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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
Hit and Miss: A Strong Critique of Impact Investing—and a Weak One
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
About impact investing writ large, they write, “... these days, it seems philanthropic money simply follows government money,” and warn that...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
About impact investing writ large, they write, “... these days, it seems philanthropic money simply follows government money,” and warn that...more
Can This Giant Campus Gift Really Have an Impact on the Future of Democracy?
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
... including the concern that polarization—which has been driven by powerful forces in U.S. society—is too big a problem for philanthropy to tackle...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
... including the concern that polarization—which has been driven by powerful forces in U.S. society—is too big a problem for philanthropy to tackle...more
The future of truth: Can philanthropy help mitigate misinformation?
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Certainly the existence of quality journalism is a necessary condition, but insufficient to solve the problem. Moreover, the vast majority of...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Certainly the existence of quality journalism is a necessary condition, but insufficient to solve the problem. Moreover, the vast majority of...more
A Better Measure? The Funder-Backed Project Exploring Alternatives to Standardized Tests
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The K-12 education world has no shortage of critics who oppose the standardized, bubble-in-the-answer approach to assessment....more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The K-12 education world has no shortage of critics who oppose the standardized, bubble-in-the-answer approach to assessment....more
The Story of the ClimateWorks Foundation
Foundation: Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Through an agreement with UK-based Alliance magazine, PND is pleased to be able to offer a series of articles about global...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Through an agreement with UK-based Alliance magazine, PND is pleased to be able to offer a series of articles about global...more
Barriers to Funder Collaboration and the Will to Overcome Them
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
The first barrier is philanthropy's tendency to look to the private sector for ... And they know that a single philanthropic institution, acting alone,...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
The first barrier is philanthropy's tendency to look to the private sector for ... And they know that a single philanthropic institution, acting alone,...more
Looking back at 50 years of US philanthropy
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
On the occasion of the Hewlett Foundation's 50th anniversary symposium, we commissioned two historians — Benjamin Soskis of George...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
On the occasion of the Hewlett Foundation's 50th anniversary symposium, we commissioned two historians — Benjamin Soskis of George...more
It's crunch time for climate philanthropy. What should foundations do?
Foundation: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Less than 2 percent of philanthropic dollars are currently spent in the fight against climate change, much too little given the threat we face. Nor is...more
Foundation: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Less than 2 percent of philanthropic dollars are currently spent in the fight against climate change, much too little given the threat we face. Nor is...more
New Leaders at Nuclear Threat Initiative and San Diego's Jewish Community Foundation
Foundation: Southern Education Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Tow Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Ernest Moniz, who served as secretary of energy in the Obama administration, will be chief executive of the Nuclear Threat...more
Foundation: Southern Education Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Tow Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Ernest Moniz, who served as secretary of energy in the Obama administration, will be chief executive of the Nuclear Threat...more
Our Climate Change And Health “Moment”: How Philanthropy Can Help
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Environmental funders have, to a large extent, provided the primary philanthropic support for fighting climate change. The money spent annually...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Environmental funders have, to a large extent, provided the primary philanthropic support for fighting climate change. The money spent annually...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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