MENLO PARK, Calif. — In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation today announced a new five-year, $8 million commissioning initiative that will be one of the largest of its kind in the United States. The Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions will support the creation of 50 exceptional works of performing arts …
Menlo Park, Calif. ― Jonathan Pershing, former Special Envoy for Climate Change at the U.S. Department of State and lead U.S. negotiator to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, will join the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as director of its Environment Program on January 17, 2017. In his role as Special Envoy, Pershing directed international climate policy …
Yakima, Wash. – November 29, 2016 – Today, Yakima County announced it is the recipient of a $75,000 grant from the Open Rivers Fund, a program of Resources Legacy Fund (RLF), supported by a 50th anniversary grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The funds will assist with the removal of the Nelson Dam, …
Central Point, Ore. – November 29, 2016 – Today, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Resources Legacy Fund announced the creation of the Open Rivers Fund to support local efforts to remove obsolete dams and restore watersheds across the western United States. The Open Rivers Fund, which is a program of Resources Legacy Fund supported …
Menlo Park, Calif.―The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Resources Legacy Fund announce the new ‘Open Rivers Fund’ to support broad-based community conservation efforts and the removals of aged dams. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation marked the organization’s 50th anniversary by granting $50 million to Resources Legacy Fund, to establish a new program, the …
Open Rivers Fund General Statements of Support Barton “Buzz” Thompson, Jr., Chair, Resources Legacy Fund Board of Directors, and Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law at Stanford Law School: “Under the right circumstances, returning free flows to dam-impaired rivers can improve water quality; solve safety, sedimentation, and obsolescence problems; and enhance habitat for …
Matilija Creek, Calif., November 29, 2016 – Today, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Resources Legacy Fund announced the creation of the Open Rivers Fund to support local efforts to remove obsolete dams and restore watersheds across the western United States. The Open Rivers Fund, a program of Resources Legacy Fund supported by a …
Kigali, Rwanda—Philanthropic fund of $53 million will help fast-start developing countries expand energy efficiency while phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used as coolants, doubling the climate benefit. A group of philanthropic donors applauds an historic amendment to the Montreal Protocol, under which the nations of the world agreed to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, a climate-harming greenhouse gas. …
In response to incidents of violence between police and communities of color across the country, seven California foundations are committing more than $1.3 million to an initiative that aims to improve public safety by building trust between law enforcement and communities of color. Participants in the funding effort include The California Endowment, The California Wellness…
New York, NY — A group of philanthropic donors today announced a new fund to help expand energy efficiency efforts in developing countries. The new fund will help support government-funded work expected as the result of a Montreal Protocol amendment to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potentially doubling climate benefits compared to only reducing HFCs. Studies …