Who We Are

Our grantmaking is motivated by our core values and lived experiences with the foundation's issue areas.

We Value

Trust

We believe in the capabilities of leaders and organizations we support, offering them autonomy and resources to drive change.

We Value

Decisiveness

We avoid lengthy process and make decisions efficiently to meet the urgency of the moment.

We Value

Learning

We embrace opportunities to understand the complexities of issues we address and to improve our impact over time.

Meet Our Founders

Thank you for taking a moment to get to know us. We grant across climate, mental health and the arts with a commitment to substantive, long-term impact across the United States.

We hope you will join us in this important work for our communities and the planet to thrive.

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Holden Spaht

Principal, Spaht Family Foundation

Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Holden Spaht earned a degree in economics from Dartmouth College, studied international politics at the University of Cologne on a Fulbright Scholarship, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Today he is a managing partner at Thoma Bravo, the world's largest software-focused investment firm, where over two decades he has led some of the sector's most transformational and successful deals. Through his work across more than two dozen company boards, he has built a reputation for partnering with great leaders to build some of the world’s most important technology companies.

Holden brings that same instinct for ambitious, enduring change to the institutions closest to him. He is a trustee of Dartmouth College and chaired the board of trustees of Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco from 2019-2023, where he helped guide the institution through a global pandemic and a safe return to campus.

Alongside his wife, Claire, Holden co-founded the Spaht Family Foundation to support the issues most foundational to their lived experiences: the holistic wellbeing of young people, conservation and climate change, and the arts.

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Holden Spaht

Principal

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Claire Spaht

Principal, Spaht Family Foundation

Claire Spaht is co-founder of the Spaht Family Foundation, where her background in the arts and longstanding commitment to climate conservation help shape the organization’s focus. Her work is grounded in her board service with organizations such as the Northern Sierra Partnership, Headlands Center for the Arts, The Meadows Center for the Arts, SFFILM, Arion Press, and the Smithsonian National Board.

Claire earned a BFA dual degree in studio art and art history from SMU and went on to receive her MFA at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She pursued her art career in New York, working for Pamela Auchincloss Arts Management and exhibiting her paintings at Tricia Collins Gallery in Soho.

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Claire Spaht

Principal

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