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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
China Cleantech Podcast Merges East and West
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Co-hosts Andrew (Shanghai) and Marilyn (Oakland) are East-West bridge builders when it comes to the innovations needed to solve climate...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Co-hosts Andrew (Shanghai) and Marilyn (Oakland) are East-West bridge builders when it comes to the innovations needed to solve climate...more
AJ Donors and Funders
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation, Bohemian Foundation, General Service Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
Barbara Reese, via the Stargazer Advised Fund at Aspen Community Foundation Barbara Reid and David Hyman Curtis Robinson Jill Soffer, via...more
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation, Bohemian Foundation, General Service Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Gates Family Foundation
Barbara Reese, via the Stargazer Advised Fund at Aspen Community Foundation Barbara Reid and David Hyman Curtis Robinson Jill Soffer, via...more
Worth Books
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Charles Schwab Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Hewlett Foundation
Philanthropy, like other sectors facing a moral reckoning on racial equity, continues to have a vital role ... So, there's a rural philanthropic capital...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Charles Schwab Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Hewlett Foundation
Philanthropy, like other sectors facing a moral reckoning on racial equity, continues to have a vital role ... So, there's a rural philanthropic capital...more
Across America briefs
Foundation: Citi Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
$100 million in Citi Foundation grants to support community change agents addressing racial equity. — Houston Defender Network. Prince...more
Foundation: Citi Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
$100 million in Citi Foundation grants to support community change agents addressing racial equity. — Houston Defender Network. Prince...more
OpenStax Will Increase Its Library to 90 Free Textbooks After Receiving New Grants
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
... million in new grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and ... the Charles Koch Foundation, and the Stand Together...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
... million in new grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and ... the Charles Koch Foundation, and the Stand Together...more
NC State College of Education Awarded More than $30M in Grants in 2019-20 Academic Year
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation
This $60,000 grant from the Triangle Community Foundation will allow more than a dozen K-12 educators from Wake, Durham, Orange and...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation
This $60,000 grant from the Triangle Community Foundation will allow more than a dozen K-12 educators from Wake, Durham, Orange and...more
10 Steps To Effective Philanthropy During A Crisis: What Five Great Funders Can Teach Us
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Simons Foundation
... seven years at Carnegie Corporation, a national philanthropy. I now run a nonprofit and support a funders' collaborative of almost 40...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Simons Foundation
... seven years at Carnegie Corporation, a national philanthropy. I now run a nonprofit and support a funders' collaborative of almost 40...more
Rockefeller Foundation Commits $50 Million to Ramp Up Covid-19 Testing (Grants Roundup)
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle: William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. $170 million commitment for racial-justice...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle: William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. $170 million commitment for racial-justice...more
Toward a More Flexible Model of Philanthropy
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
“It's been a tremendous time of change in philanthropy,” says Carol S. ... approach to integrating more data into philanthropic and nonprofit...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
“It's been a tremendous time of change in philanthropy,” says Carol S. ... approach to integrating more data into philanthropic and nonprofit...more
Hewlett 50 Grants Support New Creative Work by Bay Area Dance Groups
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Emiko Ono, the foundation's performing-arts program director, said, “At a ... Green Music Center with Liz Lerman: An evening-length...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Emiko Ono, the foundation's performing-arts program director, said, “At a ... Green Music Center with Liz Lerman: An evening-length...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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