Woods Fund of Chicago

The Woods Fund of Chicago is an outgrowth of the Woods Charitable Fund which was established in 1941. It is a private philanthropic foundation that makes grants in metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. It was incorporated in Illinois on November 16, 1993, as a nonprofit corporation and began operation in January 1994 when it received funding from a division of the assets of the Woods Charitable Fund.

Mission

The stated mission of the Woods Fund is:

"Woods Fund of Chicago is a grantmaking foundation whose goal is to increase opportunities for less advantaged people and communities in the metropolitan area, including the opportunity to shape decisions affecting them. The foundation works primarily as a funding partner with nonprofit organizations. Woods supports nonprofits in their important roles of engaging people in civic life, addressing the causes of poverty and other challenges facing the region, promoting more effective public policies, reducing racism and other barriers to equal opportunity, and building a sense of community and common ground."

History

The Woods Fund of Chicago formed out of the Woods Charitable Fund, a foundation that formerly had offices and made grants in both Chicago, Illinois and Lincoln, Nebraska and that now operates only in Nebraska. Woods Charitable Fund was established in 1941 with gifts from Frank H. Woods (1868 - 1952), his wife, Nelle Cochrane Woods (1870 - 1950), and their three sons, Thomas C. Woods (1895 - 1958), Henry C. Woods (1895 - 1968) and Frank H. Woods Jr. (1905 - 1980).

Personnel

Staff

The following were staff of the Woods Fund as at Feb. 18, 2010:

• Deborah Harrington, President
• Suzanne R. Boyle, Treasurer
• Consuella L. Brown, Program Director
• Deborah D. Clark, Grants and Operations Manager and Corporate Secretary
• Jeffrey T. Pinzino, Program Officer

The following were staff of the Woods Fund in 2008:

• Deborah Harrington, President
• Suzanne R. Boyle, Treasurer
• Consuella L. Brown, Program Director
• Deborah D. Clark, Grants And Operations Manager, Secretary from Dec. 2008
• Jeffrey T. Pinzino, Program Officer
• Kristin A. Patton, Secretary until Dec. 2008

The following were staff of the Woods Fund in 2006:

• Deborah Harrington, President
• Suzanne R. Boyle, Treasurer
• Kristin A. Patton, Secretary
• Consuella L. Brown, Program Director
• Jeffrey T. Pinzino, Program Officer
• Deborah D. Clark, Grants And Operations Manager

The following were staff of the Woods Fund in 2004:

• Ricardo A. Millett, President (until 3/8/06)
• Deborah Harrington, Vice President (as of 6/16/04), Interim President (as of 3/8/06)
• Suzanne Boyle, Secretary/Treasurer
• Deborah D. Clark, Grants and Operations Manager
• Jeffrey Pinzino, Program Officer
• Phillip Thomas, Program Officer (until 3/31/06)

Board

The following served on the Board of the Woods Fund as at Feb. 18, 2010:

• Jesus G. Garcia, Board Chair - Senior Advisor, Neighborhood Stabilization Program; Illinois Department of Human Services on Leave of Absence
• Laura S. Washington - Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times; Journalist, Writer, Educator, and Public Speaker
• Doris Salomon, Board Vice Chair - President, Salomon Strategic Solutions
• Lee Bey - Executive Director, Chicago Central Area Committee
• Beth E. Richie - Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Patrick M. Sheahan - Executive Director, Public Affairs, UBS Investment Bank
• Charles N. Wheatley - President, Sahara Enterprises
• Lucia Woods Lindley, Board Member Emeritus

The following served on the Board of the Woods Fund as 2008:

• Jesus Garcia, Executive Director, Enlace Chicago; Board Vice Chair
• Laura Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor and Fellow of the DePaul Humanities Center; Board Chair
• Doris Salomon, consultant
• Lee Bey - Executive Director, Chicago Central Area Committee
• William C. Ayers, Distinguished Professor Of Education, University Of Illinois At Chicago; Board Member Until Dec. 2008
• Beth E. Richie - Professor of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Patrick M. Sheahan - Executive Director, Public Affairs, UBS Investment Bank
• Charles N. Wheatley - President, Sahara Enterprises
• Lucia Woods Lindley, Director Emeritus

