The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (also known as the Hewlett Foundation) is a private foundation established in 1966 by Hewlett-Packard co-founder William R. Hewlett, his wife Flora, and his son Walter. ^{9 10} and as of 2017, is the organization’s second largest private benefactor after the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. ^{15 16 25} In May 2024, the group was awarded a $249.3 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to be paid over a 5-year period, for the purpose of funding solar panel development for “low-income and disadvantaged communities,” or (LIDACs). ^{26 27}

According to its 2023 990 form, Hewlett reported a revenue of $602,064,005, expenses of $699,937,452, and total assets of $13,332,174,215. ²⁸

History

Early Years

Established in 1966 by Hewlett-Packard co-founder William R. Hewlett, his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, and their eldest son, Walter Hewlett, the foundation’s articles of incorporation stated that the corporation “is organized and shall be operated exclusively as a charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational foundation for the purpose of promoting the well being of mankind.” During its first ten years, the Hewletts ran the foundation, chose its beneficiaries, and gave the foundation stock in Hewlett-Packard Company. Board meetings were informal and not held on a strict schedule. By 1975, disbursements were nearly three million dollars annually. ³⁶

Period of Expansion

Over the next 15 years, Hewlett Foundation significantly increased the number of ballets, symphonies, operas, and other classical arts programs it supported, as well as liberal arts colleges, private historically black colleges, and major research universities. The foundation also expanded the number of organizations it supported in the environmental and population programs, adding Sierra Club, Oceanic Society, Worldwatch Institute, Centre for Population Activities, Center for Population Options, and National Alliance for Optional Parenthood. ⁴³

When William Hewlett died in 2001, the large estate he left to the foundation brought its assets to $8.52 billion, which made it the fifth-largest private foundation in America. ⁹ Between 2016 and 2017, Hewlett also provided nearly $53 million to an organization with a similar mission, Energy Foundation. ⁹

Performing Arts

In 2016 and 2017, Hewlett Foundation granted approximately $40 million each year to a wide variety of performing arts organizations, particularly in the San Francisco Bay area. As in the past, beneficiaries included traditional theater and classical music and dance, like Shakespeare San Francisco, Carmel Bach Festival, and Peninsula Ballet Theatre. Continuing a more recent funding trend, Hewlett also supported more progressive and avant-garde organizations, like Youth Speaks, whose guiding principle of “liberatory pedagogy” encourages youth to express themselves in “their own vernacular” ⁷⁶ Other organizations listed include the Tides Foundation, the Catena Foundation, and the John Pritzker Family Fund. ⁴⁸ and between 2014 and 2020 the program claimed to contribute roughly $150 million towards programs intended to uphold “U.S. democracy, strengthen Congress as an institution and improve campaign finance and election processes to curb polarization.” ⁷⁷ By 2020, the Madison Initiative was replaced with Hewlett’s U.S Democracy program. ⁷⁷

According to its director Ali Noorani, The U.S Democracy program comprises of two strategies: the first being Trustworthy Elections, which he claims is meant to, “ensure officials execute elections so voters feel they are trustworthy, so they can take that experience and extrapolate to their perception of elections writ large.” ⁷⁷ The second strategy, National Governing Institutions, would be used to fund, “organizations that strengthen the machinery of government with the aim of promoting trust in government and democracy by improving citizen experiences with congressional constituent services.” ⁷⁷

