We can’t imagine a more difficult time for Chicago area nonprofits.

The OIG’s report concluded that 95% (134,242) of people in the gang database are Black or Latinx and over 15,000 do not have a gang designation.

This is a public health emergency. As COVID-19 spreads and the landscape shifts quickly, please be mindful of how your actions are affecting you, and how your actions are affecting those around you.

We are excited to share the appointment of a new board member, Kurt Summers. Kurt  served as Chicago’s 70th City Treasurer from 2014-2019.

December is always a particularly busy month, both at work and at home.  At work you’re trying to tie up year-end duties within a finite time. At home you are besieged by responsibilities to family and friends: busy celebrating the holidays and maintaining family traditions with special foods and entertaining. 

Michelle Morales, a nonprofit leader with a background in community organizing and teaching, has been named the new president of Woods Fund Chicago.