The following served on the Board of the Woods Fund as 2006:

• Jesus Garcia, Executive Director, Little Village Community Development Corporation; Vice Chair On 12/11/06
• Laura Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor and Fellow of the DePaul Humanities Center; Board Chair On 12/11/06; Vice Chair From 12/09/2004 – 12/11/2006
• Doris Salomon Chagin, Community Affairs Director, Midwest Us, BP America
• Lee Bey, Executive Director, Chicago Central Area Committee
• William C. Ayers, Distinguished Professor Of Education, University Of Illinois At Chicago; Board Chair Until 12/11/06
• Beth E. Richie, Professor Of African American Studies, University Of Illinois At Chicago
• Charles N. Wheatley - President, Sahara Enterprises
• Lucia Woods Lindley, Director Emeritus

The following served on the Board of the Woods Fund as 2004:

• Maria G. Valdez, Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (until 5/05); U.S. Magistrate Judge (as of 5/05); Board Chair (until 12/9/04), Director until 5/25/05
• Jesus G. Garcia, Executive Director, Little Village Community Development Corporation
• Laura S. Washington, Ida B. Wells–Barnett University Professor and Fellow of the DePaul Humanities Center; Board Vice Chair as of 12/9/04
• Doris Salomon Chagin, Director as of 6/16/05
• William C. Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago; Board Vice Chair (until 12/9/04); Board Chair (as of 12/9/04)
• Charles N. Wheatley, President, Sahara Enterprises
• Lucia Woods Lindley, Director Emeritus
• R. Eden Martin, President, Civic Committee and the Commercial Club; Director until 12/9/05
• Howard J. Stanback, Former President and CEO, Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities

Grants

The Woods Fund typically awards $3.4 million in grants annually in six program areas:

• Community Organizing
• Public Policy
• Intersection of Community Organizing and Public Policy
• Arts and Culture
• Community Organizing Capacity Building
• Other Projects

Community Organizing

the Community Organizing area seeks to strengthen democracy at the grassroots level and beyond. It is a process that brings together into an influential group people who, individually, may lack sufficient power to improve their opportunities and their communities.

2009

• Albany Park Neighborhood Council - general operating support, $35,000
• Alianza Leadership Institute - general operating support, $35,000
• Arab American Action Network - the Silent Echoes youth organizing initiative, $20,000
• Blocks Together - general operating support, $25,000
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council - general operating support, $35,000
• Center on Halsted - the Queer Youth Organizing Initiative, $20,000
• Chicago Freedom School - general operating support, $25,000
• Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community - general operating support, $20,000
• Interfaith Leadership Project - general operating support, $25,000
• Jane Addams Senior Caucus - Housing Advocacy Project, $20,000
• Kenwood Oakland Community Organization - general operating support, $35,000
• Korean American Resource & Cultural Center - the Workplace Justice Campaign, $25,000
• Lakeview Action Coalition - general operating support, $20,000
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Inc. - general operating support, $35,000
• Lugenia Burns Hope Center - general operating support, $25,000
• Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization - community organizing efforts, $40,000
• Metropolitan Tenants Organization - general operating support, $28,450
• The Monroe Foundation - salary support for a part-time organizer for the STABLE foreclosure intervention program, $15,000
• Northwest Neighborhood Federation - general operating support, $25,000
• Organization of the NorthEast - general operating support, $35,000
• Public Action for Change Today - general operating support, $35,000.00
• Southside Together Organizing for Power - general operating support, $30,000
• Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation - general operating support, $23,450
• Southwest Organizing Project - general operating support, $35,000
• Southwest Youth Collaborative - Educational Rights Coalition, $20,000
• Westside Health Authority - Student Freedom Riders and Youth Peace Keepers programs, $35,000

