Organization · EIN 47-3522162 · Washington, DC · Environment

Who funds Windward Fund?

60 private foundations reported paying Windward Fund $74.1M on returns for tax year 2023.

60 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 60

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Jpb Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$14,400,000
6 grant lines
ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE FUND TO BUILD GRASSROOTS POWER +5 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
$12,496,666
6 grant lines
FOR THE METHANE HUB +4 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Chicago, IL
$5,000,000
2 grant lines
in support of the Methane Hub +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA
$4,100,000
2 grant lines
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Boston, MA · Preselected only
$3,675,000 CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY RESEARCH Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
New York, NY · Preselected only
$3,200,000
2 grant lines
ADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY +1 more Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
Robertson Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$2,500,000 COORDINATE AND FUND PLANT-BASED AND ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY
$2,250,000
2 grant lines
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE HEARTLAND FUND +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sequoia Climate Foundation
Irvine, CA · Preselected only
$1,800,000
2 grant lines
TO SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON POTENT GREENHOUSE GASES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Gerstner Family Foundation
Armonk, NY · Preselected only
$1,750,000
2 grant lines
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only
$1,678,142
3 grant lines
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PATHWAYS TO LAUNCH A GLOBAL FIRE SATELLITE CONSTELLATION. +2 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Zegar Family Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$1,600,000 GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Skyline Foundation
San Francisco, CA · Preselected only
$1,500,000
2 grant lines
FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF GLOBAL METHANE HUB +1 more Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Builders Initiative Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$1,250,000
3 grant lines
To support innovative solutions to climate justice in rural communities across the Midwest. +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$1,200,000
3 grant lines
To position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary driver of abundant, equitable job creati… +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ
$1,000,000 81156 SUPPORTING THE HEARTLAND FUND IN ENSURING AN EQUITABLE RURAL SHARE OF FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT, AND CLIMATE-FOCUS… Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Skoll Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$1,000,000 Methane Hub Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bloomberg Family Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$1,000,000 ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Hampshire Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$1,000,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Kissick Family Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA · Preselected only
$1,000,000 CONTRIBUTION
Filed as “THE WINDWARD FUND”
Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Windward Fund

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Windward Fund, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY
    Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $7.58M to them
  2. The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA
    Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $11.3M to them
  3. Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $7.1M to them
  4. The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $11M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. Annie E Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $3.48M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $14.9M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Surdna Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $4.6M to them
  8. Mertz Gilmore Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $1.21M to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. New Venture Fund Washington, DC
    33 shared funders · 192 funders in all
  2. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY
    37 shared funders · 150 funders in all
  3. The Aspen Institute Washington, DC
    26 shared funders · 245 funders in all
  4. Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY
    17 shared funders · 492 funders in all
  5. Neo Philanthropy New York, NY
    25 shared funders · 124 funders in all
  6. Tides Center San Francisco, CA
    24 shared funders · 153 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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