Windward Fund

Windward Fund
Formation2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
AffiliationsArabella Advisors
Sixteen Thirty Fund
Hopewell Fund
New Venture Fund
North Fund
Budget (2020)
$158,611,799 (revenue)
Websitewww.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]

  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.