Funding Initiatives

The Hewlett Foundation typically makes grants through its various programs and “initiatives,” including Cyber, Education, Effective Philanthropy, Environment, Global Development and Population, the Madison Initiative, Performing Arts, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Special Projects. International Council on Clean Transportation$400,0002018for electric vehicle work in India World Resources Institute$500,0002018for the Beijing Congestion Charging project ClimateWorks Foundation$60,0002018for India-U.S. Track II Dialogue Breakthrough Institute$30,0002018for diversifying the Ecomodernist Network Union of Concerned Scientists$250,0002018for Driving Transportation electrification for a Clean and Equitable Future Columbia University$50,0002018for te Center on Global Energy Policy's strategic planning and international negotiations network National Environmental Treasure$400,0002018for a national communications campaign Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport$200,0002018for general operating support PRI Association$500,0002018for the China program Health Effects Institute$200,0002018for the Global Burden of Disease Program Natural Resources Defense Council $220,0002018for establishing a partnership for capacity building in green finance Proteus Fund$25,0002018for the Emergent Fund World Wildlife Fund$75,0002018for the U.S. climate action pavilion at the Poland COP Oil Change International $50,0002018for diversity, equity, and inclusion work Partnership Project$200,0002018for the Climate Advocacy Lab BlueGreen Alliance Foundation$500,0002018for general operating support R Street Institute$400,0002018for advancing free-market clean energy agenda Massachussetts Institute of Technology$750,0002018for MIT Sloan Sustainability Intiative's climate change mitigation and sustainability work Energy Foundation$250,0002018for EF China's strategic communications and water-energy nexus work Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC$500,0002018for NDC technical support Energy Foundation$250,0002018for EF China to accelerate the transition to medium-and heavy-duty vehicle electrification PRIME Coalition$300,00002018for the PRIME Impact Fund University of California at Berkeley$200,0002018for wildlife corridor research Natural Resources Defense Council $60,0002018for a woman in conservation retreat Resources Legacy Fund$1,250,0002018for a communications re-granting project Western Conservation Foundation$2,000,0002018for general operating support National Association for the Advancement of Colored People$800,0002018for the Environmental and Climate Justice Program Native American Rights Fund$60,0002018for communications capacity Duke University$350,0002018for research about rural attitudes on environmental issues Natural Resources Defense Council $500,0002018for the China Energy program Center for Strategic and International Studies$250,0002018for the Energy and National Security Program Ideas42$475,0002018for behavioral economics study and pilot intervention to mobilize climate finance Resources Legacy Fund$800,0002018for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition European Climate Foundation$475,0002018for India power sector work, communications, and the Philanthropy Task Force Windward Fund$200,0002018for the Water Funder Intiative Sand County Fouundation$103,0002018for a study of conservation opportunities with the U.S. Military Climate Policy Intiative$250,0002018for India electricity market reform Climate Policy Intiative$1,000,0002018for the Advisory Finance Group Institute for Climate and Society $1,075,0002018for general operating support Open Space Institute$200,0002018for the Outdors Ameica Campaign Jeremy and Jannelore Grantham Environmental Trust$10,000,0002018for the Climate Finance Partnership China Dialogue $400,0002018for strategic communications in China PRAYAS Energy Group$200,0002018for research and capacity building for a sustainable power sector in India Wilderness Society$75,0002018for cultural competency training Society of Environmental Journalists$75,0002018for the Society of Environmental Jornalists annual conference Center for Large Landscape Conservation$800,0002018for the Network for Lanscape Conservation Resources Legacy Fund$500,0002018for the San Franciso Bay Restoration program and strategic plan implementation Carbon Tracker Intiative$400,0002018for general operating support Conservation Colorado Education Fund$200,0002018for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation$140,0002018for the Sustainable Fiannce program ClimateWorks Foundation$10,000,0002018for the Campaign for Climate Leadership Tsinghua Education Foundation$200,0002018for the Global Green Finance Leadership Program Flora of North America$317,0002018for the Flora of North America project Ohio Conservative Energy Forum $200,0002018for oganizing in rural communities project American Conservation Coalition Campus$100,0002018for the Clean Energy Program National Association for the Advancement of Colored People$100,0002018for Environmental and Climate Justice Popular Education communications capacity Resources Legacy Fund$750,0002018for general operating support Alliance for Climate Education$200,0002018for general operating support California Clean Energy Fund $400,0002018for clean energy programs in China Croatan Institute$25,0002018for OS-climate bank industry engagement CLASP$800,0002018for general operating support Energy Foundation$15,0002018for the Women's Climate Intiative sponsorship Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation$2,000,0002018for the state-level power sector reform program Energy Foundation$200,0002018for clean transportation in Colorado Columbia University$250,0002018for the Center on Gloal Energy Policy's U.S.-China Energy and Climate Program Center for Ameican Progress$250,0002018for the Climate Forum to design winning and equitable climate solutions project Leageu of Conservation Voters Education Fund$1,000,0002018for the Chispa program Climate Policy Intiative$100,0002018for general operating support Couuncil on Energy, Environment and Water $800,0002018for general operating support California Trout$100,0002018for conservation of the Klamath Basin ClimateWorks Foundation$1,000,0002018for the Carbon Dioxide Removal Intiative Center for Strategic and International Studies$100,0002018for U.S.-India State and Urban Intiative Resource Impact$465,0002018for an equity, inclusion and justice cohort Nature Conservancy$225,0002018for Canada's natural climate solutions project The Solar Foundation$200,0002018for Canada's natural climate solutions project Power Shift Network$200,0002018for an annual solar jobs survey Western Resource Advocates$300,0002018for general operating support Resources Legacy Fund$200,0002018for the Western Lands program Natural Resources Defense Council $500,0002018for China Sustainable Retail Banking Wildlife Conservation Society Canada$200,0002018for general operating support Inclsive Prosperity Capital $250,0002018for development, implementation, and demonstration of the Smart-E Loan Program National Audubon Society$350,0002018for support of the Regional Integral Sagebrush Campaign Colorado College$280,0002018for public opinion research Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport$50,0002018for executive search and transition Stanford University$25,0002018for sponsorship of the Global Energy Forum Boston University$200,0002018for Institute for Sustaiable Energy's decarbonization pathways and utility of the future research. Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund$400,0002018for the Think 100% project Yurok Tribe$300,0002018for enhancing capacity of the Yurok Tribe World Resources Institute$300,0002018for the governor's climate unit Western Governors' Association$15,0002018for the Western Governors' Association sponsorship Arizona Community Foundation $300,0002018for the Colorado Plateau Fouundation Trust for Conservation Innovation$200,0002018for the MenloSpark project Youung Conservatives for Energy Reform$150,0002018for general operating support University of Texas at Austin$100,0002018for support of the Power Trip documentary series Solar United Neighbors$300,0002018for general operating support United Nations Foundation$126,5002018for advancing and implementing the Paris Agreement Steel Stewardship Council$50,0002018for the responsible Steel project Earth Day Network $150,0002018for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day University of California at Berkeley$50,0002018for the California Green Bond Market Development Committee Conservation Colorado Education Fund$40,0002018for improving communications with Latino communities United Tribes of Bristol Bay$40,0002018for fundraising capacity building National Association of State Energy Officials$250,0002018for the 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report Rose Fouundation for Communities and the Environment$5,0002018for the 25th anniversary and film festival sponsorship Vote Solar$80,0002018for organizational effectiveness support of internal diversity and inclusion Energy Foundation$250,0002018for development of a China-focused climate finance strategy The Climate Group$25,0002018for U.S.-based communication support for Zero Emission Vehicles Energy Foundation$7,750,0002018for Energy Foundation China Purpose Global PBC$300,0002018for the New American Road Trip Sustainable Northwest$230,0002018for the Klamath Basin program New Venture Fund$510,0002018for the Salmon State Project The Regulatory Assistance Project$800,0002018for strengthening power-system modeling cpaacity in Indian states Oxfam America$180,0002018for support of U.S. international climate finance Trout Unlimited$250,0002018for general operating support Open Space Institute$350,0002018for the Outdoors America Campaign Climate Policy Intiative$1,250,0002018for general operating support Canadian Environmental Grantmakers' Network$5,0002018for annual membership fees Climate Bonds Intiative$30,0002018for a research report on the role of green bonds in India's energy transition Nature Canada$200,0002018for public communications and outreach about nature conservation in Canada Backcouuntry Hunters and Anglers$200,0002018for general operating support Sierra Club Foundation$300,0002018for the Our Wild America program Jobs to Move America$400,0002018for the clean public transportation program Hispanic Access Foundation$1,000,0002018for general operating support Sonoran Institute$400,0002018for general operating support Clean Energy Credit Union$150,0002018for CECU's 2018 operations launch and climate impact research Carbon Tracker Intiative$80,0002018for communications , legal, and governance capacity building European Climate Foundation$1,025,0002018for the Global Strategic Communications Council and the Philanthropy Task Force American Lng Association$650,0002018for the Healthy Air Campaign Public Land Solutions$125,0002018for general operating support United Nations Foundation$185,0002018for U.S. Climate Alliance GHG inventory support and annual report New Venture Fund$100,0002018for the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign Council on Energy, Envirnment and Water$30,0002018for a research report on the role of green bonds in India's energy transition Tufts University$400,0002018for the Climate Policy Lab Center for Civic Policy$200,0002018for Southern New Mexico's clean energy strategy California Clean Energy Fund $3,200,0002018for U.S.-Inia Catalytic Solar Finance Program Western Conservation Foundation$350,0002018for general operating support Ceres Inc. $1,000,0002018for general operating support Western Landowners Alliance$300,0002018for general operating support Center for Large Landscape Conservation$75,0002018for general operating support Wild Salmon Center$150,0002018for general operating support Partnership Project$100,0002018for assembling a new environmental leadership network Sierra Club Foundation$125,0002018for focusing momentum on electric vehicle solutions Partners for Conversation$100,0002018for general operating support Heart of the Rockies Intiative$250,0002018for a study of wildlife corridors Shared Use Mobility Center$250,0002018for accelerating electrification through shared mobility Aspen Global Change Institute$150,0002018for a workshop on technologies and policies to decarbonize industry Leageue of Conservation Voters Education Fund$47,0002018for organizational effectiveness support of internal diversity and inclusion Earthjustice $1,400,0002018for general operating support New Venture Fund$400,0002018for Climate Interactive's En-ROADS project Coalition for Greem Capital$700,0002018for U.S. Green Bank Intiative and Green Bank Consortium ClimateWorks Foundation$50,0002018for the energy innovation project BlueGreen Alliance Foundation$1,000,0002018for the Coalition of the Willing project Resources Legacy Fund$2,000,0002018for conservation of the Canadian Boreal Forest American Rivers$1,500,0002018for the Hydropower Reform Coalition Wilderness Society$3,000,0002018for securing lasting conservation protections and broadening voices for western public lands Natural Resources Defense Council $300,0002018for catalyzing mobility pricing Yurok Tribe$225,0002018for research toward the restoration of the Klamath River Conservation International $350,0002018for the Climate Action Platform planning project National Wildlife Federation$130,0502018for the Hunters and Anglers Defending Public Lands Program Environmental Health Coalition$100,0002018for California Environmental Justice Alliance's Gobal Action Summit's organizing project Berkeley Lab Foundation$300,0002018for the India program for electrification and fuel efficiency in transport Water Foundation$40,0002018for leadership development and succession planning International Energy Agency$400,0002018for support of the International Energy Agency's work in the Electric Vehicle Intiative Native American Rights Fund$300,0002018for general operating support Resources Legacy Fund$340,0002018for conservation programs Energy Foundation$100,0002018for wildfire liability reform, and climate resiliency planning for utilities in California Carbon Tracker Intiative$30,0002018for organizational effectiveness support of internal diversity and inclusion Bridgespan Group$108,0002018for the Mosaic project Keystone Center$115,0002018for empowering diverse voices in conservation Backcountry Hunters and Anglers$40,0002018for media training Smart freight Centre$400,0002018for general operating support Institute for Climate and Society $1,250,0002018for general operating support Hispanic Access Foundation$39,0002018for improving communications capacity Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development$500,0002018for general operating support Center for Climate and Energy Solutions $250,0002018for the Climate Innovation 2050 program Rocky Mountain Institute$2,650,0002018for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation$800,0002018for the transforming transporatation program European Climate Foundation$6,700,0002018for general operating support Resources Legacy Fund$100,0002018for a rural community research project Columbia University$50,0002018for the community development and worker transition project Institute for Transportation and Development Policy$40,0002018for an executive search World Wildlife Fund$300,0002018for We Are Still In: Stepping Up Climate Action in 2018 Nature Conservancy$500,0002018for the Building a Conservation Ethic in the West Program The Climate Group$100,0002018for staff coordination of Challenge Area 1 for Global Climate Action Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project$900,0002018for general operating support Outdoor Afro$250,0002018for general operating