Personal family giving
Opportunity can change
the course of a life.
It often begins when someone sees something in you, offers guidance, opens a door, or helps you understand what is possible.
A community is defined by its people, their strengths, ambitions, relationships, and the knowledge they share. Everywhere, there are people with ideas, abilities, and a deep understanding of the places they call home. The Woods Canopy Fund exists to stand behind organizations helping make opportunity easier to reach.
and Eugene A. “Gene” Woods
Mission
The Woods Canopy Fund supports organizations that help make opportunity more accessible and strengthen the communities they call home.
Vision
The fund envisions a future where opportunity is more widely shared and organizations rooted in their communities have the support to keep opening doors.
Giving priorities
Different interests.
A shared purpose.
The fund’s five areas of focus reflect the people, experiences, and opportunities that have shaped Lauren and Gene’s lives, opened doors, and made a lasting difference to them.
A personal commitment
A family commitment.
The Woods Canopy Fund focuses its giving on organizations serving communities where Advocate Health operates. It represents Lauren and Gene’s personal family giving, separate from Advocate Health’s institutional philanthropy.