2008

• A+ Illinois - Support for ongoing community organizing work, $50,000
• Alianza Leadership Institute - General operating support, $40,000
• Asian American Institute - Support for its community organizing project, $25,000
• Blocks Together - General operating support, $30,000
• Community Organizing Award - Support for the 2009 Community Organizing Award and Event, $20,000
• Jane Addams Senior Caucus - Support for the Housing Advocacy Project, $20,000
• Korean American Resource & Cultural Center - Support for its Workplace Justice Campaign, $25,000
• Lakeview Action Coalition - General operating support, $20,000
• Lugenia Burns Hope Center - General operating support, $30,000
• Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization, $Inc. - Support for community organizing and public policy advocacy, $40,000
• Northwest Neighborhood Federation - General operating support, $25,000
• Organization of the NorthEast - General operating support, $35,000
• Partners in community Building - Salary support for an organizer for its Seniors Together Organizing Project, $20,000
• Resurrection Project - Salary support for a community organizer, $25,000
• San Lucas Workers Center - General operating support, $25,000
• Southside Together Organizing for Power - General operating support, $30,000
• Southsiders Organized for Unity & Liberation - Support for Community organizing and capacity building, $20,000
• Women & Girls Collective Action Network - Support for its females United for Action Violence prevention and media justice campaign, $15,000

2007

• A+ Illinois - Support for community organizing work, $50,000
• AGAPE Youth Development and Family Support Svrcs - Support for the Garfield Area Partnership Community Organizing Initiative, $25,000
• Alianza Leadership Institute - Support for salaries and operational cost, $40,000
• Asian American Institute - Support to hire a full-time organizer, $25,000
• Blocks Together - General operating support, $30,000
• The Crib Collective - Support for strategic planning and organizational development, $25,000
• Community Organizing Award - The 2008 Community Organizing Awards and Event, $20,000
• Development Training Institute - Support for the Chicago Latino Nonprofit Leadership Academy, $25,000
• Inner-City Muslim Action Network - General operating support, $45,000
• Interfaith Leadership Project - General operating support, $25,000
• Jane Addams Senior Caucus - Support for their Housing Advocacy project, $20,000
• Kenwood Oakland Community Organization - General operating support, $75,000
• Korean American Resource & Cultural Center - Support for the Workplace Justice Campaign, $25,000
• Lakeview Action Coalition - General operating support, $11,000
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association - Support for community organizing and advocacy activities, $75,000
• Lugenia Burns Hope Center - General operating support, $30,000
• Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization - General operating support, $40,000
• Metropolitan Planning Council - Support for the Reconnecting Neighborhoods project, $25,000
• Metropolitan Tenants Organizations - General operating support, $60,000
• Northwest Neighborhood Federation - General operating support, $30,000
• Organization of the NorthEast - General operating support, $35,000
• Public Action for Change Today - General operating support, $70,000
• Resurrection Project - Support to hire a new community organizer, $25,000
• Southside Together Organizing for Power - General operating support, $35,000
• Southwest Organizing Project - General operating support, $35,000
• Southwest Youth Collaborative - Support for the Educational Rights coalition, $20,000
• The Telpochcalli Community Education Project - General operating support, $25,000
• United African Organization - Support to hire a new executive director, $35,000
• West Town Leadership United - General operating support, $20,000
• Westside Health Authority - Support for the Catch It! Campaign and the Student Freedom Riders, $35,000
• Women & Girls Collective Action Network - Support for the Females United for Action project, $11,000

Public Policy

The Public Policy program area primarily supports policy and constituency-building work that helps low-income individuals and families to attain higher standards of living. It encourages links between workforce development policies, income security, and supportive programs, which address issues of poverty among low-wage workers as well as unskilled potential workers.

2009

• Chicago Metropolis 2020 - salary support for the Justice/Violence Initiative Program Director position, $25,000
• Center for Tax and Budget Accountability - general operating support, $60,000
• Community Renewal Society - to support the activities of the Chicago Reporter and Catalyst-Chicago, $30,000
• Illinois Asset Building Group - general operating support, $40,000
• Juvenile Justice Initiative - general operating support, $35,000
• Safer Foundation - policy and advocacy project, $35,000
• United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations - general operating support, $25,000
• Women Employed - the Career Pathways Initiative, $40,000
• Woodstock Institute - general operating support, $35,000

