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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
Karra Receives Grant from Hewlett Foundation
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University...more
US Foundation Funding for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Infrastructure
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
There is a complex ecosystem of organizations working to enable, strengthen, and evolve the work of philanthropy, nonprofits, and civil society...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
There is a complex ecosystem of organizations working to enable, strengthen, and evolve the work of philanthropy, nonprofits, and civil society...more
Wealthy Foundations Paid 'One Of The Largest Conservative Grassroots' Groups To Promote ...
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
TheDCNF's findings are based on tax filings of 10 charitable foundations detailing grants to more than 1,500 activists groups, think tanks and...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
TheDCNF's findings are based on tax filings of 10 charitable foundations detailing grants to more than 1,500 activists groups, think tanks and...more
New SSIR series spotlights the "Power of Feedback"
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
SSIR is published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. About Hewlett Foundation: The William and...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
SSIR is published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. About Hewlett Foundation: The William and...more
6 Questions A Foundation Board Should Ask Its CEO
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Serving on the board of a philanthropic foundation isn't just about approving grants. It's about being a good steward of resources and...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Serving on the board of a philanthropic foundation isn't just about approving grants. It's about being a good steward of resources and...more
'Big Green, Inc.': Inside The $4 Billion Wealthy Liberal Foundations Handed To Environmentalists
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Sea Change Foundation
The website Big Green, Inc. tracked $3.7 billion in commitments from major grant-making foundations to environmental causes from 2008 to...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Sea Change Foundation
The website Big Green, Inc. tracked $3.7 billion in commitments from major grant-making foundations to environmental causes from 2008 to...more
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Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The two rented an office space in a community center in New Orleans' ... Ethics and Excellence Journalism Foundation: EEJF offers several...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The two rented an office space in a community center in New Orleans' ... Ethics and Excellence Journalism Foundation: EEJF offers several...more
Study of US Foundation Giving Abroad Raises Key Questions for the Field
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
As Ben Paynter writes in Fast Company, in 2015, US foundations gave $9.3 billion in grants to groups working outside the US out of total giving of...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
As Ben Paynter writes in Fast Company, in 2015, US foundations gave $9.3 billion in grants to groups working outside the US out of total giving of...more
US foundations are spending more and more on international aid
Foundation: Foundation to Promote Open Society, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
“Just 12% of international grant dollars from U.S. foundations went directly to organizations based in the country where programs were...more
Foundation: Foundation to Promote Open Society, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
“Just 12% of international grant dollars from U.S. foundations went directly to organizations based in the country where programs were...more
Growing number of big US funders based on the West Coast
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation are among the top...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation are among the top...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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