Woods Fund of Chicago

Woods Fund of Chicago is a grantmaking foundation whose goal is to increase opportunities for less advantaged people and communities in the metropolitan CHICAGO area, including the opportunity to contribute to decisions affecting them. The foundation works primarily as a funding partner with nonprofit organizations. Woods supports CHICAGO 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 barriers to equal opportunity, and building a sense of community and common ground.