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EIN 36-3917968

Woods Fund of Chicago

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
1993
Most recent tax filings
2024-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
Woods Fund Chicago seeks to help create a society where people of all racial and ethnic groups across all levels of social and economic status are empowered and have a voice to influence policies that impact their lives and where all communities are free of poverty and racism. Woods Fund Chicago is a grantmaking foundation committed to the promotion of social, economic, and racial justice through the support of community organizing and public policy advocacy that engages people that are most impacted.
Total revenues
$3,172,723
2024
Total expenses
$8,615,032
2024
Total assets
$40,291,311
2024
Num. employees
7
2024

Grants made by Woods Fund of Chicago

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Crossroads FundGeneral Operating Support$170,000
Southside Together Organizing For PowerGeneral Operating Support$120,000
The Hana CenterGeneral Operating Support$120,000
...and 79 more grants made totalling $4,171,000

Financials for Woods Fund of Chicago

RevenuesFYE 12/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$706,818
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,465,905
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,172,723

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Data update history
April 12, 2026
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
April 7, 2026
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2024
March 16, 2026
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 21, 2026
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
January 12, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Political advocacyProvides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
200 W Madison St 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
woodsfund.org/ 
Phone
(312) 600-0948
Facebook page
Woods-Fund-Chicago 
Twitter profile
@woodsfundchi 
IRS details
EIN
36-3917968
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1993
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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