The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (CA)



The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has been operating for more than 45 years now, working with partners worldwide to improve lives of families, children, and communities, as well as restoring and protecting the planet.


They follow the core values of integrity, respect, leadership, commitment, and critical thinking.


The values of the foundation reflect the personal vale of Lucile and David Packard. Today, their children and grandchildren are now guiding the foundation.

Web Address

www.packard.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @PackardFdn

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Packard Foundation


Daniel Harlow awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship
Foundation: Packard Foundation

The Packard Foundation Fellowships are one of the most prestigious and well-funded non-governmental awards for early-career scientists. Each...more

The Brief: Hourly employee ownership, seeding vertical farms, eco-packaging, e-motorcycles in ...
Foundation: Packard Foundation

The Call: Systemic impact investing. Tomorrow's subscriber-only Call brings together the too-often separate conversations around systemic...more

San Jose Museum of Art
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hearst Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation

... by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and The William Randolph Hearst Foundation. SJMA...more

Incentives for driving impact in deal and fund structures
Foundation: Packard Foundation

Many impact investing funds and deals simply replicate the financially focused incentives of traditional debt and equity. The new IFC principles for...more

Climate fund targets $2.5 billion in clean energy investment for SE Asia
Foundation: Packard Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sea Change Foundation

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new climate fund backed by philanthropic donors is aiming to trigger $2.5 billion of clean...more

Philanthropy's Global War on People
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, United Nations Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies

There's a global war on the people of Africa, India, and Asia, and it's funded by American taxpayers—and philanthropists. The project is called...more

Hispanics in Philanthropy Awarded $5 Million Grant From the Packard Foundation
Foundation: Packard Foundation

Congratulations to Hispanics in Philanthropy for being awarded a $5 million dollar grant from The David & Lucile Packard Foundation for...more

Short n Sweet: 23 January 2020 - From why to how on impact measurement
Foundation: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Packard Foundation

The “next generation” has a significant influence in family philanthropic ... of wealth holders is engaged in their family's philanthropy in some...more

Funders Launch Donor Collaborative to Scale Impact Investing
Foundation: Surdna Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation

Based on an analysis by industry leaders convened by the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, TPF has identified two areas for field building that...more

Illustrative Grants from Packard Foundation



Abundantia Consulting-$73,600

Acterra Action for a Sustainable Earth-$50,000

Action Against Crime and Violence Education Fund Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-$400,000

Action Against Crime and Violence Education Fund Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-$50,000

Action Against Crime and Violence Education Fund Fight Crime: Invest in Kids-$35,000

Action Canada for Population and Development-$325,000

Action Health Incorporated-$577,718

Advancement Project-$250,000

African Population and Health Research Centre-$200,000

African Population and Health Research Centre-$155,000



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