Happy New Year! As we kick-off 2022, we wanted to take a moment to share the work we started last year to fundamentally change our approach to grantmaking.

2022 has ushered in a new year with new officers on the Board of Directors at Woods Fund Chicago! We are delighted to announce L. Anton Seals as the newly elected Board Chair.

This month, Woods Fund Chicago sat down with LaSaia Wade, the Founder and Executive Director of Brave Space Alliance. LaSaia talks about the services provided by the Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ organization, what it means to have a "brave space," and what the pathway towards liberation looks like.

A Long Walk Home // Hispanic Heritage Month // What We're Reading // Job Openings

This month, we sat down with A Long Walk Home, an organization that works to eliminate gender-based violence. The organization — which helped organize the #MuteRKelly campaign — spoke with us following the long-awaited conviction of R. Kelly to discuss how cultural understandings of gender-based violence have changed in the years since A Long Walk Home was founded, and how the organization’s work creates a world of healing, equity, and justice.

Woods Fund sat down with Moises Moreno, the director of the Pilsen Alliance, to discuss the Alliance's work in housing, education, and creating a base of community leaders.

Woods Fund Chicago sat down with Katelyn Johnson, a leader within P.U.R.E. Cannabis Coalition and the Executive Director of Black Roots Alliance

Michelle Morales is the President of the Woods Fund Chicago. She is a first-generation US born Puerto Rican.