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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
Foundation Grants and Resources
Recent News from Hewlett Foundation
Margarita Parra Joins Hewlett Foundation as Officer in Environment Program
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
At Hewlett, she will direct the Foundation's grants to support sustainable transportation, a critical component of the Foundation's work to reduce ... See all stories on this...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
At Hewlett, she will direct the Foundation's grants to support sustainable transportation, a critical component of the Foundation's work to reduce ... See all stories on this...more
Klezmer Podcast Blog: 25TH JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation
Co-sponsored by the East Bay Community Foundation – Fund for Artists, Zellerbach Family Foundation and W. and F. Hewlett Foundation. Presented in association with the Contemporary Jewish Museum....more
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation
Co-sponsored by the East Bay Community Foundation – Fund for Artists, Zellerbach Family Foundation and W. and F. Hewlett Foundation. Presented in association with the Contemporary Jewish Museum....more
More Than $84 Million Awarded by the Hewlett Foundation
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Around 199 nonprofit organizations received grants totaling more than $84 milion from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. These grants were given to those who support global development, the...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Around 199 nonprofit organizations received grants totaling more than $84 milion from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. These grants were given to those who support global development, the...more
Hewlett Foundation Awards 199 Spring Grants
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation awarded 199 organizations with spring grants totaling more than $84 million. The grants gifts were given to programs that support global development,...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation awarded 199 organizations with spring grants totaling more than $84 million. The grants gifts were given to programs that support global development,...more
Laura Poitras's 'The Oath' Premieres at IFC Center | USA Arts ...
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Irvine Foundation
Creative Capital receives support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The William and Flora...more
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Irvine Foundation
Creative Capital receives support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The William and Flora...more
Foundations Matching Federal Grants
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
Several Foundations are offering upto half a billion dollars to match federal grants that encourage education reform which will take the pressure off schools scrambling to find matching dollars they...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
Several Foundations are offering upto half a billion dollars to match federal grants that encourage education reform which will take the pressure off schools scrambling to find matching dollars they...more
Foundations Offer Matching Grant for Educational Reform
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
A coalition of 12 foundations have offered up to $500 million to match federal grants that support educational reform. One of the components of this effort is an internet portal that will allow...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
A coalition of 12 foundations have offered up to $500 million to match federal grants that support educational reform. One of the components of this effort is an internet portal that will allow...more
Twelve Foundations Spend Millions For Education
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
Twelve foundations will be spending $506 million this year on grants designed to bolster a new $650 million federal grant program for the expansion of innovative school improvement projects. The...more
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
Twelve foundations will be spending $506 million this year on grants designed to bolster a new $650 million federal grant program for the expansion of innovative school improvement projects. The...more
Foundations Seek to Leverage Innovation Funding
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
The new, collaborative effort is not a pooled fund of grants; each foundation will retain control over its contribution, and decide how it will award its ... See all stories on this...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Wallace Foundation
The new, collaborative effort is not a pooled fund of grants; each foundation will retain control over its contribution, and decide how it will award its ... See all stories on this...more
History Timeline of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Foundation: Raising A Reader, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
News for nonprofit organizations on grant seeking, foundations, fund raising, managing nonprofit groups, technology, and nonprofit...more
Foundation: Raising A Reader, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
News for nonprofit organizations on grant seeking, foundations, fund raising, managing nonprofit groups, technology, and nonprofit...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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