The Seasons Fund makes grants to help agents of social change view themselves, their work, and the world around them in a new light. Specifically, we support opportunities for reflection and training aimed at fostering personal transformation, building leadership skills, promoting organizational development, forging effective coalitions, and cultivating new ways of envisioning our society. We also support efforts to evaluate the impact of contemplative practices on social change initiatives. The Fund is governed by a board of individuals representing a range of philanthropic institutions. The board is responsible for setting overall strategies and advising on grants. The Fund is housed at Jewish Funds for Justice, which serves as our fiscal sponsor. This arrangement allows us to streamline our operations, but in no way indicates a religious affiliation.

Board of Directors

The Seasons Fund began with a core group of six donors, ranging from relatively small family foundations to midsize operating foundations and large private foundations. Each of these institutions holds one seat on our board:

Tara Brown

Director, Hidden Leaf Foundation

Hillary Goodridge

Program Director, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock (seat shared)

Simon Greer

President/CEO, Jewish Funds for Justice (seat shared)

Don Katz

Katz Family Foundation (seat shared)

Rebecca S. Krantz

Katz Family Foundation (seat shared)

Perry Oretzky

President, The Angell Foundation

Paula Sammons

Program Associate, WK Kellogg Foundation

Rabbi Felicia Sol

Rabbi, B’nai Jeshurun (seat shared)

Alta Starr

Program Officer, Governance and Civil Society, The Ford Foundation

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Director, Seeds of Justice Fund

Ned Wight

Executive Director, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock (seat shared)