ABOUT OUR FOUNDATION
Rooted in Community.
Built on Relationships.
Hathaway Family Foundation exists to expand access to the things that help people and communities thrive.
OUR BELIEF
LASTING CHANGE
— starts with listening —
We believe philanthropy is most effective when it is grounded in relationships. The organizations doing the work every day understand their communities in ways no application can fully capture. Our job is to listen, learn, ask thoughtful questions, and determine where our resources and relationships can make a meaningful difference.
That approach allows us to move beyond transactions and toward genuine partnership.
OUR ROLE
More
— than a grant —
We believe philanthropy is about more than financial support. Through trusted relationships, we listen, connect, and collaborate with nonprofit partners to help them navigate challenges and pursue opportunities.
Our goal is simple: to be a thoughtful, accessible partner committed to helping good work succeed.
Partner
Working alongside organizations toward shared goals.
Convener
Bringing people and ideas together around common challenges.
Collaborator
Helping organizations identify opportunities that may be stronger when pursued together.
Capacity Builder
Investing in the people, infrastructure, tools, and systems organizations need to do their work well.
Strategic Investor
Directing resources toward practical solutions capable of creating meaningful and lasting access.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Compassion & Strategy
— belong together —
Real community challenges require both. Compassion helps us understand why the work matters. Strategy helps ensure that resources can create meaningful, sustainable results.
We seek the intersection of the two: thoughtful investments, trusted relationships, and solutions grounded in the realities of the communities they serve.
Stronger Systems.
— greater access —
That is the work we believe philanthropy can help make possible.