support Oxfam America$100,0002018for Global Climate Action Summit Equity Agenda Rockefeller Brothers Fund$1,500,0002018for a project to address environmental pollution, public health, and climate change in China Trust for Public Land$900,0002018for support of the West Conservation Finance Program TransFormCA$200,0002018for mobility improvements in the San Francisco Bay Area Institute for Strategic and Equitable Development$42,0002018to develop a staged exit-strategy for In DEEP pilot program Earthjustice $450,0002018for general operating support New York University$250,0002018for suport of the Institute for Policy Integrity CompassPoint Nonprofit Services$100,00002018for the Diverse Emerging Environmental Leaders Intiative ClimateWorks Foundation$1,750,0002018for the Climate and Land Use Alliance program Consumer Reports$500,0002018for elevating the consumer voice in clean transportation and energy Climate Action Reserve$150,0002018for supporting sub-national delegation at COP 24 New Venture Fund$1,050,0002018for the Moving Beyond Oil project Conservation Fund$140,0002018for the Pioneers Alliance to protect Idaho's Pioneer Mouuntains and Craters of the Moon Landscape The Energy and Resources Institute$700,0002018for the Energy Transitions Commission India Resources for the Future$100,0002018for the Just Earth program Greenfaith$1,000,0002018for People's Climate Movement Climate Policy Intiative$300,0002018for the Energy Transitions Commission India program World Resources Institute$190,0002018for U.S.-China II Dialogue on Energy, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development Partnership Project$1,000,0002018forr the Climate Action Campaign Montana Wilderness Association$200,0002018for general operating support Energy Foundation$21,000,0002018for general operating support Conservation Lands Foundation$1,000,0002018for general operating support Resources Legacy Fund$1,500,0002018for general operating support Pew Charitable Trusts$1,200,0002018for Western Public Lands protection Water Foundation$1,850,0002018for general operating support Ceres Inc. $250,0002018for general operating support National Wildlife Federation$765,0002018for the Hunters and Anglers Defending Public Lands Program ClimateWorks Foundation$7,600,0002018for general operating support Idaho Conservation League$30,0002018for general operating support Sand County Fouundation$20,0002018for the private land conservation workshop Greater Yellowstone Coalition$850,0002018for general operating support Conservation Colorado Education Fund$400,0002018for general operating support Headwaters Economics$600,0002018for general operating support Society of Environmental Journalists$400,0002018for enhancing news coverage of public lands Aligned Intermediary$300,0002018for investor education in climate infrastructure National Congress of American Indians$200,0002018for general operating support Environmental Law and Policy Center$100,0002018for public education of the BLM methane rule Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $150,0002017for the Value of Collaboration Research Study project Energy Foundation $251,0002017for renewables integration and wholesale market reform United Nations Foundation $1,500,0002017for the California Global Climate Summit and the US Climate Alliance Solar United Neighbors $100,0002017for the Florida Sun Program World Resources Institute $200,0002017for the Beijing Resources Institute Natural Resources defense Council$50,0002017fot the Shared Use Mobility and Transportation Electrification programs United Tribes of Bristol Bay$300,0002017for protecting Bristol Bay Council on Energy, Environment and Water$315,0002017for general operating support Boston University $255,0002017for the Institute for Sustainable Energy Dream Corps $250,0002017for the Green For All program National Association for the Advancement of Colored People$400,0002017for the Environmental and Climate Justice Program International Council on Clean Transportation$2,750,0002017for general operating support Society of Environmental Journalists $400,0002017for enhancing new coverage of public hands Water Foundation $390,0002017for general operating support BlueGreen Alliance Foundation $500,0002017for general operating support League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $400,0002017for the Chispa program Center for Climate and Energy Solutions $200,0002017for support of the international program European Climate Foundation $500,0002017for support of ShareAction and Transport and Environment Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum $400,0002017for state based clean energy work European Climate Foundation $1,6750,0002017for general operating support Energy Innovation $250,0002017for the Advanced Analysis to Accelerate Power Sector Decarbonization project Shakti Sustainable energy Foundation $500,0002017for Electric Mobility in India Environmental Integrity Project $100,0002017for general operating support Coalition for Green Capital $45,0002017for strategic and organizational planning Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education$250,0002017for building Canada's clean growth economy New Venture Fund $100,0002017for the Alaska Heritage Campaign CLASP$400,0002017for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation $590,0002017for the Energy Innovation project Western Landowners Alliance $100,0002017for general operating support Gridworks $150,0002017for the Pacific State Joint Power Planning and Resources Adequacy Framework project Western Resource Advocates $300,0002017for the Wetern Lands program Rocky Mountain Institute $500,0002017for support of power market reform in China Niskanen Center $300,0002017for climate policy and litigaiton program Saint Mary's University of Minnesota $75,0002017for GIS mapping Georgetown University $600,0002017for Georgetown Clinate Center's clean energy and transportation program Partnership Project $700,0002017for the Climate Advocacy Lab and Methane Partners Campaign Colorado College $232,0002017for public opinion research World Wilflife Fund $150,0002017for We Are Still In and sub-national pavilion at COP 23 Bonn California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $20,0002017for general operating support Energy Innovation Reform Project $50,0002017for strategic development and executive coachin New Venture Fund $1,200,0002017for Climate and Clean Energy State Equity Fund R Street Institute $200,0002017for advancing a free-market clean energy agenda Clean Air Council $75,0002017for building grassroots capacity to reduce methane emissions in Pennsylvania Trips for Kids Marin $100,0002017for general operating support Sierra Club Foundation $300,0002017for the Our Wild America program Natural Resources Defense Council $125,0002017for support of the Land and Wildlife program and the Energy program Backcountry Hunters and Anglers $200,0002017for general operating support Windward Fund $200,0002017for the Water Funders Initiative Public Policy Institute of California $10,0002017for support of the Water Policy Center San Francisco Foundation $400,0002017for the Great Communities Collaborative Plug in America $200,0002017for general operating support The Solar Foundation $200,0002017for an annual solar jobs survey Sierra Club Foundation $1,000,0002017for the Beyond Coal campaign Environmental Defense Fund $600,0002017for promoting Green Development in Guangdong Province through Green Supply Chain Institute for Climate and Society $1,000,0002017for general operating support Institute for Fisheries Resources $100,0002017for the economic and environmental vitality of the Klmath River basin Save the Bay $30,0002017for strategic communications Institute for Strategic and Equitable Development $150,0002017for diversity, equity, and inclusion peer-learning activities and technical assistance Earth Island Institute, Inc. $65,0002017for the