core grantee partners

In this month's newsletter, Woods Fund Chicago highlights grantee partners at the forefront of labor organizing.

Cultivate: Women* of Color Leadership (Cultivate) is a joint effort of Woods Fund Chicago, Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW), Crossroads Fund, Walder Foundation, and the Chicago Community Trust.

Last week marked the beginning of the 2023-24 school year in Chicago.

Read this month's newsletter to learn how we are seizing opportunities within and beyond philanthropy.

Last Wednesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his appointees to the Chicago Board of Education (CBOE), and I was among them.