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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.
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www.packard.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @PackardFdn
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
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Recent News from Packard Foundation
Carl Cookson, philanthropist, CEO of Santa Clara Land Title Co., has died at 81.
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Cookson's philanthropy helped establish or support many San Jose ... of its $9 million in earnings to philanthropic causes, he said in a 1985...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Cookson's philanthropy helped establish or support many San Jose ... of its $9 million in earnings to philanthropic causes, he said in a 1985...more
“A Night with Star Players from Tech and Philanthropy” | Commonwealth Club
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Press Release from… The Commonwealth Club of California 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Contacts: Riki Rafner 415.597.6712 For...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Press Release from… The Commonwealth Club of California 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Contacts: Riki Rafner 415.597.6712 For...more
Los Altan of the Year: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation ...
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Packard Humanities Institute, Hewlett Foundation, Los Altos Community Foundation
The foundation awards approximately 700 grants annually. Forty percent of the grants benefit people and organizations in the United States, and...more
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Packard Humanities Institute, Hewlett Foundation, Los Altos Community Foundation
The foundation awards approximately 700 grants annually. Forty percent of the grants benefit people and organizations in the United States, and...more
Holiday Fund: Your chance to help those in need
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tides Foundation
Thanks to our partner, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 100 percent of Holiday Fund contributions go to agencies serving those in need. Donations...more
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tides Foundation
Thanks to our partner, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 100 percent of Holiday Fund contributions go to agencies serving those in need. Donations...more
PCN Gathering Recap :: Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
Foundation: Akonadi Foundation, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, California Endowment, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hyams Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
GrantCraft and Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity. Philanthropy in a Changing Society – a Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors report on workforce diversity...more
Foundation: Akonadi Foundation, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, California Endowment, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hyams Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
GrantCraft and Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity. Philanthropy in a Changing Society – a Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors report on workforce diversity...more
A billion-dollar year for Silicon Valley foundation
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
A contribution worth $500 million from Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg last December helped propel the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
A contribution worth $500 million from Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg last December helped propel the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to...more
Top 10 Foundation Grants Fund Big Green
Foundation: Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust, Moore Foundation, Oak Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Family Fund, Packard Foundation, Denver Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Sierra Club Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
Washington Examiner columnist, Ron Arnold, tracked foundation grants that serve as the backbone of Big Green environmental movement. Arnold's survey details the top 7 foundations that create Big...more
Foundation: Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust, Moore Foundation, Oak Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Family Fund, Packard Foundation, Denver Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Sierra Club Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
Washington Examiner columnist, Ron Arnold, tracked foundation grants that serve as the backbone of Big Green environmental movement. Arnold's survey details the top 7 foundations that create Big...more
Los Altos Community Foundation Grant Supports Pathways Hospice
Foundation: Packard Foundation, Los Altos Community Foundation
The Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF), funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, awarded a $2,000 grant to Pathways Home Health & Hospice. The grant will help Pathways' provide...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation, Los Altos Community Foundation
The Los Altos Community Foundation (LACF), funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, awarded a $2,000 grant to Pathways Home Health & Hospice. The grant will help Pathways' provide...more
To Keep Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Get Them Moving - Good ...
Foundation: Packard Foundation
I was in India this past summer to facilitate an intensive four-day training for Packard Foundation grantees working on family-planning issues. The curriculum covered a lot of territory on social...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation
I was in India this past summer to facilitate an intensive four-day training for Packard Foundation grantees working on family-planning issues. The curriculum covered a lot of territory on social...more
09.13.12.: US News Bits
Foundation: Colorado Trust, Packard Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
The Colorado Trust, a grantmaking foundation dedicated achieving access to health for all Coloradans, made the grants after meeting with nonprofit organizations at Rural Philanthropy Days in Morgan...more
Foundation: Colorado Trust, Packard Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
The Colorado Trust, a grantmaking foundation dedicated achieving access to health for all Coloradans, made the grants after meeting with nonprofit organizations at Rural Philanthropy Days in Morgan...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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