Windward Fund

Windward Fund

Formation	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Type	501(c)(3) nonprofit
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Affiliations	Arabella Advisors Sixteen Thirty Fund Hopewell Fund New Venture Fund North Fund
Budget	$158,611,799 (revenue) (2020)
Website	www.windwardfund.org

The Windward Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization managed by Arabella Advisors, a for-profit consulting company that advises left-leaning donors and nonprofits about where to give money and serves as the hub of a politically liberal "dark money" network in the United States.[1] The Windward Fund serves as the fiscal sponsor for various left-leaning political projects.[2][3] The Windward Fund had over $158 million in revenue in 2020.[4]

In October 2023, after a Washington Examiner investigation revealed that the New Venture Fund and the Windward Fund had given $473,000 between 2020 and 2021 to the Alliance for Global Justice, a group with Palestinian terrorism ties, the New Venture Fund and Windward Fund announced they would discontinue funding of the group.[5]

References

1. Massoglia, Anna (December 23, 2021). "Liberal 'dark money' groups' revenue soared ahead of 2020 elections". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
2. "The Inside Philanthropy Power List". Inside Philanthropy. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
3. Vogel, Kenneth; Goldmacher, Shane (January 29, 2022). "Democrats Decried Dark Money. Then They Won With It in 2020". New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
4. Birnbaum, Emily (August 15, 2023). "US 'Dark Money' Donor Groups Accuse Each Other of Abusing System". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
5. Kaminsky, Gabe (2023-10-30). "Left-wing Arabella Advisors dark money groups cut ties with Palestinian terror-tied charity". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

External links

• The Windward Fund at InfluenceWatch
• The Windward Fund at ProPublica