About the Foundation

The Prospect Hill Foundation is a private foundation established in New York in 1959 by the late Elizabeth G. Beinecke and William S. Beinecke, then President and now the retired Chairman of the Sperry and Hutchinson Company. In 1983, the Prospect Hill Foundation merged with the Frederick W. Beinecke Fund, which had been established by the will of William S. Beinecke’s father and was later augmented by the will of Carrie Sperry Beinecke, his mother.

The mission of the Prospect Hill Foundation is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well-being of the earth. The Foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four program areas: Environment, Nuclear Disarmament & Nonproliferation, Reproductive Health & Justice, and Juvenile Justice; and with Sponsored Grants supporting the philanthropic interests and activities of Beinecke family members. The Foundation’s grants support activities mainly in the northeastern United States.

The Foundation’s Annual Report for 2009-10 and current Audited Financial Statements are now available for review as PDF documents.

Board of Directors

William S. Beinecke — Director & Chairman
John B. Beinecke — Director & President
Frederick W. Beinecke — Director, Vice President & Secretary
Benjamin B. Beinecke — Director
Frances G. Beinecke — Director
Jacob S. Beinecke — Director
Sarah Beinecke Richardson — Director
Carrie Elston Tunick — Director
Elizabeth B. Elston — Director
Jesse W. Smith — Director
Robert J. Barletta — Treasurer

Staff

Penny Fujiko Willgerodt — Executive Director
pwillgerodt@prospect-hill.org

Summer Greenstein — Grants Administrator
sgreenstein@prospect-hill.org

The Prospect Hill Foundation
99 Park Avenue, Suite 2220
New York, New York 10016-1601
T: (212) 370-1165
F: (212) 599-6282
E: grants@prospect-hill.org