In order to make sure women and girls exercise their right to live in safe, just and healthy communities, Chicago Foundation for Women speaks to the media--clearly and often--on issues pertinent to women's and girls' health, safety and freedom from violence. We also encourage people to speak out to the media and to view news coverage through a gender lens. Learn more about our communiations on the pages below.
Today, Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) released a new report on the status of women and girls in the Chicago region. Based on the available […]
K. Sujata Crain’s Chicago Business As I write this, one in two female-headed households in Illinois is just one emergency away from total poverty. That […]
Maureen Foertsch McKinney NPR Illinois UIS Kellia Phillips’ teen-aged daughters Jaleece and Janae run track. They have had to do so in ill-fitting shoes sometimes […]
Alysia Tate Op Ed Chicago Sun-Times My dad had a love-hate relationship with the University of Virginia, where white nationalists marched by the hundreds last […]
Carole Levine Nonprofit Quarterly In the appropriately titled “Damage Done,” the Chicago Foundation for Women documented the devastating results of two years without a state budget in […]
Alyssa Ochs Inside Philanthropy Six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, foundation support for embattled immigrant and refugee populations continues to be strong nationwide—and is even […]
Kristen Thometz Chicago Tonight, WTTW After two years of political deadlock, Illinois finally passed a budget last month. But the financial uncertainty caused by the […]
Brandon Richard WSIL Though Illinois lawmakers passed a budget, the two years it took to do it caused lasting damage, according to a new report. Researchers […]
New report details impact of Illinois budget stalemate on women and children CHICAGO, IL (August 2, 2017) — Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW), Voices for […]
Nona Tepper Crain’s Chicago Business Women and children who rely on state services are still feeling the effects of the Illinois budget impasse, despite the […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Beyond the Bridge Illustration © Deva Pardue 2016, ForAllWomankind.com In a society comprised of diverse people and interests, […]
Melissa Wylie BizWomen New additions. The Chicago Foundation for Women elected Patricia Costello Slovak, partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, as board chair, according to a press release. […]
Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) is pleased to announce the election of Patricia Costello Slovak as Board Chair and the election of four new members to the […]
New investment will support the foundation’s long-term efforts to achieve gender equity in Chicago (July 17, 2017) – Chicago Foundation for Women has received a […]
Alyssa Ochs Inside Philanthropy It’s been a little while since we’ve caught up with the Chicago Foundation for Women, a local grantmaker with a history that […]
Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune One hundred and sixty-nine years (almost to the day) after hundreds of women and men met in Seneca Falls, N.Y., for […]
(July 12, 2017, Chicago) — Teamwork Englewood, the Englewood Quality of Life Plan and Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) launched the Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI) […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Finding Strength in Our Diversity Women are not a monolith; their experiences, opinions and priorities are shaped by their […]
Additional grants will support new Englewood Women’s Initiative CHICAGO, IL (July 10, 2017) – Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) announced 68 grants totaling $913,550 to support […]
In early May, I was asked to represent CFW as the chair of the Women United Giving Council (WUGC) as part of a panel for […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Learning from Diverse Voices Over the past year, we have learned the danger of the echo chamber that creates […]
K. Sujata, President/CEO, Chicago Foundation for Women, joins Justin to discuss the 100% Project, where the idea for the 100% Project comes from, trying to reach […]
How do you celebrate Mother’s Day without Mom? For children of the over 160,000 mothers incarcerated in the United States, Mother’s Day is a day […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Growing Women’s Leadership Bears Fruit Spring is a time of renewal and growth, and across the country we are […]
Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but awareness is only half the battle. “The next step is prevention,” said Corielle Heath, founder […]
Chicago Foundation for Women Manager of Communications Kyle Ann Sebastian sits down with Radio Free Bridgeport to talk about how women are impacted by new […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Disrupting Gender Bias. Three years ago, Chicago Foundation for Women set out on a cross-Chicago listening tour to better […]
The conversation about equal pay tends to focus on professional and salaried women. But the wage gap affects women of every education level, in every […]
Maya Miller Chicago Tonight The familiar advice to “talk it out” is being put into practice this week in Chicago. More than 100 organized conversations […]
Weeklong series encourages honest conversations about ending gender bias (March 27, 2017) – This week, March 26 – April 1, Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT A Day Without A Woman. What would our communities look like without the contributions of women? On January 21, […]
