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Background reference on a major philanthropic funder relevant to understanding institutional support structures for AI governance and safety policy work.

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a major philanthropic organization that funds work in education, environment, global development, and technology policy. It has become a significant funder of AI governance and responsible technology initiatives, influencing the policy landscape around emerging technologies including AI safety.

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•Major private foundation established by HP co-founder William Hewlett and his wife Flora, with billions in assets
•Funds AI governance, technology policy, and responsible innovation through its Cyber Initiative and other programs
•Supports organizations working on AI policy, digital rights, and technology accountability
•One of several large foundations shaping the philanthropic landscape around AI safety and governance funding
•Relevant to understanding the institutional funding ecosystem for AI safety and governance research

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# Hewlett Foundation

Hewlett Foundation

American grant-maker

| [![Hewlett Foundation Logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Logo_Hewlett_Foundation.svg/500px-Logo_Hewlett_Foundation.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_Hewlett_Foundation.svg) |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Founder | [William Redington Hewlett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Redington_Hewlett "William Redington Hewlett") and [Flora Lamson Hewlett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Lamson_Hewlett "Flora Lamson Hewlett") |
| Type | [Private foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_foundation "Private foundation") |
| Location | - [Menlo Park, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menlo_Park,_California "Menlo Park, California") |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | [Endowment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment "Financial endowment") |
| Key people | [Amber D. Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_D._Miller "Amber D. Miller") (president) |
| Revenue | $602 million[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation#cite_note-propublica-1) (2023) |
| Expenses | $700 million[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation#cite_note-propublica-1) (2023) |
| [Endowment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment "Financial endowment") | $13.3 billion (2023)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation#cite_note-propublica-1) |
| Website | [www.hewlett.org](https://www.hewlett.org/)[![Edit this at Wikidata](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1288412#P856 "Edit this at Wikidata") |

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

**The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation**, commonly known as the **Hewlett Foundation**, is an American [private foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_foundation "Private foundation") based in [Menlo Park, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menlo_Park,_California "Menlo Park, California"). It was established by [Hewlett-Packard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard "Hewlett-Packard") cofounder [William Redington Hewlett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Redington_Hewlett "William Redington Hewlett") and his wife [Flora Lamson Hewlett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Lamson_Hewlett "Flora Lamson Hewlett") in 1966.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation#cite_note-2) The Hewlett Foundation awards grants to a variety of [liberal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States "Modern liberalism in the United States") and [progressive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States "Progressivism in the United States") causes.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Foundation#cite_note-hill-4)

With assets of approximately US$14 billion, Hewlett is one of the [wealthies

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