The Whitehead Foundation honors and extends the philanthropic legacy of John C. Whitehead through support for mission-based organizations working within four interwoven and overlapping core themes; many of our supported projects touch on multiple themes. Present grantees, with links to specific initiatives, include:
Environmental Justice, Stewardship & Climate Emergency
- Coastal Conservation League
- Earthjustice
- EcoHealth Alliance
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute
- New England Forestry Foundation
- Potomac Conservancy
- The Ocean Conservancy
- The Orion Society
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Wildlife Justice Commission
Agroecology, Food Sovereignty & Economic Resilience
- Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
- Farm to Institution New England
- First Nations Development Institute
- FreshFarm
- Institute For Local Self-Reliance
- Northwest Atlantic Marine Association
- Salvation Farms
- Shelburne Farms
- Wellspring Cooperative
Human Rights, Racial Justice & Reconciliation
- Contextos
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Harvard Divinity School
- Hopeful Horizons
- Human Rights First
- Native American Rights Fund
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Silkroad
- Soul Fire Farm
- The Telling Room
- Voice of Witness
Youth Leadership, Experiential Education & Liberal Arts
- Appalachian Mountain Club
- Greenagers
- Center for Peace & Global Citizenship
- Hurricane Island Outward Bound School
- Latin American Youth Center
- Metta Earth Institute
- Roots Rising
- St. John’s College
- The Ecology School
- The Putney School
- Wings of America
The Whitehead Foundation aims to align investment assets with programmatic values and objectives, including divestment from fossil fuels, petrochemicals and factory farming. Though we do 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