Bay Areas Wilderness Training program Resources Legacy Fund $325,0002017for the Wester Energy Project Resources Legacy Fund $1,000,0002017for support of the Center for Western Priorities Trsut for Conservation Innovation $30,0002017for a fundraising plan for MenloSpark Save the Bay $220,0002017for the Bay Smart Communities program Open Space Institute $40,0002017for branding of the Land and Water Conservation fund and coalition Center for American Progress $250,0002017for climate and energy story bank Energy Innovation Reform Project $300,0002017for general operating support Business Forward Foundation $150,0002017for the climate and clean energy program Climate Policy Initiative $1,50000,02017for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation $670,0002017for communication strategies in Brazil and China Public Land Solutions $125,0002017for general operating support Coalition for Clean Air $250,0002017for general operating support National Audubon Society $150,0002017for support of the lower Colorado River Basin project Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment $40,0002017for support of the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund Evangelical Environmental Network $150,0002017for pro-life clean future agenda TransformCA$50,0002017for strategic planning and fund development Information Technology and Innovation Foundation $60,0002017for general operating support Christian Coalition $300,0002017for the Young Conservatives for Energy Reform Climate and Clean Energy Summit Taxpayers for Common Sense $300,0002017for the energy and Natural Resources Program Energy Futures Initative $1,250,0002017for energy and climate analytics New Venture Fund $200,0002017for the Salmon State Project Wilderness Society $465,0002017for securing lasting conservation protections and broadening voices for western public lands Western Conservation Foundation $500,0002017for general operating support Conservation Lands Foundation $20,0002017for staff development Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development $750,0002017for the Climate Solutions Support Center Partners for Conservation $100,0002017for BLM workshops and Sage Grouse research Carnegie Endowment for International Peace $500,0002017for enhancing climate diplomacy Energy Foundation $19,578,5002017for Energy Foundation China Resources Legacy Fund $250,0002017for support of the Center for Western Priorities communications strategy Oxfam America $161,0002017for support of US International climate finance New Venture Fund $300,00002017for the Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC$1,125,0002017for NDC technical support and 2050 natural gas analysis Trust for Conservation Innovation $200,0002017for the MenloSpark project Open Space Institute $350,0002017for the Outdoors America Campaign Conservation Colorado Education Fund $45,0002017for board governance and DEI National Wildlife Federation $25,0002017for the launch of the Artemis program Bipartisan Policy Center $150,0002017for the Energy Innovation Surge project Climate Action Reserve $140,0002017for supporting sub-national delegation at COP 23 Native American Rights Fund $150,0002017for general operating support European Climate Foundation $500,0002017for support of climate leadership in France Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership $100,0002017for general operating support Partnership Project $500,0002017for the Americans for Public Lands campaign Berkeley Lab Foundation $1,000,0002017for support of Lawrence Berkely National Lab's INDCs work in India, China, and Mexico American Lung Association $750,0002017for the Healthy Air Campaign Energy Foundation $2,100,0002017for clean energy and cliamte progress in the US ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability $350,0002017for the Eco-Mobility Alliance New Venture Fund $125,0002017for the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign Montana Wilderness Association $30,0002017for an executive search Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership $1,650,0002017for the Sportsmen for Long-Term Conservation of Public Lands program Trout Unlimited $4,000,0002017for the Western Water Project and Land Conservation Initiative ClimateWorks Foundation $1,000,0002017for the Go Big Initiative Resources Legacy Fund $55,0002017for support of women in conservation Rockefeller Brothers Fund $600,0002017for a project to address environmental pollution, public health, and climate change in China TransformCA$100,0002017for mobility improvements in the San Francisco Bay Area Securing America's Future Energy Foundation$30,0002017for Electrification Coalition strategic planning Tufts University $250,0002017for the Climate Policy Lab Western Resource Advocates $300,0002017for general operating support Center for Climate and Energy Solutions $50,0002017for support of climate workshops We Own it$300,0002017for general operating support World Resources Institute $306,0002017for the Governor's Climate Unit Keystone Center $100,0002017for empowering diverse voices in conservation Backcountry Hunters and Anglers $100,0002017for the hunters and anglers support of national monuments Rocky Mountain Institute $500,0002017for support to expand the Global Green Bank stategy Wild Salmon Center $100,0002017for the Stand for Salmon campaign European Climate Foundation $1,930,0002017for Global Strategic Climate Communications and climate finance disclosure Rockefeller Family Fund $250,0002017for upport of the Just Transition Fund Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis $200,0002017for general operating support CALSTART$400,0002017for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation $10,0002017for the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program Public Advocates $50,0002017for the Metropolitan Equity Team Sonoran Institute $4,000,002017for the Desert Rivers Initiative New Venture Fund $1,000,0002017for the Moving Beyond Oil project Asian Pacific Environmental Network $100,0002017for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation $1,750,0002017for the Climate and Land Use Alliance program Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition $37,0002017for DEI in bike advocacy New York University $500,0002017for support of the Institute for Policy Integrity Energy Foundation $3,790,0002017for support of the Transportation Program Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment $3,50752017for strategic planning Coalition for Green Capital $350,0002017for general operating support Walk San Francisco Foundation $25,0002017for general operating support Urban Habitat Program $140,0002017for the Equalizing Regional Planning project Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport $200,0002017for support of the Transportation Decarbonization Alliance Western Rivers Conservancy $200,0002017for the Southern California Warm-Water Rivers Project Berkeley Lab Foundation $500,0002017for support of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's India and China programs Greater Yellowstone Coalition $25,0002017for financial training Walk San Francisco Foundation $41,5752017for executive earch Earth Island Institute, Inc. $30,0002017for strategic planning Pew Charitable Trusts $1,200,0002017for support of the Western Public Lands Protection Campaign Resources Legacy Fund $6,850,0002017for general operating support Pew Charitable Trusts $3,350,0002017for support of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign Western Conservation Foundation $10,500,0002017for general operating support Resources Legacy Fund $1,500,0002017for the Western Energy Project Bipartisan Policy Center $1,200,0002017for general operating support Water Foundation $1,850,0002017for general operating support Earthjustice $350,0002017for the defense of public land and energy law regulations Environmental Grantmakers Association $200,0002017for general operating support Hispanic Access Foundation $19,0002017for updating communications systems Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation$100,0002017for general operating support Niskanen Center $200,0002017for the Energy and Climate Program Partnership Project $1,300,0002017for the Climate Action Campaign Energy Foundation $10,450,0002017for general operating support Earth Day Network $50,0002017for support of the March for Science Urban Habitat Program $40,0002017for fundraising strategy European Climate Foundation $12,050,0002017for European climate mitigation New Venture Fund $1,100,0002017for the Moving Beyond Oil project Securing America's Future Energy Foundation$600,0002017for general operating support San Francisco Parks Alliance $37,6002017for strategic planning The Regulatory Assistance Project$3,000,0002017for general operating support Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development $1,500,0002017for general operating support Trips for Kids Marin $30,0002017for a national strategic plan TransformCA$400,0002017for the ClimatePlan Program National Wildflife Federation $765,0002017for the Hunters and Anglers Defending Public Lands Program Oil Change International $300,0002017for general operating support Trout Unlimited $2500002017for streamflow restoration and drought resilience in California Institute for Transportation and Development Policy $2,250,0002017for general operating support Greenbelt Alliance $400,0002017for general operating support Environmental Law and Policy Center $250,0002017for the Coal Program Clean Air Task Force $1,000,0002017for general operating support Biodiversity Funders Group $100,0002017for general operating support Community Initiatives $250,0002017for the Northern Sierra Partnership program United Nations Environment Programme $800,0002017for support of the electric mobility program and the clean fuels and vehicles partnership Natural Resources Defense Council $1,125,0002017for support of the Clean Energy Program Columbia University $200,0002017for the Center on Global Energy Policy's US-China Energy and Climate Program Bipartisan Policy Center $300,0002017for support of the Energy Project Dream Corps $300,0002017for Frontlines First Program Natural Resources Defense Council $650,0002017for the Shared Use Mobility and Transportation Electrification programs Climate Policy Initiative $1,000,0002016for climate finance and energy ransition programs Climate Policy Initative $4,500,0002016for the India Clean energy Finance Initiative Instituto de Energia e Mejo Ambiente $50,0002016for developing a fundraising strategy and data manageent plan Resources Legacy Fund $60,0002016for communications and video development The Regulatory Assistance Project$50,0002016for a financial accounting software upgrade Asian Pacific Environmental Network $30,0002016for an individual giving plan New Venture Fund $500,0002016for the Fossil Fuel Reduction project New Venture Fund $40,0002016for the Fossil Fuel Reduction Project's fundraising and transition planning R Street Institute $200,0002016for advancing a free-market clean energy agenda BlueGreen Alliance Foundation $500,0002016for clean economy and community transition program European Climate Foundation $500,0002016for the Renewable Energy Forum Institute for Climate and Society $1,000,0002016for general operating support Solar United Neighbors $80,0002016for the Florida Sun Program Smart Freight Centre $400,0002016for general operating support ClimateWorks Foundation $5,635,0002016for the India Catalytic Solar Finance Program and China coal research National Association for the Advancement of Colored People$172,0002016for technology modernization Union of Concerned Scientists $400,0002016for deploying science to advance social equity and low carbon transportation Energy Foundation $500,0002016for the Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities Conservation Law Foundation $70,0002016for communications planning and prganizational development Harvard University $250,0002016for Harvard University Center for the Environment's Solar Geoengineering Research Program Coalition for Green Capital $100,0002016for general operating support European Climate Foundation $450,0002016for the Finance Dialogue Environmental Law Institute $600,0002016for capacity building of the environmental law system in China Boston University $30,0002016for the Institute for Sustainable Energy's Role of the Grid on the Path to 2050 project Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund $900,0002016for the general operating support Resources Legacy Fund $600,0002016for the Preserving Outdoor Heritage program University of California at Berkeley $100,0002016for workforce and equity issues in the clean energy transition Greenpeace Fund, Inc. $1,000,0002016for th Global Coal and Air Pollution program Environment California Research and Policy Center $300,0002016for the Charge Ahead California Campaign Clean Air Task Force $200,0002016for the Center for Carbon Removal The Solar Foundation $100,0002016for an annual solar jobs survey International Council on Clean Transportation$70,0002016for accelerating electric vehicles in India Asian Pacific Environmental Network $50,0002016for general operating support Vote Solar $440,0002016for advancing solar in Flordia program Asian Pacific Environmental Network $50,0002016for general operating support New Venture Fund $1,000,0002016for support of the 2020 Climate Education Fund Energy Foundation $500,0002016for support of the Grid Lab project Rockefeller Family Fund $300,0002016for general operating support Center for Large Landscape Conservation $75,0002016for general operating support Resources Legacy Fund $100,0002016for general operating support Conservation Colorado Education Fund $18,0002016for management and leadership skills and succession planning Natural Resources Defense Council $500,0002016for the Climate Change and Clean Energy India Initiative Western Conservation Foundation $150,0002016for the Ocean Protection Program Aligned Intermediary $200,0002016for Investor Education in cLimate Infrastructure Earthworks $200,0002016for the Oil and Gas Accountability Project Greenlining Institute $300,0002016for the Environment and Equity Program Silicon Valley Community Foundation $140,0002016for support of the Transportation Justice Alliance project Backcountry Hunters and Anglers $150,0002016for general operating support Sonoran Institute $200,0002016for the Desert Rivers Initiative League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $600,0002016for the Chispa program Regeneration Project $25,0002016for support of the Oakland green jobs project National Parks an Conservation Association $100,0002016for the West national parks energy program Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership $30,0002016for communications planning Sierra Club Foundation $400,0002016for focusing momentum on electric vehicle solutions New Venture Fund $200,0002016for the Salmon State Project Colorado College $190,0002016for public opinion research ClimateWorks Foundation $250,0002016for accelerating philanthropic support for climate solutions Wilderness Society $40,0002016for leadership development Resources Legacy Fund $40,0002016for strategic planning Taxpayers for Common Sense $200,0002016for the energy and Natural Resources Program Catskill Mountainkeeper $100,0002016for support of the Building Ewuity and Alignment Initaitive's Clean Power Plan Forum CLASP$400,0002016for general operating support Public Land Solutions $100,0002016for general operating support Stanford University $50,0002016for the development of a climate policy implementation framework World Resources Institute $675,0002016for support of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Program Energy Innovation Reform Prroject $350,0002016for general operating support Common