NET WORTH: Unknown
SOURCE OF WEALTH: Microsoft
FUNDING AREAS: Tolerance in Ethnic Conflicts
OVERVIEW: Lewis Levin and his family move their philanthropy through the Winter Cove Foundation, a private foundation that works to increase tolerance in ethnic conflicts.
BACKGROUND: Lewis Levin graduated with B.S. in quantitative analysis from University of Cincinnati and an M.S. in management from MIT Sloan. He joined Microsoft in 1986 and rose to the position of corporate vice president.
ISSUES:
WINTER COVE FOUNDATION: The mission of Winter Cove Foundation is to “support programs and research that improve conditions for greater tolerance among diverse religious, ethnic, socio-economic, or cultural communities; support original research in the field where intolerance conflicts are occurring to experiment with practical approaches to mitigate tensions between diverse ethnic and cultural communities; and explore and clarify principles that help make it possible for multi-ethnic societies to function successfully.”
Grantees have included Ashesi University Foundation, which supports Ashesi, a private, non-profit liberal arts university located in Ghana, West Africa; College Access Now; New Israel Fund; Washington State Opportunity Scholarship; and Recovery Cafe, which “helps women and men in Seattle traumatized by homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges.”
LOOKING FORWARD: Expect the family to continue digging into their unique interest areas.