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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363917968Est. 1993-12

WOODS FUND OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$62.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$4.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

98

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$44K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$190K

Typical

Deadlines

Core grantmaking deadlines are general…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.4M

Total Expenses

$6.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.2M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

98 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $40K to maximum $190K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $4.3M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

345 grants

CROSSROADS FUND
$313K
4 grants
BYP100 EDUCATION FUND
$283K
3 grants
KENWOOD OAKLAND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
$280K
3 grants
SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT
$180K
3 grants
SOUTHSIDE TOGETHER ORGANIZING FOR POWER
$165K
4 grants
ALLIANCE OF FILIPINOS FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT
$161K
4 grants
GRASSROOTS COLLABORATIVE
$160K
3 grants
ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
$160K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

345 grants

<$10K
53
grants
$10–50K
262
grants
$50–250K
30
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Illinois
$10.6M
96% of total
California
$250K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$85K
1% of total
Connecticut
$45K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$40K
0% of total
Arizona
$35K
0% of total
Washington
$10K
0% of total
New York
$10K
0% of total
South Dakota
$1K
0% of total

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