The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread is dedicated to serving as a catalyst for innovative public and private solutions in two spheres – one global and one regional – that reflect the Johnson Family’s longstanding passions: healthy environments and healthy local communities. The Foundation occupies a singular place among conference facilities and conveners with its combination of focused environmental mission, historic and stimulating natural setting, and unique convening model.

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Johnson family home known as Wingspread, completed in 1939, is nestled amid 36 wooded acres near the western shore of Lake Michigan. It was donated to the Foundation in 1959 to promote “the free exchange of constructive and purposeful ideas.”

Over the course of 50 years, The Johnson Foundation has hosted leading thinkers at its Wingspread Conference Center, inspiring consensus and action on a range of public policy issues. Several organizations have roots at Wingspread, including the National Endowment for the Arts, National Public Radio, International Criminal Court and the Presidential Climate Action Plan.

Building on this legacy, The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread has set a new, mission-driven strategic course designed to achieve a greater, more sustained impact on the issues we care about. We are committed to being a catalyst for environmental and community solutions by convening small groups of people and utilizing leading-edge convening techniques and technologies for the most effective and efficient conferences possible.