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The Hewlett Foundation is a major philanthropic funder relevant to AI governance and safety policy, having supported organizations working on technology policy and global challenges. Understanding its structure and funding relationships is useful for mapping the AI safety funding landscape.
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This Wikidata entry provides structured metadata about the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, an American private foundation founded in 1966 with over $12.7 billion in assets. It documents the foundation's organizational details, funders, and memberships. The Hewlett Foundation funds organizations relevant to climate and policy, and has some relevance to AI governance funding ecosystems.
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- •The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a major American private foundation founded in 1966 by William and Flora Hewlett.
- •The foundation holds over $12.7 billion in total assets as of 2022.
- •It funds organizations such as the European Climate Foundation and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.
- •Located in Menlo Park, California; it is a member of Independent Sector and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.
- •Relevant to AI safety as a major philanthropic actor in the technology policy and governance space.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Founder (text) | William Redington Hewlett | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Revenue | $289.4 million | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Country | United States | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Founded Date | 1966 | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Website | https://www.hewlett.org/ | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Headquarters | Menlo Park | — |
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Legal Structure | foundation | — |
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American private foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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Hewlett Foundation
American private foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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nonprofit organization
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retrieved
16 January 2025
reference URL
https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/hewlett-foundation
inception
1966
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reference URL
http://www.hewlett.org/about-us/hewlett-family-history
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official name
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (English)
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reference URL
http://www.hewlett.org/about-us
funder
European Climate Foundation
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C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
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founded by
William Redington Hewlett
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reference URL
http://www.hewlett.org/about-us/hewlett-family-history
Flora Lamson Hewlett
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reference URL
http://www.hewlett.org/about-us/hewlett-family-history
country
United States
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GRID ID
grid.453151.7
located in the administrative territorial entity
Menlo Park
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English Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hewlett_Foundation&oldid=858782778
member of
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
point in time
June 2022
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reference URL
https://www.epip.org/institutional_members
retrieved
7 June 2022
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