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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
Nonprofit Capacity Building: A Multiple-Capitals Approach
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Capacity building can be developed across multiple levels, including micro (individuals), meso (organizations), and macro (sector, network, system, society) People and their well-being are the very...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
Capacity building can be developed across multiple levels, including micro (individuals), meso (organizations), and macro (sector, network, system, society) People and their well-being are the very...more
Strategy Done Wrong
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The result can be a kind of charade, in which the giver never hears what people really think about the strategy du jour, and in which nonprofits...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
The result can be a kind of charade, in which the giver never hears what people really think about the strategy du jour, and in which nonprofits...more
Strategy Done Wrong
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Philanthropy has been a defining, if under-appreciated, strength in the U.S. However, in recent decades, too many givers have sought to...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
Philanthropy has been a defining, if under-appreciated, strength in the U.S. However, in recent decades, too many givers have sought to...more
Don't Trust the Messenger: Forget Profit
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, California Endowment, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Sunlight Foundation
According to the authors, the “great majority” of nonprofit media outlets “rely heavily on foundation grants for their revenue.” And in their...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, California Endowment, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Sunlight Foundation
According to the authors, the “great majority” of nonprofit media outlets “rely heavily on foundation grants for their revenue.” And in their...more
Women Missing From Research on Fake News and Politics
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has awarded its first round of “Social Media and Democracy Research Grants.” The 12 projects...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has awarded its first round of “Social Media and Democracy Research Grants.” The 12 projects...more
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Plans for Sunsetting
Foundation: Duke Endowment, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 28, 2019. As a rule, we should applaud any perpetual foundation that decides to...more
Foundation: Duke Endowment, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 28, 2019. As a rule, we should applaud any perpetual foundation that decides to...more
Inflazome Funding From The Michael J. Fox Foundation Underlines Foundation Involvement in ...
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, Open Society Institute, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Other major U.S. foundations making international grants included the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Foundation...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, Open Society Institute, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Other major U.S. foundations making international grants included the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Foundation...more
3 Glen Ellen artists win grants from Creative Sonoma
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
3 Glen Ellen artists win grants from Creative Sonoma .... by the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council and the Hewlett...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
3 Glen Ellen artists win grants from Creative Sonoma .... by the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council and the Hewlett...more
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative awarded $750000 grant from the Hewlett Foundation
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
One of the largest philanthropic institutions in the United States, the Hewlett Foundation awarded roughly $400 million in grants in 2017...more
Foundation: Hewlett Foundation
One of the largest philanthropic institutions in the United States, the Hewlett Foundation awarded roughly $400 million in grants in 2017...more
21 institutions partner to grow 'public interest technology' field
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
... field of public interest technology, which bridges the areas of digital innovation and public policy in order to use technology to better serve...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation
... field of public interest technology, which bridges the areas of digital innovation and public policy in order to use technology to better serve...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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