Grant funders

Woods Fund of Chicago

Private foundation, Illinois

United States
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Given in 2024 $5.6m
Typical grant $50k Middle half $30k to $60k
New grantees in 2024 34% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

34% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Illinois 284 grants · typical $45k
California 8 grants · typical $48k
District of Columbia 3 grants · typical $25k
Massachusetts 2 grants · typical $20k
New York 2 grants · typical $23k
Arizona 1 grant · typical $35k
Colorado 1 grant · typical $5,000
Washington 1 grant · typical $10k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Housing Action Illinois Grant to Housing Action Illinois $50k 31 Dec 2024
South Asian American Policy & Research Institute Grant to South Asian American Policy & Research Institute $10k 31 Dec 2024
Prison Neighborhood Artseducation Project Grant to Prison Neighborhood Artseducation Project $10k 31 Dec 2024
Equity and Transformation Grant to Equity and Transformation $50k 31 Dec 2024
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos United Workers' Center Grant to Centro de Trabajadores Unidos United Workers' Center $60k 31 Dec 2024
Inner-City Muslim Action Network Grant to Inner-City Muslim Action Network $35k 31 Dec 2024
Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing (Fcyo) Grant to Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing (Fcyo) $30k 31 Dec 2024
Ampt Advancing Nonprofits Grant to Ampt Advancing Nonprofits $10k 31 Dec 2024
The Chicago Community Foundation Grant to The Chicago Community Foundation $75k 31 Dec 2024
Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment Grant to Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment $50k 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
See our website https://www.woodsfund.org/our-grants for forms and materials
Deadlines
Applications open for one month annually in February with grants announced in July.
Restrictions
Woods fund works primarily as a partner with nonprofit organizations to fight the brutality of poverty and structural racism in the chicago region. Grants are generally limited to nonprofit organizations that operate in the chicago metropolitan area and are primarily provided to organizations located in chicago. Woods fund will only provide grants to organizations as described in section 501(C)(3) of the internal revenue code or have a fiscal sponsor. The fiscal sponsor and organization's missions should be in alignment. No grants can be made to individuals. Please note that wfc requires organizations to adhere to lobbying limits established by the federal government for organizations with a 501(C)(3) designation. Please refer to the information provided on the bolderadvocacy.org of the alliance for justice web site for a detailed description of regulations and requirements for nonprofits engaged in advocacy work. For more information visit https://www.woodsfund.org/our-grants
Contact
Deborah Clark Grants Manager
Address
200 West Madison Street 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone
3126000948

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)