Windward Fund

Washington, DC ·EIN 47-3522162 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$293.8M received 108 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds Windward Fund?

Windward Fund is funded by 108 grantmakers, led by Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($37.8M), Freedom Together Foundation ($25.6M), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($21.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $293.8M in grants to Windward Fund between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$37,846,65022023–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$25,550,000102023–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$21,316,332112023–2024
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$14,730,00022023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$13,089,73622023–2024
Valhalla Foundation$13,000,00022024
Grantham Foundation for the Protection$12,850,00042023–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$11,750,00052023–2024
Tides Foundation$10,965,00022023–2024
Waverley Street Foundation$9,000,00022024
The Chicago Community Trust$8,550,00022023–2024
Rf Catalytic Capital Inc$7,000,00032023–2024
The Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation$6,000,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$5,698,19122023–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,000,00012023
Climate Imperative Foundation$4,767,78622023–2024
Gates Foundation$4,750,00032023–2024
The Ford Foundation$4,550,00042023–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$4,100,00032023–2024
The Zegar Family Foundation$3,505,04822023–2024
The Gerstner Family Foundation$3,500,00032023–2024
Sequoia Climate Foundation$3,500,00032023–2024
The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham$3,000,00012024
Hampshire Foundation Inc$3,000,00022023–2024
California Community Foundation$3,000,00022023–2024
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Skyline Foundation$3,000,00042023–2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$2,755,00032023–2024
Robertson Foundation$2,500,00012024
The McKnight Foundation$2,250,00042023–2024
Builders Vision Foundation$2,075,00052023–2024
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$2,000,00022023–2024
Fund for Lake Michigan Inc$1,875,00022023–2024
Jerome L Greene Foundation$1,750,00022023–2024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$1,673,79722023
The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation$1,600,00022023–2024
Zoma Foundation Inc$1,592,48132023–2024
United States Energy Foundation$1,519,91722023–2024
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan$1,500,00012024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$1,500,00022023–2024
The Sunrise Project Inc$1,500,00012023
The Skoll Foundation$1,333,33442023–2024
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$1,250,00012024
The Kresge Foundation$1,250,00032023–2024
The Heising-simons Foundation$1,200,00032023–2024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$1,160,11012024
The Sobrato Foundation$1,125,00012023
WK Kellogg Foundation$1,100,00042023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$1,010,00012024
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$1,000,00012024
Evan Williams Foundation$1,000,00012024
Wallace Global Fund Ii$1,000,00032023–2024
Habitable$800,00022023–2024
Marguerite Casey Foundation$750,00012023
Walton Family Foundation Inc$660,00022023–2024
Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd$600,00012024
World Wildlife Fund Inc$595,65912024
The Nature Conservancy$533,45412024
Foundation to Promote Open Society$500,00012023
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$500,00012023
The Hearthland Foundation$500,00012023
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$400,00012023
The Lemelson Foundation$360,00012024
Foundation for a Just Society$346,66712024
Bernard and Anne Spitzer$300,00012024
Patricia Bragg Foundation$300,00012024
Stolte Family Foundation$300,00032024
Breakthrough Energy Foundation$300,00022024
Working Families Organization Inc$300,00022023–2024
Climateworks Foundation$259,00012024
North Fund$250,00012024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$230,00012024
Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc$220,00012024
Greater Houston Community Foundation$200,00012024
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$200,00012024
Park Foundation Inc$200,00012024
The Clara Lionel Foundation$200,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$185,00012024
The Schmidt Family Foundation$173,59412024
The Urban Institute$150,00012024
Hunter Family Foundation$125,00012024
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$125,00012024
Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family$104,00022024
The Heinz Endowments$100,00012024
Lafetra Foundation$100,00012024
Leland Fikes Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Merle Chambers Fund$100,00012024
Walder Foundation$100,00012024
The Arca Foundation$100,00012024
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$100,00012024
The Rockefeller Foundation$100,00022024
Impactassetsinc$91,00012024
The David Rockefeller Fund Inc$80,00012024
Weissberg Foundation$75,00012024
The Argosy Foundation$75,00012024
The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc$75,00012024
Forefront$75,00012024
Strategic Victory Fund$50,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$50,00012024
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation$50,00012024
Achieving America Family Foundation$40,00012024
Boston Foundation Inc$35,00012024
Fthree Foundation$25,00012024
TIFF Charitable Foundation$20,00012024
Fresh Sound Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Leonard a and Mary Jane Schafer$10,00012024
The Educational Foundation of America$10,00012024
Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family$5,00012024
Coleman Foundation$1,00012024

What grants has Windward Fund received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Fresh Sound Foundation IncCHARITABLE$10,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION$17,843,350
2024Fiduciary Charitable FoundationDONATIONS$7,730,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$7,550,000
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR THE METHANE HUB$6,666,666
2024Valhalla FoundationMETHANE INITIATIVES$6,500,000
2024Valhalla FoundationMETHANE INITIATIVES$6,500,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE FUND TO BUILD GRASSROOTS POWER$6,150,000
2024The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationProject support for an interdisciplinary network to create and advance developments in the energy, agriculture, and waste sectors$6,000,000
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurIN SUPPORT OF THE METHANE HUB$5,000,000
2024Waverley Street FoundationHIVE FUND$5,000,000
2024Waverley Street FoundationRural Climate Partnership$4,000,000
2024The Jeremy and Hannelore GranthamGRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT$3,000,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationGLOBAL METHANE HUB'S METHANE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROJECT$3,000,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY$2,950,000
2024Grantham Foundation for the ProtectionCLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH$2,750,000
2024Grantham Foundation for the ProtectionCLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH$2,750,000
2024Rf Catalytic Capital IncIN SUPPORT OF CAPACITY BUILDING$2,500,000
2024Robertson FoundationCOORDINATE AND FUND PLANT-BASED AND ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS$2,500,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$2,155,287
2024Rf Catalytic Capital IncIN SUPPORT OF CAPACITY BUILDING$2,000,000
2024Hampshire Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$2,000,000
2024The Zegar Family FoundationGLOBAL METHANE HUB - ENTERIC ACCELERATOR$1,905,048
2024The Gerstner Family FoundationENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH$1,750,000
2024California Community FoundationENVIRONMENT$1,500,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR THE HEARTLAND FUND$1,500,000
2024Jewish Federation of MetropolitanGRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT$1,500,000
2024Climate Imperative FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$1,435,000
2024Sequoia Climate FoundationTO SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON POTENT GREENHOUSE GASES$1,300,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEnvironment$1,256,750

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Windward Fund?

Windward Fund is funded by 108 grantmakers, led by Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($37.8M), Freedom Together Foundation ($25.6M), The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($21.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $293.8M in grants to Windward Fund between 2023–2025.

Who is Windward Fund's largest funder?

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund is the largest recorded funder of Windward Fund, with $37.8M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Windward Fund received?

IRS 990 filings record $293.8M in grants to Windward Fund across 200 grants from 108 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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