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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
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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
Pull It Together: A Call for a New Model of Social Change and "Systems Philanthropy"
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Packard Foundation
Is the old model for achieving social change broken? Sometimes it seems that way. Even as philanthropy expands and new funders make record...more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Packard Foundation
Is the old model for achieving social change broken? Sometimes it seems that way. Even as philanthropy expands and new funders make record...more
Leaked documents show fossil fuel holdings of green nonprofits
Foundation: Packard Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
Marcia Marsh, chief operating officer for the World Wildlife Fund in the .... Another recipient of the foundation's grants is the Delaware...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
Marcia Marsh, chief operating officer for the World Wildlife Fund in the .... Another recipient of the foundation's grants is the Delaware...more
Barakett Brothers: How Two Canadian-Born Hedge Funders Do Their Philanthropy
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Brett Barakett and his wife Meaghan, meanwhile, move their philanthropy through the Brett Barakett Foundation. Brett supports his alma maters...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Brett Barakett and his wife Meaghan, meanwhile, move their philanthropy through the Brett Barakett Foundation. Brett supports his alma maters...more
Catalytic Capital: Impact Investors Unlock Off-Grid Energy Financing With First-Loss Guarantees
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Catalytic Capital: Impact investors unlock off-grid energy financing with first-loss guarantees.Off-grid solar ventures last year provided improved energy access to an estimated 73 million...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Catalytic Capital: Impact investors unlock off-grid energy financing with first-loss guarantees.Off-grid solar ventures last year provided improved energy access to an estimated 73 million...more
2018 Human Race
Foundation: Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation
“Last year with support and matching funds from our partners, Community Foundation Santa Cruz, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Monterey Peninsula Foundation, we were able to surpass our...more
Foundation: Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Packard Foundation
“Last year with support and matching funds from our partners, Community Foundation Santa Cruz, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Monterey Peninsula Foundation, we were able to surpass our...more
ANDREA ARAGON: Support United Way's mission of helping othersANDREA ARAGON: Support ...
Foundation: El Pomar Foundation, Packard Foundation
... $92,000, thanks to the generosity of PCAPP Partners: Bechtel, AECOM Battelle & GP, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, the...more
Foundation: El Pomar Foundation, Packard Foundation
... $92,000, thanks to the generosity of PCAPP Partners: Bechtel, AECOM Battelle & GP, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, the...more
Early, Patient, Nimble Philanthropy Can Make or Break Public-Private Partnerships
Foundation: Moore Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Campbell Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Annenberg Foundation
Stubborn but flexible philanthropy made this possible. California offers other examples of the outsized payoff for philanthropic patience and collaboration in conservation. The state passed landmark...more
Foundation: Moore Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Campbell Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Annenberg Foundation
Stubborn but flexible philanthropy made this possible. California offers other examples of the outsized payoff for philanthropic patience and collaboration in conservation. The state passed landmark...more
Elevator being installed at Packard Music Hall
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Construction continued Thursday on the elevator addition at W.D. Packard Music Hall. The not-for-profit W.D. Packard Foundation received a $500,000 grant from the ACI Senior Development Corp., an...more
Foundation: Packard Foundation
Construction continued Thursday on the elevator addition at W.D. Packard Music Hall. The not-for-profit W.D. Packard Foundation received a $500,000 grant from the ACI Senior Development Corp., an...more
Series Uncovers Tides Foundation's Left Leanings, Also Reveals Earth is Round
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It is worth noting that for an allegedly “secret” group, Tides is pretty open on its website, where the foundation writes, “Tides is a leader in global grantmaking and social change work,...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
It is worth noting that for an allegedly “secret” group, Tides is pretty open on its website, where the foundation writes, “Tides is a leader in global grantmaking and social change work,...more
Tides' Legal Laundering: An Incubator for the Left
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...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.