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.

80 years of Funding Change.

Title: Vice President of Finance

Change happens when all of us become involved.

Woods Fund Chicago talks to LaSaia Wade of @BraveSpaceChi // $1.19 Million distributed to Fall Grantee Partners // Latina Equal Pay Day // Timuel Black Dies at 102

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.

Gender-based violence has dominated the news cycle this past week, but our grantee partner A Long Walk Home has been combating gender-based violence for nearly two decades.

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.

Grantee Partner Spotlight with @PilsenAlliance // What We're Reading // Job Openings

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.

The Woods Fund Chicago July newsletter is out! New grantee partners announced // Job Openings // PURE Cannabis Coalition.

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

Grantee Partner Spotlight // WFC Power of Community Award // An Open Letter // Job Postings

Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education Executive Director, Jianan Shi, sat down with Woods Fund Chicago in this month's grantee spotlight.

Grantmaking cycle open // Job postings // Grantee happenings

As you likely know, since March 2020 the Forum has been reporting on the cumulative rate of COVID cases and deaths by race and ethnicity.

Forty-one organizations in Chicago were awarded $1,500,000 in general operating support.

Spring Grantees Announced // Grantee Partners in Action // Job Postings

Woods Fund Chicago sat down with Shannon Bennett, Executive Director of Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization.