Private foundation · Menlo Park, CA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 11 totaling $2.3 million · 1 in Madison County
- Typical grant
- $25,000 to $300,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $200,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County, Madison County, Williamson County · plus 1990 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 25% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 8.
- Total giving that year
- $625 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $625M | $2.3M | 11 |
| 2023 | $590.1M | $1.7M | 11 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Amber miller president · menlo park · 6502344500
- What to send
- See page 23 and www.hewlett.org
- Deadlines
- See page 23 and www.hewlett.org
- Limits
- See page 23 and www.hewlett.org
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Mariano-Florentino CuellarChairman
- Melody BarnesDirector
- Alecia DecoudreauxDirector
- Persis DrellDirector
- Eric GimonDirector
- Billy HewlettDirector
- David HewlettDirector
- Mary Ellen IskenderianDirector
- Sarah JaffeDirector
- Susan MeaneyDirector
- Larry KramerPresident (thru 01/24)
- Amber MillerPresident (as of 09/24)
- Elizabeth PetersVp & coo (as of 09/24)
- Suresh BhatCfo & treasurer (thru 10/24)
- Dwight KodaCfo & treasurer (as of 10/24)
- Kristy TsadickGc & co sec (as of 09/24)
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Matching gift of staff and board members
- For supporting leaders and teachers in accelerating student learning
- For legal technical assistance
- For leaderstrust pilot planning and organizational effectiveness project
- For sustaining open cultures in hbcus
- For support of the preclusion project
Tennessee organizations it funded
Madison County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popvox Foundation | Jackson, Madison County | For general operating support | $800K |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | For sustaining open cultures in hbcus | $443K |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, Davidson County | For supporting leaders and teachers in accelerating student learning | $300K |
| Sisterreach | Memphis, Shelby County | For general operating support | $200K |
| Sisterreach | Memphis, Shelby County | For general operating support | $200K |
| The Torchlight Collective LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | For support of the preclusion project | $200K |
| Sisterreach | Memphis, Shelby County | For leaderstrust pilot planning and organizational effectiveness project | $65K |
| Bhuvana Foundation Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Matching gift of staff and board members | $50K |
| Sisterreach | Memphis, Shelby County | For legal technical assistance | $25K |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | Matching gift of staff and board members | $1,380 |
| Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation Inc. | Franklin, Williamson County | Matching gift of staff and board members | $800 |
Grants approved for future years
In its tax-year 2024 IRS Form 990-PF the foundation listed grants it had approved but not yet paid: 1 to Tennessee groups totaling $400,000. These are multi-year commitments, so they show what it has promised to keep funding. Some may have been paid since.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount | Tax year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisterreach | Memphis, Shelby County | For general operating support | $400K | 2024 |
Data: GivingTuesday Data Commons, ODbL
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