About the Foundation

The Windham Chapter is a division of the Catskill Mountain Foundation. It was formed in 2003 to support arts, education, recreation and other community priorities in Windham and the surrounding Mountain Top. The Chapter does this by providing grants to other organizations and by pursuing its own initiatives.

Since its founding, the Windham Chapter has given over $1.6 million to a wide variety of projects in Windham. Recipients have included Windham-Ashland-Jewett School, the Windham Family Medical Center, the Windham and Hensonville Fire Departments, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Library, Mountain Top Youth Soccer, the Sugar Maples Center for Arts & Education, the Windham Arts Alliance, the Patchworkers, Windham Mountain Outfitters Cycling, the Greene County Council on the Arts, the Mountain Top Historical Society, Windham's Civic Centre, and the Civil War Heritage Program. The Windham Chapter annually funds the Outstanding Student Scholarship for a member of Windham-Ashland-Jewett's graduating class. This four-year award recognizes  academic excellence, extracurricular involvement and community spirit.

The Windham Chapter is governed by Board of Directors who serve on a voluntary, non-paid basis.

Our Mission

The Windham Chapter's mission is to enhance the quality of life for the people who live, work and visit Windham and the surrounding Mountain Top communities. To achieve its objectives, the Windham Chapter supports projects in the arts, recreation, education and other community priorities.

Board Members

Fran Burger
Christine Ciampa
Don Ciampa
Joseph Ciampa
Rosemary Dowling
Patrick Downey
Ronald Gutfleish
Peter Kellogg
Arthur Kontos
Robert Luckow
Thomas Neumann
Robert O'Hara
Phyllis Parrish
David Saunders
Harvey Silverman
Steven Starker
Paul Tanico