Market $50,0002016for a support of diversity, equity and inclusion peer-learning activities and technical assistance Eno Center for Transportation $125,0002016for support of the Digital Cities Project Shared Use Mobility Center $300,0002016for a project to support electric car-sharing programs in California Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment $250,0002016for support of the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund Earth Island Institute, Inc. $300,0002016for the Bay Area Wilderness Training Program Rockefeller Brothers Fund $650,0002016for a project to address environmental pollution, public health, and climate change in China Resources Legacy Fund $160,0002016for general operating support Outdoor Afro $250,0002016for general support Oil Change International $250,0002016for the Global Subsidies Reform Campaign BlueGreen Alliance Foundation $50,0002016for organizational structure changes to implement a strategic plan Sierra Club Foundation $1,260,0002016for the Beyond Coal campaign Stanford University $40,0002016for a workshop on regional integration of electricity markets Asset Owners Disclosure Project $250,0002016for the Global Climate Index Western Conservation Foundation $350,0002016for general operating support Partnership Project $1,300,0002016for the Climate Action Campaign Christian Coalition $400,0002016for the Young Conservatives for Energy Reofrm project European Climate Foundation $1,000,0002016for Global Strategic Climate Communications Rockefeller Family Fund $300,0002016for general operating support Public Advocates $140,0002016for the Metropolitan Equity Team Wilderness Society $3,000,0002016for securing lasting conservation protections and broadening voices for western public lands Center for American Progress $800,0002016for the Public Lands Program Grand Canyon Trust $1,350,0002016for the general operating support Western Rivers Conservancy $200,0002016for the Southern California Warm-Water Rivers Project Nature Conservancy $500,0002016for the Building a Conservation Ethic in the West Program Trust for Public Land $900,0002016for support of the West Conservation Finance Program League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $450,0002016for the Public Lands Protection Program Solar Richmond $25,0002016for general operating support Open Space Institute $400,0002016for the Outdoors America Campaign Walk San Francisco Foundation $60,0002016for general operating support Greenbelt Alliance $200,0002016for the Bay Area Open Spaces project Idaho Conservation League $150,0002016for general operating support Windward Fund $300,0002016for the Water Funder Initative National Wildlife Federation $565,0002016for the Hunters and Anglers Defending Public Lands Program American Rivers $1,500,0002016for the Hydropower Reform Coalition Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project $900,0002016for the energy Education Program GRID Alternatives $25,0002016for the Bay Area Program Rising Sun Energy Center $25,0002016for general support Resources Legacy Fund $1,500,0002016for the California Drought Action Initiative EcoFlight $450,0002016for general operating support San Francisco Parks Alliance $600,0002016for the Blue Greenway project Sustainable Northwest $200,0002016for the Klamath Basin program Urban Habitat Program $50,0002016fo the Equalizing Regional Planning project Carnegie Endowment for International Peace $200,0002016for the Carnegie Global Oil Initiative ClimateWorks Foundation $1,250,0002016for support of International Engagemnet and Global View Function Initiatives Energy Foundation $8,400,0002016for support of the energy Foundation China and U.S. Grid West American Lung Association $570,0002016for the Healthy Air Campaign Earthjustice $2,700,0002016for general operating support Center for Climate and Energy Solutions $150,0002016for support of climate workshops Rocky Mountain Institute $400,0002016for the Mobility Transformation Program Conservation Lands Foundation $25,0002016for the diversity initiative Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation$2,500,0002016for support of the Transportation Program Environmental Defense Fund $2,000,0002016for the Path to a Low-Carbon Future: Reducing U.S. Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Stanford University $150,0002016for the Center for Advanced Stuy in the Behavioral Sciences Partnership Project $500,0002016for support of the Methane Partners Campaign Trips for Kids Marin $20,0002016for strategic planning ClimateWorks Foundation $2,200,0002016for the Climate and Land Use Alliance program Consumer Reports $250,0002016for support of the energy and Environment Program Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition $30,0002016for the San Metro Bike Share Outreach Program Niskanen Center $200,0002016for the Energy and Climate Program New York University $400,0002016for support of the Institute for Policy Integrity Native American Rights Fund $120,0002016for the Bears Ears Onter-Tribal Coalition Environmental Law and Policy Center $200,0002016for the Coal Program Shared USeMobility Center $39,2202016for fundraising strategy development David Suzuki Foundation $50,0002016for the Suzuki Fellowships Program Rockefeller Family Fund $100,0002016for support of the Just Transition Fund European Climate Foundation $8,650,0002016for European climate mitigation strategy ClimateWorks Foundation $2,000,0002016for campaigns on transportation, shipping, and communications Coalition for Green Capital $250,0002016for general operating support Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis $200,0002016for general operating support Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation $3,000,0002016for general operating support Rockefeller Brothers Fund $1,500,0002016for a project to address environmental pollution, public health, and climate change in China Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development $1,500,0002016for general operating support Pew Charitable Trusts $1,400,0002016for support of the Western Public Lands Protection Campaign Resources Legacy Fund $1,300,0002016for general operating support Nature Conservancy $400,0002016for general operating support New Venture Fund $600,0002016for the Preserving Outdoor Heritage Program Greater Yellowstone Coalition $850,0002016for the Lands, Waters, and Wildlife Program Sonoran Institute $700,0002016for the Sun Corridor Legacy Program Western Conservation Foundation $4,750,0002016for general operating support New Venture Fund $1,700,0002016for the Western energy Project Pew Charitable Trusts $3,000,0002016for support of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign Public Advocates $40,0002016for board development and fundraising Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport $50,0002016for the implementation of transport commitments after Paris project TransformCA$200,0002016for the ClimatePlan Program Harmony Foundation $1,000,0002016for Green Supply Chain Management in the Pearl River Delta, South China PRAYAS, Energy Group $300,0002016for research on enhancing energy security in India through energy efficiency and renewable energy Tsinghua University $200,0002016for the Clean Energy Sichuan project New Venture Fund $23,0002016for strategic planning for the Western Energy Project's HECHO program Institut for Transportation and Development Policy $1,000,0002016for general operating support Wilderness Society $40,0002016for organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion work Energy Foundation $3,500,0002016for support of the Transportation Program The Regulatory Assistance Project$1,750,0002016for general operating support Clean Air Task Force $750,0002016for carbon capture and storage work Energy Foundation $26,450,0002016for general operating support New Venture Fund $1,000,0002016for the Moving Beyond Oil project Grand Total:$475,538,520

