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 American grant-maker 
 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Founded 1966 Founder William Redington Hewlett and Flora Lamson Hewlett Type Private foundation Location Menlo Park, California 
 Area served Worldwide Method Endowment Key people Amber D. Miller (president) Revenue $602 million [ 1 ] (2023) Expenses $700 million [ 1 ] (2023) Endowment $13.3 billion (2023) [ 1 ] Website www .hewlett .org 
 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , commonly known as the Hewlett Foundation , is an American private foundation based in Menlo Park, California . It was established by Hewlett-Packard cofounder William Redington Hewlett and his wife Flora Lamson Hewlett in 1966. [ 2 ] The Hewlett Foundation awards grants to a variety of liberal and progressive causes. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 

 With assets of approximately US$14 billion, Hewlett is one of the wealthiest grant makers in the United States. [ 5 ] The foundation has grantmaking programs in education, the environment, global development and population, the performing arts, and philanthropy.

 
 History

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 Bill and Flora Hewlett consolidated their philanthropic activity into the William R. Hewlett Foundation, which Bill, aged 53, founded in 1966 in their Palo Alto, California , home. [ 6 ] Founding board members were Bill, Flora, and the couple's oldest son, Walter Hewlett. The years 1966–1972 were referred to as "the living room years". [ 7 ] Flora Hewlett served as a board member and Bill Hewlett was an active part of the foundation until his death. Bill Hewlett sought to fund established organizations operating in his fields of interest. In its first ten years, the foundation awarded close to $15.3 million to organizations involved in education, population, performing arts, environment, health, and social services. [ 8 ] 

 In 1972, the foundation's board of directors was expanded with the addition of William A. Hewlett and James S. Hewlett. In 1974, the foundation hired its first executive director, John May, who was also the executive of the San Francisco Foundation . [ 7 ] Following Flora Hewlett's death in 1977, and in her memory, the foundation's name was changed to "The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation". [ 9 ] Shortly after, the foundation appointed former University of California Chancellor Roger W. Heyns as president, with Bill Hewlett becoming the board chair. [ 10 ] The board was expanded with the addition of Eleanor Hewlett Gilmon and Mary Hewlett Jaffe, daughters of Bill and Flora. Since 1981, the majority of the foundation's board has been composed of non-family members. [ 7 ] 

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