Wind Point Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Wind Point Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health, human services, education, youth, and the environment.
IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. It appears to make grants based on the interests of its board members to a very limited number of recurring beneficiaries each year, so it may be challenging for new grantseekers to catch this funder’s attention.
PROFILE: Established in 2013, the Wind Point Foundation is steered by Joan Reynolds and her family. Joan was married to the late Frederick L. Reynolds Jr., a Fidelity veteran who passed away in 2003. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest the Wind Point Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health, human services, education, youth, and the environment.
Grants for Community Development
Wind Point Foundation’s community development giving primarily centers around health, human services, and basic needs. It supports efforts to address housing, homelessness, health care access, food insecurity, and other human services. Grantees include Oasis Health Networks, Hospitality Homes, Southern Poverty Law Center, Freeport Community Services, Tedford Housing, and Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.
Grants for Environment
Wind Point Foundation’s environment grantmaking primarily centers around land and marine conservation in Maine and other giving areas. Grantees include Triangle Land Conservancy and Seeds of Independence.
Grants for Education
Wind Point Foundation’s giving for education and youth primarily supports youth literacy and outreach. It does not generally give directly to school districts or higher education institutions. Grantees include Children’s Literacy Foundation, Bard College, and Durham At-risk Youth Collaborative.
Grants for Arts & Culture
Wind Point Foundation’s giving for arts and culture primarily supports music, performing arts, and arts education in Maine and other giving areas. Grantees include 317 Main St. Community Music Center, The Telling Room, Durham Arts Council, and Groton Hill Music.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $3,500 t0 $15,000. Learn more about past giving in the funder’s past grant history.
The foundation’s giving focuses on Maine, though it sometimes makes grants in other New England states, as well as North Carolina, Alabama, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.
The foundation conducts its grantmaking proactively and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Grantees may contact the foundation at (207) 772-2800 for more information.
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CONTACT:
Wind Point Foundation
Two Canal Plz., P.O. Box 7950
Portland, ME 04112
