2007 Annual Report

This study examines the allocation of funding and instructional time in 10 schools across five states to understand the impact on elementary arts education.

A study to investigate the training and preparation of teachers to provide standards-aligned arts instruction, their familiarity with and use of the state’s standards, their ongoing professional development, the resources available, and the barriers to the delivery of standards-aligned arts instruction.

The 990-PF is the tax return that private foundations are required to file each year with the Internal Revenue Service. This document provides financial information about the foundation’s assets, its investments, expenses, the names and salaries of trustees and officers, and includes a complete list of grants awarded in a given year.

This report discusses the process of using Expected Return, which helps channel investment dollars in the most promising direction by improving the way in which programs choose strategies and program officers make grants.

Commissioned by the Dana Foundation, a new series of studies provides findings about the positive connections between learning, arts, and the brain.    

2007 Audited Financial Statements

In a piece for The Edge magazine, Dr. Seims notes how we rely upon well-conducted social science research to help formulate robust theories of social change.

A detailed look at the Hewlett Foundation’s Population Program and its grantmaking areas.

A detailed look at the Hewlett Foundation’s Population Program and its grantmaking areas. (French)