Public Charity

WINDWARD FUND

WINDWARD FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $308.2M revenue, $251.3M expenses, $432.7M total assets. 204 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $289.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 473522162 WASHINGTON, DC Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$308.2M
Total Expenses$251.3M
Total Assets$432.7M
Grant Records204
Funding Total$289.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE WINDWARD FUND ADVANCES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CONSERVATION, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, AND THE PROTECTION OF LAND, WILDLIFE, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY, WINDWARD HOSTS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND GRANT-MAKING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS CONSERVATION FROM A RANGE OF ANGLES. WINDWARD ALSO PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR DONORS TO CONVENE AND COLLABORATE ON THESE ISSUES, LEVERAGING THE WORK OF OTHER CONSERVATION PROJECTS HOUSED AT THE FUND TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EFFORTS AND ADVANCE THE FIELD. WINDWARD IS GOVERNED BY TRUSTEES WITH DEEP EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGING GRANTMAKING PORTFOLIOS, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

Where $100 goes at Windward Fund

How Windward Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $96 for programs

$90
Environmental programs
94% of program spending
$5
Agriculture, food, and nutrition
5% of program spending
$1
Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
1% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Grants were made to the Windward Fund to support the Daybreak Fund, including projects that address, reduce and mitigate water quality impacts in Lake Michigan, and to provide staff support for the Fund for Lake Michigan to facilitate the FFLM's operations and advance its mission.
$1,250,000
2025
TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
$50,000
2025
Organizational Support
$10,000
2024
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$34,245,421
$17,843,350

Showing up to 5 of 204 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bruce Boyd
DIRECTOR David Fukuzawa
PROJECT CO-DIRECTOR Erin Rogers
SECRETARY & TREASURER Harry Drucker
PROJECT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER James Walker
DIRECTOR Jasmine Hall Ratliff

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$109,628,706 15 grants
General Support
$77,061,957 90 grants
Environment & Conservation
$69,906,701 49 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$7,546,183 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$5,887,786 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $308.2M $251.3M $432.7M
2023 $212.4M $211.8M $355.5M
2022 $198.1M $203.0M $337.3M
2020 $158.6M $70.3M $136.2M
2019 $44.4M $20.8M $43.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $44.4M to $308.2M (+594%), with total assets most recently reported at $432.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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