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

Stosh Cotler

Executive Vice President, Jewish Funds for Justice

Claudia Horwitz

Director, stone circles

Rebecca S. Krantz

Katz Family Foundation

Linda Grdina

Program Officer, John E. Fetzer Institute

Perry Oretzky

President, The Angell Foundation

Gihan Perera

Executive Director, Miami Workers Center

Ai-jen Poo

Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance

Paula Sammons

Program Manager (Seat Shared), WK Kellogg Foundation

Jocelyn Sargent

Program Officer (Seat Shared), WK Kellogg Foundation

Alta Starr

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Director, Center for Transformative Change

Ned Wight

Executive Director, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock