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Private foundation (trust)EIN 941655673Est. 1968-03

THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$14.2B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$625.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

2,001

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$312K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$11.2M

Typical

Deadlines

See page 23 and www.hewlett.org

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$4.6M

See page 20 - 21 (summary of all direct charitable activities)

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$784.7M

Total Expenses

$754.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$690.0M

Distributable Amount

$680.2M

Min. Investment Return

$694.0M

Undistributed Income

$376.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

2,001 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $150K to maximum $11.2M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION
$33.6M
6 grants
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION
$24.3M
6 grants
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$14.6M
4 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$14.6M
10 grants
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$11.8M
11 grants
MSI-US
$10.0M
3 grants
THE ENERGY FOUNDATION
$8.5M
3 grants
WINDWARD FUND
$8.3M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
438
grants
$1–5M
51
grants
$5M+
11
grants

Geographic Focus

31 states

District of Columbia
$124.2M
35% of total
California
$118.3M
34% of total
New York
$37.4M
11% of total
Massachusetts
$11.9M
3% of total
Maryland
$10.5M
3% of total
Colorado
$9.2M
3% of total
Virginia
$9.0M
3% of total
North Carolina
$4.2M
1% of total
Washington
$4.0M
1% of total
Minnesota
$3.7M
1% of total

+21 more states

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