The Whitehead Foundation honors and extends the philanthropic legacy of John C. Whitehead through support for mission-based organizations working within four interwoven themes. Present grantees, with links to specific initiatives, include:
Environmental Protection, Stewardship & Climate Emergency
- Amazon Watch
- Coastal Conservation League
- Earthjustice
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute
- Metta Earth Institute
- New England Forestry Foundation
- Potomac Conservancy
- Save the Bay
- The Ocean Conservancy
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Wildlife Justice Commission
Regenerative Agriculture, Food Sovereignty & Economic Resilience
- Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
- Farm to Institution New England
- First Nations Development Institute
- FreshFarm
- Institute For Local Self-Reliance
- National Young Farmers Coalition
- Northwest Atlantic Marine Association
- Salvation Farms
- Shelburne Farms
- Soul Fire Farm
- Wellspring Cooperative
Human Rights, Restorative Justice & Creative Engagement
- Contextos
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Hands Across the Sea
- Harvard Divinity School
- Hopeful Horizons
- Human Rights First
- Native American Rights Fund
- Physicians for Human Rights
- The Telling Room
- Voice of Witness
- Women For Women International
Youth Leadership, Experiential Education & Liberal Arts
- Appalachian Mountain Club
- Greenagers
- Center for Peace & Global Citizenship
- Hurricane Island Outward Bound School
- Latin American Youth Center
- Roots Rising
- School of Leadership Afghanistan
- St. John’s College
- The Ecology School
- The Putney School
- Wings of America
Though The Whitehead Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, we welcome dialogue and potential collaboration regarding areas of shared concern.
CONTACT: info(at)whiteheadfoundation.org
PO Box 963, LENOX MA 01240
