Woods Fund Chicago is a bold grantmaker that focuses on combating the brutality of structural racism and economic injustice. Its mission revolves around promoting social, economic, and racial justice by supporting community organizing, coalition building, and public policy advocacy. It aims to dismantle structural racism and eradicate poverty by empowering communities through systemic change, centering BIPOC voices, leadership, and organizing to create authentic, sustainable solutions. Woods Fund commits to being an active partner and catalyst with organizations aligned with its mission and values.
Woods Fund Chicago offers two types of grants: Core and Special grants, with the former constituting the majority of its annual grants. Core grantmaking is characterized by a trust-based philanthropy approach, focusing on disrupting white supremacy culture, confronting power, redistribiting resources, and creating systemic transformation. This approach centers on the belief that BIPOC voices, leadership, and organizing are vital, acknowledging the need to fill gaps in grantmaking to include more youth-led, LGBTQIA+, and Indigenous groups. It has shifted its model to foster dialogue and trust, allowing grantee partners to allocate funds where they see the most need. Core Grantmaking Priority Areas include Community Organizing, Public Policy Advocacy, and an Integrated Approach combining both. These areas are geared towards supporting organizations that advance racial equity and/or justice within metropolitan Chicago through grassroots democracy, policy influence, and strategic public discourse.
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