The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA)



The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has been operating for more than 45 years now, working with partners worldwide to improve lives of families, children, and communities, as well as restoring and protecting the planet.


They follow the core values of integrity, respect, leadership, commitment, and critical thinking.


The values of the foundation reflect the personal vale of Lucile and David Packard. Today, their children and grandchildren are now guiding the foundation.

Web Address

www.packard.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @PackardFdn

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Packard Foundation


Temporary Grants Data Specialist
Foundation: Packard Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is actively recruiting a temporary Grants Data Specialist to start in April and work through December...more

Council on Foundations Announces 2016 Philanthropy Award Winners
Foundation: Packard Foundation

Under her leadership, the Packard Foundation has built collaboration among foundations, and her efforts to create a tighter philanthropic...more

2016 Global Philanthropy Forum Conference Kicks Off Next Week, Focuses on Mass Migration
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Packard Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Newman's Own Foundation

This topic, “People on the Move” will be the theme of this year's Global Philanthropy Forum, April 4-6, in Redwood City, CA. Among the...more

Girls' Health in Girls' Hands Takes Action
Foundation: Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation

Girls' Health in Girls' Hands (GHGH) is wrapping up its fourth year as a countywide initiative for girl-led health empowerment and we could not...more

Meet the 50 Most Powerful Women in US Philanthropy
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Caterpillar Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Packard Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Schwab Charitable

The role of women in philanthropy is rising in other ways, too. ... that we haven't included any women whose philanthropic activities are mainly...more

Foundations Put Up $150000 to Highlight Philanthropy's Successes
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Moore Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Columbus Foundation, Packard Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Successes of Philanthropy will serve as an online catalog of philanthropic wins — something its creators believe Washington power brokers need...more

Gates Foundation Seeks to “Curb Population Growth”
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard ... and will build upon previous Tulane grants from the two...more

Billion Dollar Philanthropy Venture Bets Big on Child Welfare, Justice, Education
Foundation: Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Packard Foundation, Duke Endowment, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

The Partners hope to establish a new “Meridian” — a point of reference — for what strategic philanthropic investment can achieve by...more

June 6: Trail Restoration in San Gabriels for National Trails Day
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, California Endowment, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Wyss Foundation

... Annenberg Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund, the California Community Foundation, and The...more

A Call To Foundations To Step Up Giving, Act on Climate
Foundation: Packard Foundation

They delivered their message in the chronicle of philanthropy (read the Op-Ed here) in what amounts to a philanthropic call to arms when it comes...more

Illustrative Grants from Packard Foundation



Abundantia Consulting-$73,600

Acterra Action for a Sustainable Earth-$50,000

Action Against Crime and Violence Education Fund Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-$400,000

Action Against Crime and Violence Education Fund Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-$50,000

Action Against Crime and Violence Education Fund Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-$35,000

Action Canada for Population and Development-$325,000

Action Health Incorporated-$577,718

Advancement Project-$250,000

African Population and Health Research Centre-$200,000

African Population and Health Research Centre-$155,000



Social Enterprise Network Sites



Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight



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.




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