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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-6358830

Westwind Foundation

A private foundation in Norwalk, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 161 grants and $5.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,928,366

    Grants listed
    161
    Assets, end of year
    $87,879,404

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,869,820

    Grants listed
    151
    Assets, end of year
    $91,397,147

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,141,844

    Grants listed
    143
    Assets, end of year
    $94,635,340

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,919,170

    Grants listed
    142
    Assets, end of year
    $99,228,211

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,850,086

    Grants listed
    130
    Assets, end of year
    $103,079,316

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,403,116

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $104,800,668

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,473,655

    Grants listed
    119
    Assets, end of year
    $99,870,690

Grants paid in 2024

161 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Advocates for YouthWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $2,209,629
  2. Fos FeministaNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $225,000
  3. DKT InternationalWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $200,000
  4. SelcCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $150,000
  5. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $125,000
  6. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $125,000
  7. Trustees for AlaskaAnchorage, AK

    To fund operating needs

    $110,000
  8. Action for the Climate EmergencyBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $100,000
  9. Virginia OrganizingCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $90,000
  10. Appalachian VoicesBoone, NC

    To fund operating needs

    $85,000
  11. Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkTakoma Park, MD

    To fund operating needs

    $85,000
  12. Public Health InstituteOakland, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $80,000
  13. National Women's Health NetworkWashington, DC

    To fund operaing needs

    $75,000
  14. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $75,000
  15. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $75,000
  16. 350ORGWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $70,000
  17. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $65,000
  18. Catholics for ChoiceNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $60,000
  19. Southern Alliance Clean EnergyKnoxville, TN

    To fund operating needs

    $60,000
  20. Greenpeace Fund IncWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $55,000
  21. IpasChapel Hill, NC

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  22. Marie Stopes InternationalWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  23. Sexuality Info & Educ Council of USWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  24. StandSan Francisco, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  25. Un FoundationWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  26. Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  27. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  28. Euki IncOakland, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $50,000
  29. Groundswell FundOakland, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $40,000
  30. Conservatives for Clean EnergyRaleigh, NC

    To fund operating needs

    $35,000
  31. SC Coastal Conservation LeagueCharleston, SC

    To fund operating needs

    $35,000
  32. Virginia Conservation NetworkRichmond, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $35,000
  33. Boysgirls Club of CharalbCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $34,650
  34. Hurricane Island Outward Bound SchRockland, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $32,000
  35. Community Climate CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $30,000
  36. Feminist Majority FoundationArlington, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $30,000
  37. Physicians for Reproductive ChoiceNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $30,000
  38. Planned Parenthood FederationWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $30,000
  39. The Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $30,000
  40. Virginia Interfaith Power and LightRichmond, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $30,000
  41. Wetlands WatchNorfolk, VA

    To fund operating costs

    $30,000
  42. Alabama River AllianceBirmingham, AL

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  43. Center for International Env LawWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  44. Global Greengrants FundBoulder, CO

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  45. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  46. Solar United NeighborsWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  47. Prouts Neck ConservancyScarborough, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  48. Florida Rising TogetherMiami, FL

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  49. Cambridge Reproductive Health ConsCambridge, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  50. Planned Parenthood Pacific SWSan Diego, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $25,000
  51. Rachel's NetworkWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $24,874
  52. CeresBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  53. Energy AlabamaHuntsville, AL

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  54. GaspBirmingham, AL

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  55. Nal Inst of Reproductive HealthNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  56. Planned Parenthood Lge of MassBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  57. Dexter Southfield SchoolBrookline, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  58. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  59. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  60. New Georgia ProjectAtlanta, GA

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  61. Miami Climate AllianceMiami, FL

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  62. Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $20,000
  63. Global Doctors for ChoiceNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  64. RH Reality Check (rewire)Bethesda, MD

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  65. Whole Women's HealthCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  66. Friends of VitaliaNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  67. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  68. Va Distributed Solar AllianceRichmond, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  69. Energy RightRichmond, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  70. Repro Rising Va FoundationAlexandria, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $15,000
  71. Scarborough Land Conservation TrustScarborough, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $14,100
  72. Small Discretionary Grants--VariousCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $12,508
  73. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  74. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  75. Habitat for HumanityCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  76. James River AssociationRichmond, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  77. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  78. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  79. Piedmont Environment CouncilCharlottesville, VA

    To fund oerating needs

    $10,000
  80. Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  81. Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  82. Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  83. Hospice of the PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $10,000
  84. Environmental Grantmaking AgencyNew York, NY

