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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.
Web Address
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
'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
Senate Ag's Schultz launches climate-smart, regenerative ag group | TheFencePost.com
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Simons Foundation
“PACT is launching an ambitious agenda focused on three key drivers of change – policy, markets and innovation – to help support the farmers,...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Simons Foundation
“PACT is launching an ambitious agenda focused on three key drivers of change – policy, markets and innovation – to help support the farmers,...more
The Architecture of Big Philanthropy - Capital Research Center
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Leslie Lenkowsky is professor emeritus in public affairs and philanthropic studies at Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Leslie Lenkowsky is professor emeritus in public affairs and philanthropic studies at Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs...more
Letter from DDCF and 23 Other Foundations to the White House About the America the ...
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Moore Foundation, Christensen Fund, Packard Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wyss Foundation
On April 11, 2022, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and 23 other philanthropic institutions sent the below letter to the...more
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Moore Foundation, Christensen Fund, Packard Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wyss Foundation
On April 11, 2022, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and 23 other philanthropic institutions sent the below letter to the...more
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $21 Million to UCLA's Institute for Carbon Management
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, McCune Foundation, Pasadena Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Simons Foundation
Also, the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has committed $70 million to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and the Andrew W....more
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, McCune Foundation, Pasadena Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Simons Foundation
Also, the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has committed $70 million to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and the Andrew W....more
How Melinda French Gates And MacKenzie Scott Are Shifting The Focus Of Philanthropy - Forbes
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Both are on the other side of the most expensive divorces in history and now, both appear to be championing a somewhat different style of...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Both are on the other side of the most expensive divorces in history and now, both appear to be championing a somewhat different style of...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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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.