Foundation to give away record $254.32 Million in 2003 MENLO PARK, Calif. – At a time when the non-profit sector has been struggling to meet its funding needs, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced that it is authorizing $73.59 million in new grants to a total of 179 different organizations in the fourth …

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Hewlett Foundation grantee Union of Concerned Scientists unveiled its design for a full-sized SUV (called the Guardian) that gets up to 36 miles per gallon and that is far safer than today’s standard SUV. “The Union of Concerned Scientists has in effect issued a challenge to automakers to produce a safer, …

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Five hundred courses from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are now available for free online, thanks to a joint project by the Hewlett Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and MIT. The MIT OpenCourseWare project provides free, searchable access to MIT’s course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world. This extraordinary …

MENLO PARK, Calif. – With renewed support  from the Hewlett Foundation, Silicon Valley’s first world-class chamber music festival, Music@Menlo, finished its second season to standing ovations and sold-out crowds. Music@Menlo is an annual chamber music festival that presents a comprehensive music program including a concert series at two venues (Menlo School in Atherton and St. …

New publication promotes innovative, effective solutions to social problems. MENLO PARK, Calif.– Hewlett Foundation grantee The Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business has just launched a new publication, the Stanford Social Innovation Review (www.ssireview.com). The Review presents the best ideas about nonprofit management, philanthropy, and corporate citizenship. The Review’s …

MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced a $2 million grant to support the National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the historic journey by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. In cooperation with state, federal, and tribal governments, the National Council …

MENLO PARK, Calif. -Nine public colleges and universities in nine western states will receive William and Flora Hewlett Foundation grants to fund programs to improve the quality of undergraduate education in engineering and to increase the number of engineering students. These Engineering Schools of the West Initiative grants, ranging from $750,000 to $1.1 million, will …