The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation was established by entrepreneur William R. Hewlett with his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, and eldest son Walter B. Hewlett.
The foundation's programs aim to help reduce global poverty, limit risk of climate change, improve educations for students in California and elsewhere, improve reproductive health and rights worldwide, support vibrant performing arts in the community, promote philanthropy, and support disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The foundation is classified as a private foundation under section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Hence, it is independent of the Hewlett packard Company and the Hewlett Packard Company Foundation.
Hewlett's climate team engaged with funding peers, grantee partners, and experts in climate, economics, and development to refine our global climate strategy.The goal is to keep the global average...more
Bill Gates may be the world's richest man, but that doesn't mean he's aphilosopher in the traditional sense.
In a new book, conservative journalist Tim Schwab calls out the Microsoft co-founder...more
Bill Gates may be the world's richest man, but that doesn't mean he's aphilosopher in the traditional sense.
In a new book, conservative journalist Tim Schwab calls out the Microsoft co-founder...more
In 2014, the Hewlett-Packard Foundation launched the Cyber Initiative, a five-year, $160 million effort to create a more "robust and capable" field of cyber policy.
Its 10-year run ended in 2023,...more
It's Black History Month, and for Tina Fletcher, that means spending 10 minutes a day learning about influential black leaders.
"As a former history teacher, I have many favorites," she tells the...more
"At this moment marked by threats to our democracy, the arts and humanities are an asset to our country that allows us to understand each other better," Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the National...more
Sohrab Ahmari's new book, Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty and What to Do About It, isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of free enterprise.
In fact, the co-founder and...more
California Gov.
Gavin Newsom has tasked a new group with coming up with a plan to boost the state's creative economy, the Los Angeles Times reports.
"We are deeply grateful for this...more
"It's the largest investment in arts and music in our nation's history," says Austin Beutner, author of Proposition 28, California's ballot measure that will provide $1 billion in funding for the...more