Our Philosophy

At the urging of his family and the Board, in December 2003, our founder, William H. Hurt wrote this ‘Letter to the WHH Foundation Board’ (read the full letter below) known in foundation-speak as a “Donor Letter of Intent.” We were aware that many foundations have been started by very well meaning people whose original intent has been lost over the generations.

How fortunate we are that WHH took the time to write his letter.  Read this and you will get an insight into WHH’s philosophy of life, a wonderful exposition of the insight of our ‘fearless founder’. In it he has created a road map for future generations to follow as they enjoy the privilege and the opportunity to be the guardians of his legacy. You will see that there are no hard and fast rules, just thoughtful guideposts and suggestions. Mainly, we are encouraged to follow our own path in striving to make the world a little better.

A generous act indeed.

Founder's 2003 Letter to the WHH Foundation Board...

The WHH Foundation's objective is to 'do good!' That is a subjective goal big enough to house Boulder Dam. I meant it that way to allow each of you Directors to define for her/his self how you wanted to participate to make the World a little better place. Here you can see the Puritan Ethic that I was brought up with and is in my naïve Los Angelino bones: someone brought up in the era when we truly believed the good guys win because we were not confronted daily with the contrary evidence that has abounded in almost all other parts of the World throughout history.