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Tangentially relevant to AI safety as the Hewlett Foundation funds some AI governance and policy work; this OECD profile covers its broader development co-operation portfolio rather than AI-specific grantmaking.
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Summary
This OECD profile documents the development co-operation activities of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major philanthropic organization. It provides data on the foundation's aid flows, strategic priorities, and funding patterns as part of the OECD's broader tracking of private philanthropic contributions to international development.
Key Points
- •Profiles the Hewlett Foundation's official development assistance and philanthropic giving as tracked by the OECD
- •Documents funding priorities and geographic focus areas of one of the largest US private foundations
- •Part of OECD's effort to map and standardize data on private philanthropic actors in global development
- •Hewlett Foundation is a significant funder of AI governance, policy research, and technology ethics initiatives
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| Page | Type | Quality |
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| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Organization | 55.0 |
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# Development Co-operation Profiles: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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## Table of contents
- [Private development finance](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/development-co-operation-profiles_04b376d7-en/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation_6ed3e1ea-en.html#section-d1e41)
- [Bilateral and multilateral allocations](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/development-co-operation-profiles_04b376d7-en/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation_6ed3e1ea-en.html#section-d1e63)
- [Geographic and thematic focus](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/development-co-operation-profiles_04b376d7-en/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation_6ed3e1ea-en.html#section-d1e155)
- [Other profiles](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/development-co-operation-profiles_04b376d7-en/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation_6ed3e1ea-en.html#section-d1e252)
- [Additional resources](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/development-co-operation-profiles_04b376d7-en/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation_6ed3e1ea-en.html#section-d1e270)
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a US-based private foundation established in 1966. The ethos and values inform the approach of its founders, the William R. Hewlett and Flora Lamson Hewlett and their family.
The foundation’s programmes focus on domestic and international issues. Programmes with an international scope include, among others, education, environment, gender equity, governance and racial justice initiatives. The foundation provides grants to a broad range of institutions, from research institutes and multilateral actors to grassroots organisations working on development.
This profile concerns only activities targeting ODA-eligible countries. See the [Development Co-operation Pr
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