Background
The Hewlett Foundation was established in 1966 by William R. Hewlett, one of the founders (along with David Packard) of the Hewlett-Packard Company, and by his wife Flora Lamson Hewlett.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $5,144,254,523.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Paul Brest | President |
| Robert F. Erburu | Board Member |
| James C. Gaither | Board Member |
| Eleanor H. Gimon | Board Member |
| H. Irving Grousbeck | Board Member |
| Richard A. Hackborn | Board Member |
| Walter B. Hewlett | Chairman |
| Mary H. Jaffe | Board Member |
| Herant Katchadourian MD | Board Member |
| Richard C. Levin | Board Member |
| William Ford Nichols Jr. | Treasurer |
| Condoleezza Rice | Board Member |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $16,247,140.00 | 1990 – 2005 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $3,945,000.00 | 1990 – 2005 |
| Environmental Defense | $2,735,000.00 | 1994 – 2005 |
| Oxfam America | $2,000,000.00 | 2005 – 2005 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $1,800,000.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $1,500,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| David Suzuki Foundation | $1,315,000.00 | 1999 – 2005 |
| Environmental Working Group | $1,290,000.00 | 1989 – 2005 |
| Land Institute | $1,280,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $1,225,000.00 | 2002 – 2005 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $980,070.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| American Farmland Trust | $875,000.00 | 1993 – 2005 |
| John Snow Institute (JSI) | $780,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| National Audubon Society | $775,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| Northwest Environment Watch | $720,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Wilderness Society | $709,000.00 | 1999 – 2005 |
| Sustainable Northwest | $635,000.00 | 1995 – 2005 |
| Sierra Club | $550,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| National Environmental Trust | $500,000.00 | 2005 – 2005 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $500,000.00 | 1997 – 2005 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $465,000.00 | 2001 – 2005 |
| Public Health Institute | $400,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Center for Resource Economics | $400,000.00 | 2001 – 2005 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | $400,000.00 | 2001 – 2003 |
| Forest Ethics | $350,000.00 | 2004 – 2004 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $285,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| World Resources Institute | $250,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $227,000.00 | 1999 – 2005 |
| National Safety Council | $220,000.00 | 1998 – 1999 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | $200,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Resource Renewal Institute | $175,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers | $150,000.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| Environmental Media Services | $150,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $125,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Earth Island Institute | $100,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| New America Foundation | $75,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| ACORN | $71,680.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $60,000.00 | 2004 – 2004 |
| Redefining Progress | $50,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $30,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
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