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* Laura S. Washington - Board Chair - Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor and Fellow of the [[DePaul University|DePaul]] Humanities Center |
* Laura S. Washington - Board Chair - Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor and Fellow of the [[DePaul University|DePaul]] Humanities Center |
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* Jesus G. Garcia - Board Vice Chair - Executive Director, Little Village Community Development Corporation |
* Jesus G. Garcia - Board Vice Chair - Executive Director, Little Village Community Development Corporation |
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* [[Bill Ayers|William C. Ayers]] - Distinguished Professor of Education, [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] |
* [[Bill Ayers|William C. Ayers]] - Distinguished Professor of Education, [[University of Illinois at Chicago]], and former member of the [[Weatherman_(organization)|Weather Underground]] |
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* Lee Bey - Director of Media and Governmental Affairs, [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill|Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP]] |
* Lee Bey - Director of Media and Governmental Affairs, [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill|Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP]] |
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* Doris Salomón Chagin - Community Affairs Director, Midwest US, [[BP|BP America Inc.]] |
* Doris Salomón Chagin - Community Affairs Director, Midwest US, [[BP|BP America Inc.]] |
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* Howard J. Stanback - Board Chair - Manager, New Kenwood, LLC |
* Howard J. Stanback - Board Chair - Manager, New Kenwood, LLC |
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* Maria G. Valdez - Board Vice Chair - Attorney-at-Law, [[Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund]] |
* Maria G. Valdez - Board Vice Chair - Attorney-at-Law, [[Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund]] |
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* William C. Ayers - Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago |
* [[Bill Ayers|William C. Ayers]] - Distinguished Professor of Education, [[University of Illinois at Chicago]], and former member of the [[Weatherman_(organization)|Weather Underground]] |
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* Cynthia M. Campbell - President, [[McCormick Theological Seminary]] |
* Cynthia M. Campbell - President, [[McCormick Theological Seminary]] |
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* R. Eden Martin - President, Civic Committee and the Commercial Club |
* R. Eden Martin - President, Civic Committee and the Commercial Club |
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Revision as of 02:19, 9 October 2008
The Woods Fund of Chicago is a philanthropic organization devoted to poverty relief and the promotion of social mobility, founded in 1941.
Mission statement
The fund describes itself as "a grantmaking foundation whose goal is to increase opportunities for less advantaged people and communities in the metropolitan area, including the opportunity to shape decisions affecting them. The foundation works primarily as a funding partner with nonprofit organizations. Woods supports 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 racism and other barriers to equal opportunity, and building a sense of community and common ground."[1]
Board membership
2008
- Laura S. Washington - Board Chair - Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor and Fellow of the DePaul Humanities Center
- Jesus G. Garcia - Board Vice Chair - Executive Director, Little Village Community Development Corporation
- William C. Ayers - Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, and former member of the Weather Underground
- Lee Bey - Director of Media and Governmental Affairs, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP
- Doris Salomón Chagin - Community Affairs Director, Midwest US, BP America Inc.
- Beth E. Richie - Professor and Head of the Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Patrick M. Sheahan - Executive Director, Public Affairs, UBS Investment Bank
- Charles N. Wheatley - President, Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
2001
- Howard J. Stanback - Board Chair - Manager, New Kenwood, LLC
- Maria G. Valdez - Board Vice Chair - Attorney-at-Law, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- William C. Ayers - Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, and former member of the Weather Underground
- Cynthia M. Campbell - President, McCormick Theological Seminary
- R. Eden Martin - President, Civic Committee and the Commercial Club
- Barack Obama - State Senator and Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
- Charles N. Wheatley - President, Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Election controversy
The fund would come "under siege"[2] after former board member Barack Obama was asked about his relationship with fellow board member William Ayers in a debate with Hillary Clinton during the course of the 2008 democratic primaries.
References
- ^ Woods Fund of Chicago
- ^ Panepento, Peter (April 17, 2008). "Wood Fund 'Under Siege' after Obama-Clinton Debate". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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