THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$625.0M+6% YoY
Grants
2,001
Median Grant
$150K
Organizations Funded
1,155
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Invests in creative thinkers and problem solvers working to ensure everyone has meaningful opportunity to thrive. Broad purpose: promote well-being of humanity and generate maximum social benefit from financial and human resources.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$631M granted in 2024 (75% flexible funding), $13.9B assets, 3,000 active grants worldwide, Cybersecurity Policy Research ($45M to MIT/Stanford/Berkeley, $65M total over 5 years), Press Forward local news initiative ($10M), Vision First project
How to Apply
Most grants awarded to organizations identified by foundation. Some programs accept LOIs (including Climate and Energy anytime). Generally do not accept unsolicited LOIs except for specific programs. Sign up for email updates.
Does Not Fund
No funding to individuals, scholarships, unincorporated associations/groups, political candidates, political action committees. Generally do not make program-related investments. Must be consistent with nonpartisan charitable status.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$625.0M
Grants
2,001
Median
$150K
States
44
$590.1M
Grants
1,904
Median
$150K
States
45
$560.7M
Grants
1,840
Median
$150K
States
43
Grant Size Distribution
$200K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$75K
25th Pctile
$350K
75th Pctile
$11.2M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $75K and $350K.
Largest Recent Grants
$11.2M
2024
STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION
FOR THE CLIMATE FINANCE FUND
$11.0M
2024
STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION
FOR THE CLIMATE FINANCE FUND
$10.0M
2024
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
DC · FOR THE GLOBAL FUND FOR A NEW ECONOMY
$10.0M
2024
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION
CA · FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$9.0M
2024
STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.