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The Hewlett Foundation is a major philanthropic funder whose grantmaking touches on AI governance, democracy, and technology policy areas relevant to AI safety, though it is not primarily an AI safety organization.

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a major U.S. philanthropic organization funding work across education, environment, democracy, gender equity, and other areas. While not focused on AI safety specifically, it funds governance, democracy, and technology policy work that intersects with AI governance concerns. Its Economy and Society and U.S. Democracy programs are most relevant to AI policy discussions.

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  • Major philanthropic foundation funding education, environment, democracy, and governance initiatives
  • U.S. Democracy program supports nonpartisan governance institutions relevant to AI policy contexts
  • Economy and Society program examines capitalism and democratic society, touching on technology's economic impacts
  • Effective Philanthropy program strengthens nonprofit capacity, including organizations working on AI-adjacent issues
  • Not primarily an AI safety funder, but relevant as a major institutional actor in governance and policy spaces

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 Helping people, communities & the planet flourish 

 
 The Hewlett Foundation invests in creative thinkers and problem solvers with different perspectives, all working to build an inclusive society where everyone has a meaningful opportunity to thrive. 

 
 
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 Making Progress Possible 

 
 
 We provide reliable, responsive, and strategic support to our partners, and promote constructive dialogue across difference to help forge solutions. Learn more about how our partners are making progress to benefit communities.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 Using solar power to boost rural Michigan’s economy 
 
 
 

 
 
 Investing in a creative future for California students 
 
 
 

 
 
 Using evidence to improve lives in Uganda 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Our Priorities 

 
 
 We make grants across a number of program areas, many of which we have supported for decades, as well as limited-time initiatives focused on specific problems.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Education 
 
 Provide students with rigorous, relevant, and innovative educational opportunities in order to foster mobility and help them contribute to the future of their communities and our country. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Environment 
 
 Address climate change globally and conserve the U.S. West to ensure people, communities, and the planet flourish. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Performing Arts 
 
 Support meaningful artistic experiences for communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gender Equity and Governance 
 
 Promote gender equity and responsive governance in East and West Africa, Mexico, and the U.S. to foster inclusive societies where everyone can thrive. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 U.S. Democracy 
 
 Strengthen our shared national community through nonpartisan support for our governing institutions to build public trust in a durable democracy where all Americans have a meaningful opportunity to thrive. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Effective Philanthropy 
 
 Strengthen the capacity of Hewlett grantees, and nonprofits and philanthropy in general, to benefit people, communities, and the planet. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Economy and Society 
 
 Identify and help spread ideas from across the ideological spectrum that will inform what comes next for capitalism in the U.S. and in democratic societies around the world. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Racial Justice 
 
 Promote equal opportunity for all by addressing systemic inequalities across issue areas and in

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