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


Foundations Must Move Fast to Fight Climate Change

It is an urgent global crisis that affects everything philanthropy seeks to do, whether it is to improve health, alleviate poverty, reduce famine,...more

East Palo Alto: Ravenswood hospital opens new center May 5
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation

Significant donors include David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...more

Big donation for the Food Bank for Monterey County
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation

Much of the generosity comes from the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, First 5...more

New funding will help Food Bank recover
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation

The grants are coming from the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, First 5 Monterey County,...more

$500000 donated to Food Bank for Monterey County
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation

"I want our gift help them become even stronger organization in the future," said Community Foundation for Monterey County CEO Dan...more

Local funders announce whopper grant to arson-ravaged Food Bank.
Foundation: Community Foundation for Monterey County, Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation

The funders include the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, First 5 Monterey County,...more

Little Caesars aids United Way
Foundation: El Pomar Foundation, Packard Foundation

David and Lucile Packard Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, Little Caesars Pizza, PCAPP Partners, Southern Colorado Community Foundation...more

Packard Foundation, Ashoka Changemakers award empathy grants
Foundation: Changemakers, Packard Foundation

The Los Altos-based David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers Oct. 23 named the six winners of the online grant...more

Packard Foundation Chooses Sides in a Fight in Mississippi
Foundation: Packard Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which ranks among the 10 largest U.S. ... The foundation makes grants to organizations throughout...more

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Foreword to Building a Beloved Community
Foundation: Packard Foundation

Strengthening and Sustaining the Field of Black Male Achievement is more than your typical philanthropic research analysis. It is more than a call to...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



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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.




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