2008

• Chicago Metropolis 2020 - Salary support for the Justice/Violence Initiative Program Director, $25,000
• Community Assistance Programs - General operating support, $30,000
• Health and Medicine Policy Research Group - Support for the Cook County Bureau of Health Services Advocacy Project, $25,000
• Juvenile Justice Initiative - General operating support, $37,500
• The Latino Policy Forum - General operating support, $35,000
• Mikva Challenge - Support for the the organizing of its youth councils, $50,000
• Woodstock Institute - Support for its analysis of mortgage and consumer credit issues in metropolitan Chicago, $35,000
• The Workforce Alliance - Support for the Skills2Compete Campaign, $25,000

2007

• Chicago Metropolis 2020 - Support for the salary of a new program director of the Justice/Violence Initiative, $25,000
• Northern Illinois University - Support for the public education component of the State of Working Illinois report, $50,000
• Women Employed Institute - Support for the Career Pathways Initiative, $105,000
• Center for Tax and Budget Accountability - General operating support, $115,000
• Juvenile Justice Initiative - General operating support, $37,500
• Safer Foundation - Support for advocacy work to reduce structural barriers to employment for people with criminal records, $95,000

Intersection of Community Organizing and Public Policy

Believing that project outcomes for grantees in both Community Organizing and Public Policy program areas can be strengthened through an integrated approach, the Woods Fund welcomes proposals that weave the voices of less-advantaged individuals into the public policy arena and expands local organizing efforts to a broader geography.

2009

• Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago - affordable housing and education advocacy and youth organizing, $30,000
• Action Now - general operating support, $40,000
• Business and Professional People for the Public Interest - affordable housing advocacy, $50,000
• Chicago Coalition for the Homeless - its organizing and advocacy work, $35,000
• Chicago Jobs Council - the Illinois Works for the Future Campaign, $35,000
• Chicago Workers' Collaborative - general operating support, $35,000
• Chicago Rehab Network - general operating support, $40,000
• Community Organizing and Family Issues - POWER-PAC, a citywide parent group, $30,000
• Developing Communities Project - the CTA Red Line Extension Campaign, $25,000
• Grand Boulevard Federation - the Peer Parent Organizing Network, $30,000
• Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois, $40,000
• Housing Action Illinois - general operating support, $30,000
• Illinois Action for Children - the Equal Access to Quality, Affordable Child Care Campaign, $35,000
• Illinois Hunger Coalition - its organizing and policy programs, $40,000
• Inner-City Muslim Action Network - expenses related to its community organizing and public policy advocacy, $35,000
• Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs - its tenants' rights policy advocacy and tenant organizing work, $25,000
• Latino Policy Forum - the Latino Leaders Acuerdo, $35,000
• Latino Union of Chicago - general operating support, $40,000
• Midwest Academy - its 2010 Summer Internship Program, $30,000
• National Training and Information Center - general operating support, $50,000
• Northwest Side Housing Center - Vacant and Foreclosed Homes Taskforce, $20,000
• [[Northwestern University School of Law, Children and Family Justice Center,
• Bluhm Legal Clinic - the Illinois Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Children, $25,000
• Pilsen Alliance - general operating support, $25,000
• Protestants for the Common Good - general operating support, $35,000
• Public Action Foundation - the Monsignor Egan Campaign for Payday Loan Reform, $20,000
• Restaurant Opportunities Center United - the ROC-Chicago project, $35,000
• Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law - general operating support, $75,000
• Supportive Housing Providers Association - general operating support, $30,000
• TARGET Area Development Corporation - general operating support, $35,000
• United African Organization, Inc - general operating support, $35,000
• We The People Media - general operating support, $20,000
• West Town Leadership United - general operating support, $20,000

