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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (CA)
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.
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www.hewlett.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/HewlettFoundation
Twitter - @Hewlett_Found
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.
Web Address
www.hewlett.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/HewlettFoundation
Twitter - @Hewlett_Found
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Recent News from Hewlett Foundation
National Arts Summit Explores the Transformative Power of Culture in Our Communities
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Knight Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Joyce Foundation, Kresge Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
"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
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Knight Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Joyce Foundation, Kresge Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
"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
The Tenuous Place of Big Philanthropy in America'S Social Contract
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Helmsley Charitable Trust
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
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Helmsley Charitable Trust
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 Arts Council Announces Creative Economy Workgroup Members
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
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
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
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
The Path to Clean Energy: Philanthropic Funders Pool Resources to Support Communities
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The Path to Clean Energy: Philanthropic Funders Pool Resources to Support Communities.There are 119 different funding streams across 36 agencies.These laws have the potential to mobilize $1 trillion...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The Path to Clean Energy: Philanthropic Funders Pool Resources to Support Communities.There are 119 different funding streams across 36 agencies.These laws have the potential to mobilize $1 trillion...more
Proposition 28 a Windfall for Arts Education, but Implementation Poses Challenges
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
"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
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
"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
'Rage Giving' Prompted by the End of Roe Has Dropped Off, Abortion Access Groups Say
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
A year after the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights groups are finding themselves short of cash. "The 'rage giving' did not last," the executive...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
A year after the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights groups are finding themselves short of cash. "The 'rage giving' did not last," the executive...more
A Mandate for Labor Error: Strange Bedfellows - Capital Research Center
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Here one must note that Big Philanthropy—the liberal institutions that shovel ... constellation of nonprofit and for-profit philanthropic...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Here one must note that Big Philanthropy—the liberal institutions that shovel ... constellation of nonprofit and for-profit philanthropic...more
Growth of Organizations That Advance the Work of All Nonprofits Poses Challenges, Research Finds
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
There's a growing number of "infrastructure" groups focused on helping nonprofits grow, but a new study suggests they're struggling to keep up. The study, by the Urban Institute and George Mason...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
There's a growing number of "infrastructure" groups focused on helping nonprofits grow, but a new study suggests they're struggling to keep up. The study, by the Urban Institute and George Mason...more
Green groups targeting blue-collar lobstermen are largely funded by dark money - WFIN
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Rockefeller Family Fund, Johnson Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wyss Foundation, Schwab Charitable
... Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Defenders Of Wildlife -- first filed. ... of grants worth nearly $8 million from the Sandler...more
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Rockefeller Family Fund, Johnson Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wyss Foundation, Schwab Charitable
... Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Defenders Of Wildlife -- first filed. ... of grants worth nearly $8 million from the Sandler...more
How to: harness complex systems for social change - Pioneers Post
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
... worked to make the system of philanthropic giving in the US function better for ... In philanthropy, we sought to do this by (a)...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
... worked to make the system of philanthropic giving in the US function better for ... In philanthropy, we sought to do this by (a)...more
Illustrative Grants from Hewlett Foundation
Center on Education Policy-$100,000
Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future-$20,000
Transportation and Land Use Coalition-$32,000
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law-$300,000
Somos Mayfair-$28,010
Somos Mayfair-$28,010
Transportation and Land Use Coalition-$32,000
Reproductive Health Technologies Project-$32,000
Reproductive Health Technologies Project-$32,000
MBA-Nonprofit Connection-$55,000
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