Madison Initiative

• $1,500,000 – for support of the Vision First Project.
• $1,550,000 – for the Moving Beyond Oil Project.
• $100,000 – for the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign.
• $510,000 – for the Salmon State Project.
• $400,000 – for Climate Interactive’s Enroads Project.
• $600,000 – for Climate and Clean Energy State Equity Fund.
• $100,000 – for the Alaska Heritage Campaign.
• $500,000 – for the 2020 Climate Education Fund.
• $500,000 – for the Fund for A Safer Future.
• $500,000 – for the Safety Net Defense Fund.
• $50,000 – for support of the organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion capacity of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
• $767,000 – for the OER Program at (SPARC).
• $40,000 – for the Funders Collaborative for Innovative Measurement.
• $300,000 – for the Collaborative for Student Success.

Contributions Approved for Future Payment (Total: $2,183,000)

• $383,000 – for the OER Program at the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
• $1,500,000 – for the Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy.
• $300,000 – for support of the Collaborative for Student Success.

Niskanen Center

Total: $500,000

• $400,000 – For General Operating Support.
• $100,000 – For Climate Policy and Litigation Program

Windward Fund

Total: $200,000

• For the Water Funder Initiative

Hopewell Fund

Total: $50,000

• For Support of the Resources For Abortion Delivery’s Business Sustainability Project.

Controversies

Fake News

As of March 2018, the Hewlett Foundation has announced it plans to spend $10 million over the next two years to combat what it considers “fake news.” Relatedly, in September 2023, the Hewlett Foundation announced it was joining a coalition of 22 donors to launch the Press Forward initiative, creating a half a billion-dollar fund within the next five years to support local journalism. ⁸²

Amber D. Miller, President

Amber D. Miller is the president of the Hewlett Foundation, serving in the role since September 2024. Receiving her B.A in astronomy and physics from the University of California Berkeley, she serves as dean of the University of Souther California’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and was previously the inaugural dean of science at Columbia University. She is also a fellow of the American Physical Society and a board member of the New York Academy of Sciences. ⁸³

Larry Kramer, Former President

Larry Kramer is a former constitutional law professor (University of Chicago, University of Michigan and New York University) and dean of Stanford Law School who clerked early in his career for left-wing U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. Kramer announced in July 2023 that he would step down at the end of 2023 as president after running the Hewlett Foundation over ten years to become the president and vice chancellor of the London School of Economics and Political Science. As of December 2023, a replacement for Kramer had not been named. “Hewlett Foundation Joins Press Forward; National Effort Will Award More than $500 Million to Revitalize Local News.” William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. September 7, 2023. Accessed December 14, 2023. https://hewlett.org/newsroom/hewlett-foundation-joins-press-forward-national-effort-will-award-more-than-500-million-to-revitalize-local-news/