    To fund operating funds

    $9,127
  85. Lenox Hill Neighboorhood HouseNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $8,000
  86. WVTF Public RadioRoanoke, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $8,000
  87. Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $7,000
  88. The Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $7,000
  89. UVA Office of TelemedicineCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $7,000
  90. Thomas Jefferson FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $6,500
  91. Beacon Hill Nursery SchoolBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,831
  92. American Cancer SocietyWashington, DC

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  93. Boys and Girls Club of Central VaCharlottesville, VA

    To provide operating funds

    $5,000
  94. Building Goodness FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  95. Focused Ultrasound FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  96. Hurricane Island FoundationRockland, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  97. J Hughes FoundationDanville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  98. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  99. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CtrNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  100. MITCambridge, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  101. Paramount TheaterCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  102. Piedmont CasaCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  103. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  104. Rocking the BoatBronx, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  105. Tabor AcademyMarion, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  106. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  107. The Landing SchoolArundel, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  108. Tufts University School of MedicineMedford, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  109. University of Richmond Office AdvRichmond, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  110. Vincent Memorial Hospital FoundatioBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  111. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  112. Williamstown Theatre FestivalWilliamstown, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  113. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstWoods Hole, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  114. New England Forestry FoundationLittleton, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  115. Boys and Girls Club BostonBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  116. The Presidential PrecinctCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  117. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  118. Connecticut RC&DHaddam, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $5,000
  119. NeidWatertown, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $3,727
  120. Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $3,000
  121. Ox Ridge FoundationDarien, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $3,000
  122. The Darien FoundationDarien, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $3,000
  123. Ketcha OutdoorsScarborough, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $3,000
  124. St Lukes Parish SchoolDarien, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $2,535
  125. Boston Symphony HallBoston, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $2,412
  126. Boys and Girls Club of OrangeOrange, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $2,150
  127. American Chestnut FoundationAsheville, NC

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  128. Big Brothers Big SistersHarrisonburg, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  129. Coastal Mountains Land TrustCamden, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  130. Community Investment CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  131. Georgia Friend's IncCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  132. Special Olympics MaineS Portland, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  133. Squash Education AllianceNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  134. Susan L Curtis FoundationPortland, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  135. The Health WagonClinchco, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  136. The Taft SchoolWatertown, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $2,000
  137. St Luke Episcopal ChurchDarien, CT

    To provide operating needs

    $1,648
  138. Prouts Neck AssociationScarborough, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $1,500
  139. The Municipal Band of Cville IncCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,500
  140. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,500
  141. AmericaresStamford, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  142. Char-Alb SPCACharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  143. Housatonic River WalkGreat Barrington, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  144. Maine Island Trail AssociationPortland, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  145. Maine Maritime MuseumBath, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  146. MIT Alumni AssociationCambridge, MA

    To provide operating needs

    $1,000
  147. National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  148. Prouts Neck Audobon SocietyCambridge, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  149. Rennselaer Alumni AssociationTroy, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  150. Rivanna Conservation AllianceCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  151. Tanzanian Children's FundCambridge, MA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  152. The Hill SchoolPottstown, PA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  153. UVA Miller Center - Public AffairsCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  154. Virginia HumanitiesCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  155. Valley Children's Advocacy CenterStaunton, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $1,000
  156. St James Episcopal ChurchBrunswick, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $675
  157. Charlottesville Area Comm FNDNCharlottesville, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $500
  158. Ethel Walker SchoolSimsbury, CT

    To fund operating needs

    $500
  159. Green Vale SchoolGlen Head, NY

    To fund operating needs

    $500
  160. Prouts Neck Historical SocietyScarborough, ME

    To fund operating needs

    $500
  161. Ron Brown Scholar FundCharlottesvle, VA

    To fund operating needs

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment33 grants $1,180,10046% of the total
  2. International aid6 grants $505,00020% of the total
  3. Health6 grants $267,00010% of the total
  4. Civil rights4 grants $230,0009% of the total
  5. Education14 grants $119,8315% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $92,0004% of the total
  7. 9 other causes19 grants $182,8747% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia17 grants $2,994,503
  2. Virginia47 grants $668,308
  3. New York17 grants $556,627
  4. California10 grants $530,000
  5. Massachusetts24 grants $247,470
  6. North Carolina4 grants $172,000
  7. Colorado2 grants $125,000
  8. Alaska1 grant $110,000
  9. Maine16 grants $109,775
  10. Maryland2 grants $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Paul HessPROGRAM MANA Hours 40Pay $274,007
  • Janet MillerPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $0
  • Edward M MillerCEO Hours 30Pay $0

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