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.

Web Address

www.packard.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @PackardFdn

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Packard Foundation


Forests and indigenous rights land $459M commitment
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Christensen Fund, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, United Nations Foundation

A group of 17 philanthropic foundations has committed nearly half a billion dollars in support of land-based ... “And so we in philanthropy must step...more

$13.8 Million Gift Will Strengthen Early Childhood Education in San Diego
Foundation: Packard Foundation, San Diego Foundation

The multi-year initiative includes $3.8 million in initial grant awards and will expand educational equity and opportunity by giving local children...more

Get in on RIO workshops, offered through November
Foundation: Packard Foundation, W.M. Keck Foundation

... invited to a conversation on the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships and the W.M. Keck Foundation Research and Education...more

Foundations Collaborate on Catalytic Financing to Accelerate Climate Action
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation

The U.S.-India Clean Energy Finance facility is providing up to $20 million of grant capital to jumpstart and build an investable pipeline of renewable energy companies and projects.Over the past...more

Growing number of big US funders based on the West Coast
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation are among the top...more

Through the Looking Glass with Silicon Valley Philanthropy
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Simons Foundation

... the beleaguered Silicon Valley Community Foundation, speaks to the heart of the disconnect between Silicon Valley's wealthy and the needs of...more

Foundation Awards Grants; CCS Advisory Group Meets; Care Coordination Webinar
Foundation: Packard Foundation

Foundation Awards Grants for Telehealth, News Coverage of Child Health. Expanding the use of telehealth services and increasing public attention...more

New CEO of Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health appointed
Foundation: Packard Foundation

The foundation also operates a grant-making program aimed at improving health care systems for children with special health care needs,...more

Carbon Fund Investment Supports Ecological Stewardship of Upper St. John River Forest
Foundation: Packard Foundation

The Fund I pilot launched in October 2016 was seeded by a Program-Related Investment from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation...more

A charitable legacy, ensured
Foundation: Packard Foundation, Packard Humanities Institute

Considered an icon in the philanthropy world, Susan Packard Orr frequently is the ..... "She was brought up in (a) very philanthropic manner and...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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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?


Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however,  cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.




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