2008

• Action Now - General operating support, $45,000
• Applied Research Center - Support for the Racial Justice Leadership Initiative, $20,000
• Chicago Coalition for the Homeless - Support for its community organizing and public policy advocacy work, $45,000
• Chicago Jobs Council - Support for Illinois Works for the Future Campaign, $40,000
• Chicago Workers' Collaborative - General operating support, $35,000
• Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) - Support for the POWER-PAC Project, $30,000
• Developing Government Accountability to the People - General operating support, $25,000
• Good Jobs First - Support for the activities of the Illinois Works for the Future Campaign and the Industrial Revenue projects, $20,000
• Grand Boulevard Federation - Support for the Peer Parent Education Network, $40,000
• Grassroots Collaborative - General operating support, $40,000
• Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Support for the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign, $40,000
• Housing Action Illinois - General operating support, $30,000
• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights - Support for organizing and advocacy work, $120,000
• Illinois Asset Building Group - General operating support, $50,000
• Illinois Hunger Coalition - Support for its three organizing and policy advocacy programs, $40,000
• Inner-City Muslim Action Network - General operating support, $40,000
• Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs - Support for the Tenant Organizng Project, $25,000
• Lakeside Community Development Corporation - Salary support for a housing organizer, $25,000
• Latino Union of Chicago - General operating support, $40,000
• Little Village Community Development - General operating support, $70,000
• National Training and Information Center - General operating, $50,000
• Northwestern University School of Law: Children and Family Justice Center, Bluhm Legal Clinic - Support for the Illinois Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Children, $25,000
• Pilsen Alliance - General operating support, $40,000
• Protestants for the Common Good - General operating support, $40,000
• Public Action Foundation - Support for the Egan Campaign for Payday Loan Reform, $25,000
• Restaurant Opportunities Center United) - Support to establish Restaurant Opportunities Center in Chicago, $35,000
• Supportive Housing Providers Association - General operating suppor, $30,000
• United African Organization - General operating support, $35,000
• Voices for Illinois Children - Support for its Budget and Tax Policy Initiative, $18,000
• We The People Media - General operating support, $20,000

2007

• Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago - Support for organizing and advocacy related to housing and education issues, $60,000
• Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation - Support for the Leadership Development and Organizing Initiative, $30,000
• Business and Professional People for the Public Interest - Support for affordable housing advocacy and the public housing transformation study, $100,000
• Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education - General operating support, $25,000
• Chicago Coalition for the Homeless - General operating support, $40,000
• Chicago Jobs Council - General operating support, $38,500
• Chicago Workers' Collaborative - General operating support, $35,000
• Community Renewal Society - Support for the Children of the Incarcerated Campaign, $120,000
• Designs for Change - Support for the Aiding Local School Councils project, $30,000
• Developing Communities Project - Support for the Red Line Extension Project, $60,000
• Developing Government Accountability to the People - General operating support, $30,000
• Grand Boulevard Federation - Support for the Peer Parent Education Network, $40,000
• Grassroots Collaborative - General operating support, $35,000
• Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights - Support for the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois, $40,000
• Housing Action Illinois - General operating support, $25,000
• Illinois Action for Children - Support for advocacy and organizing to increase state funding for early childhood education and Preschool for All, $88,000
• Illinois Asset Building Group - Support for advocacy work leading to a Children's Savings Accountpolicy and program in Illinois, $50,000
• Illinois Hunger Coalition - Support for three projects: Anti-Hunger Action, Latinos Organized for Justice and Community Quality Councils, $40,000
• The Latinos Policy Forum - General operating support, $25,000
• Leclaire Courts Community Development Corporation - Support to hire a part-time community organizer, $20,000
• Metro Seniors In Action - General operating support, $20,000
• Midwest Academy - Support for the summer intern program, $65,000
• Parents United For Responsible Education - General operating support, $45,000
• People for Community Recovery - Support for the Local Area Council elections and the East Lake Management contract renewal, $15,000
• Pilsen Alliance - General operating support, $20,000
• The Public Action Foundation - Support for the Monsignor Egan campaign for payday loan reform, $25,000
• Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law - Support for the Advocacy Project, $240,000
• Supportive Housing Providers Association - General operating suppport, $25,000
• TARGET Area Development Corporation - General operating support, $75,000
• We The People Media - General operating support, $20,000

