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

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Hewlett Foundation


Hewlett Foundation Invites Applications for Second Year of Its $8 Million Arts Initiative
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation

Reflecting the foundation's longstanding commitment to the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area, 10 local nonprofit organizations will receive grants of $150,000 each to commission...more

Oakland nonprofits get $350k to keep space
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation

The grants were awarded through “Keeping Space Oakland,” a program by the Community Arts Stabilization Trust, or CAST, to help nonprofits stay in ... Communities United for Restorative Youth...more

Key Ideas for 2018 In Philanthropy
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation

Fresh approaches to philanthropy's urgent problems will be essential in the year ahead. Here are some of the best pieces from The Chronicle's opinion section to get up to speed on new thinking. The...more

Philanthropy Awards, 2017
Foundation: Akonadi Foundation, Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Simons Foundation

And there's no part that's more fun than looking back over the past year to take stock as we give out our annual IP Philanthropy Awards, or IPPYs. (See winners for 2016, ... But at the age of 32,...more

Nothing Should Keep Us from Listening
Foundation: Weinberg Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

“We have too many people trying to problem-solve from a distance,” says Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). “And when you try to problem-solve from a distance you miss the...more

Rasmuson Awards $6.6 Million in November Grants
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

The Anchorage-based Rasmuson Foundation has announced grants totaling more than $6.6 million to fourteen nonprofit organizations in the state. Grant recipients include Set Free Alaska, which was...more

At a Clutch Moment for Climate Action, a Top Funder Leads by Example (Mostly)
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

Pershing noted that we've seen some progress in philanthropy, and he's encouraged in particular by local outfits like the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation in Texas and the Barr Foundation in...more

OPERA America Awards $225000 In Grants To Develop New American Operas
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

These grants provide vital financial support to opera companies developing new American opera and music-theater works. ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,...more

Hewlett Foundation announces $600 million philanthropic commitment to climate change
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is proud to increase its commitment to creating a clean energy system, and we urge all leaders – whether in philanthropy, business, or government – to...more

Charity regulators should not assume that donors always know best
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation

In 2014, the Hewlett Foundation, a large US philanthropic organisation, decided to end its US$12 million Nonprofit Marketplace Initiative that started in 2006. Its ambitious goal was that, ... 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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