Rebecca Koenig The Chronicle of Philanthropy The unprecedented sums individual donors have given to progressive nonprofits since the presidential election have drawn ample attention. The […]
Alyssa Ochs Inside Philanthropy Not surprisingly, a big theme in our coverage lately has been grantmaking in response to new Trump policies. We’ve written about […]
Grant funds support grassroots organizing and civic engagement in first 100 days of the new administration February 20, 2017 — Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT A Quarter of a Million Voices. In a world that so often ignores the voices of women, it is […]
Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) is proud to announce the 2017 Impact Awards honorees — local leaders who have worked across generations to increase resources […]
¿Qué sigue para las mujeres de Chicago tras la marcha por sus derechos en Washington? Alysia Tate, directora del programa Chicago Foundation for Women, dijo […]
Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times The women marched. The politicians boycotted. The Man is still in. Nothing, not the grieving, the sleepless nights, nor the tears, […]
After the Saturday marches, K. Sujata who is the president and CEO of Chicago Foundation for Women stops by the show. They’ll discuss what comes […]
Alysia Tate is the Director of Programs for the Chicago Foundation for Women. On January 4, they announced the creation of The 100 Day Fund […]
Martin Yate, author of the 31st edition of Knock ‘Em Dead: The Ultimate Job Search Guide joined Amy on the show to talk about his […]
Rebecca Koenig, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Here are notable new grant awards compiled by The Chronicle: Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation $28 million to the […]
Don Haider, Nonprofit Quarterly What is it that makes a nonprofit merger work well? The Chicago Nonprofit Merger Research Project, a partnership between Northwestern University’s […]
Kelly Bauer, DNA Info A group that pushes for gender equality is offering thousands of dollars worth of grants during the first 100 days of […]
Stephen Gosset, Chicagoist The election of Donald Trump brought forth a wave of outreach and support for a seemingly endless spectrum of rights and benefits […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT January 21 is Only the Beginning. Since the election, we have heard from people across the Chicago region. Men […]
Grant funds will support grassroots organizing and civic engagement in first 100 days of the Trump administration January 4, 2017 — Chicago Foundation for Women […]
Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) announced 47 grants totaling $1,087,000 to Chicago nonprofits committed to strengthening women’s economic security and reproductive justice. CFW’s fall grant […]
We don’t yet know everything 2017 will bring, but as we revisit the major events and cultural moments of the past year, it is helpful […]
Mahjabeen Syed, Chicago Woman Magazine In light of current events, there is no better time to assess the current state of women and women’s issues […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT What Sustains Us. The tumultuous presidential election will no doubt bring many changes over the next few months and […]
By Tim Sandoval and Eden Stiffman, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Credit: The Chronicle of Philanthropy Thousands of nonprofits across the nation that participated in Giving Tuesday raised […]
Dear Friends, We faced an unprecedented election last night. The results might have seemed contrary to all expectations. It might also seem to be a […]
Paul Sullivan, The New York Times K. Sujata, president and chief executive of the Chicago Foundation for Women, oversaw a merger in 2012, when her nonprofit […]
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT What Happens on November 9? Just like most other people who read or watch the news, I cannot wait […]
K. Sujata, Crain’s Just as the economy was emerging from the Great Recession, Illinois was battered by the Great Budget Impasse. Despite the temporary budget […]
Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune Most of us don’t have to evolve our deeply held values under the watchful eye of the public. We believe what […]
Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW), the leading grantmaking organization supporting opportunities for women and girls, has announced its Spring cycle grants to Chicago nonprofits, with a […]
By Linze Rice Originally posted in DNAinfo WEST RIDGE — A new campaign aimed at harnessing “Girl Power” from elementary schools across the city hopes to remind […]
By Ariel Cheung and Linze Rice Originally posted on DNAinfo Chicago ROGERS PARK — If you’ve gotten a bad taste in your mouth reading about the […]
Funding underscores focus on importance of economic security Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW), the leading grantmaking organization supporting opportunities for women and girls, has announced […]
Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune When we look around Thursday for objects of our gratitude, let’s include K. Sujata, who is giving Chicago a reason to […]
By Maudlyne Ihejirika Originally appeared in The Chicago Sun-Times When actress Jennifer Lawrence, writing last month in fellow actress Lena Dunham’s feminist newsletter, expressed outrage […]