Arts and Culture

2009

• Albany Park Theater Project - general operating support, $15,000
• Cambodian Association of Illinois - the Khmer Entrepreneurs in the Arts Program, $8,500
• Free Street Programs - general operating support, $8,500
• Guild Complex - Poetry Incubator Initiative and Tour Guides, $8,500
• Illinois Arts Alliance - general operating support, $12,500
• The Illinois Humanities Council - the art portion of The Public Squares' Looking for Democracy series, $8,000
• Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture - general operating support, $10,000
• Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago - general operating support, $11,000
• Kelly +Yamamoto Productions - post-production costs of Stories to Tell, $11,200
• Next Theatre Company - general operating support, $12,500
• South Chicago Art Center - general operating support, $8,500
• Teatro Luna - the Incubation Initiative, $8,500
• Teatro Vista - Theatre With A View - the implementation of its marketing plan, $8,500
• Urban Gateways - the Centers for the Arts of Learning initiative, $10,000
• Young Chicago Authors - general operating support, $15,000

2008

• Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development - Support for the Consultants On-Call Program, $10,000
• Cerqua Rivera Art Experience - Ongoing support to expand outreach to high schools and the Youth Ensemble, $7,500
• Chicago Human Rhythm Project - General operating support, $10,000
• Chicago Jazz Philharmonic - Support for the Staff Leadership Transition project, $10,000
• Deeply Rooted Productions - General operating support, $10,000
• Gilloury Institute doing business as Silk Road Theatre Project - General operating support, $30,000
• Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago - General operating support, $20,000
• Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation - General operating support, $12,000
• The Illinois Humanities Council - Support for the art portion of Public Square's 'Looking for Demoracy in 08 and Beyond' series, $10,000
• Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture - Capacity building support, $10,000
• Lira Ensemble - General operating support, $10,000
• Pew Charitable Trusts - The Cultural Data Project, $25,000
• South Chicago Art Center, NFP - The Teen Apprenticeship program, $7,500
• Teatro Vista - Theater With A View - General operating support, $10,000
• Urban Gateways - Support for the planning and development of the Centers for the Art of Learning, $10,000
• Music Theatre Workshop - General operating support, $30,000

2007

• American Indian Center - Support for the Urban Indians: Contemporary Lives Contemporary Art series, $7,500
• Chicago Public Art Group - General operating support, $45,000
• The Community Film Workshop of Chicago - Support for Using Media for Community Building initiative, $10,000
• Congo Square Theatre Company - Support for the the Staffing and Structure project, $15,000
• Deeply Rooted Productions - Support for capacity buiding to strengthen organizational capacity and management infrastructure, $10,000
• Gilloury Institute doing business as Silk Road Theatre Project - General operating support, $10,000
• Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago - General operating support, $10,000
• Guild Complex - Support for the Poetry Performance Incubator Project, $7,500
• Interfaith Youth Core - Support for post production of Post the Proof, and development of accompanying dialogue guides, $10,000
• Live Bait Theatrical Company - General operating support, $30,000
• Next Theatre Company - Support for the Next Communities project, $12,000
• The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago - Support for the exhibition 'Black Is, Black Ain't' exhibition, $7,500
• Street-Level Youth Media - General operating support, $45,000
• Thread of Development Jail Arts and Literacy Program at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center - Support for its new creative media project: Free Write and related CDs, $10,000

Community Organizing Capacity Building

2006

• Alianza Leadership Institute - General operating support, $15,000
• Housing Bronzeville - Support for a campaign to secure an affordable housing trust fund for the Bronzeville community, $5,000
• Inner-City Muslim Action Network - General operating support, $15,000
• Metropolitan Area Group for Igniting Civilization - General operating support, $15,000
• People for Community Recovery - General operating support, $10,000
• Prison Reform - General operating support, $10,000
• Southside Together Organizing for Power - General operation support, $15,000
• Washington Park Neighborhood Association - Support for an emerging community organization bringing together residents on issues such as housing, community services, and transportation in the Washington Park community area, $15,000

Other Projects

While the Woods Fund focuses primarily upon the Community Organizing and Public Policy program areas, it considers other innovative proposals that it considers may benefit the Chicago area's less-advantaged residents and communities.

2009

• Hispanics In Philanthropy - HIP-Chicago, $25,000
• Public Interest Projects Inc - Communities for Public Education Reform-Chicago, $40,000

2006

• Communities for Public Education Reform - Support to create a new funders collaborative for education organizing, $150,000

External Links

• Woods Fund of Chicago website