SOURCE OF WEALTH: Airlie Group LP
FUNDING AREAS: Education & Youth, Community
OVERVIEW: Dort Cameron and family move philanthropy through the Cameron Family Foundation, whose grantmaking focuses on the Northeast. Cameron steadily supports his alma mater Middlebury College.
BACKGROUND: Dort A. Cameron III. graduated with an A.B. from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from Boston University. He served as a co-head of high-yield and convertible bonds at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Cameron went on to found Airlie Group LP.
ISSUES:
EDUCATION & YOUTH: Cameron steadily supports his school Middlebury College. Not only did he attend the school but so do his children. Other grantees have included Loomis Chaffee School, and Rippowam Cisqua. Cameron laregly funds private education outfits with which he has a connection rather than broader, public education grantmaking.
COMMUNITY: The family also earmarks funds for other organizations that work in their local community. Grantees have included Bedford Historical Society, Porter Medical Center, Bedford Free Library, Westmoreland Sanctuary, and Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation.
LOOKING FORWARD: Giving through the foundation hasn’t been overwhelming of late, but expect philanthropy to continue to track with established interest areas.
CONTACT:
The Cameron Family Foundation does not provide a clear avenue for getting in touch with the family, but below is an address:
Cameron Family Foundation
115 E. Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
LINK: Dort Cameron Linkedin
