This month we're shining a spotlight on grantee OCAD Chicago and sharing big happenings at Woods Fund!

Our focus is on supporting undocumented immigrants facing deportation. We do public campaigns around the case itself, and how that person was detained by ICE.

On September 28, Woods Fund Chicago awarded half a million dollars to its first Movement Building for Racial Justice Fund.

“I am so thrilled to be joining the Woods Fund and support its work of advancing racial equity and economic justice through grantmaking….”

Woods Fund Chicago is looking for a dynamic individual capable of working during a period of organizational, programmatic, and culture change to manage the Foundation’s community organizing portfolio.

Acclaimed University of Illinois Chicago historian Barbara Ransby has been named to the Freedom Scholars, a select group of progressive academics who are at the “forefront of movements for economic and social justice.”

Applications for Cultivate: Women of Color Leadership (Cultivate) are now being accepted for the 2020-2021 year!

Justice 2020: The Demand for Equity

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

Two Woods Fund Grantee Partners Among 11 Local Leaders Awarded for Their Groundbreaking Work

On July 10th, the Woods Fund team says goodbye to our friend and team member, Caronina Grimble.

Join us this Friday for Justice 2020: the Demand for Equity.

We are grateful to our grassroots grantee partners and other community leaders who are on the ground, interrupting violence, and helping to keep our communities safe from *everybody*.

We see you.

Like you, Woods Fund Chicago is outraged by the continued brutality of the Chicago Police Department and the killing of Black men, women, and children.

A Call for White People to Take Action to Defeat Racism

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.