William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Green Watch
Michigan Renewable Energy Ads Tied to Arabella Advisors Network
Residents of Michigan have found themselves bombarded by ads from a mysterious group calling itself “Powered by Michigan.” Powered by Michigan certainly sounds like the name of a grassroots Michigan…
by Parker Thayer on November 14, 2023

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
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by Jonathan Harsh on October 27, 2023

Foundation Watch
Larry Kramer and Anti-Capitalism at Hewlett
Larry Kramer, president of the $13 billion William and Flora Hewlett Foundation since 2012, has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the year…
by Robert Stilson on August 29, 2023

Philanthropy
Capitalism and Philanthropy on Black Friday
Some worry that Black Friday has devolved into an unfortunate embodiment of consumeristic excess. While that is a legitimate concern—particularly the day after we give thanks for our myriad blessings—it…
by Robert Stilson on November 25, 2022

Green Watch
The Global Warming Guys—and “Dark Money”—Behind “Science Moms”
Science Moms is one of the Left’s many pressure groups known for dumping lots of science-y words into ads meant to grift suburban women into voting for Democrats because "Climate…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 18, 2022

Foundation Watch
97% of Political Contributions by Employees of Top Foundations Went to Democrats in 2019-20
Progressive philanthropists now regularly admit to politicized charitable contributions. But to our knowledge, no one recently has examined how professional philanthropic elites—those who work at the nation’s largest foundations—spend their…
by Kristen Eastlick on August 9, 2022

Labor Watch
Amalgamated Bank: How Did We Get Here?
Few entities embody the symbiotic relationship between American organized labor and the Left better than Amalgamated Bank. With a client list that includes some of the biggest political players in…
by Robert Stilson, Hayden Ludwig on May 25, 2022

Labor Watch
Amalgamated Bank: Philanthropic Politics
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation has ballooned its revenues by 8,890 percent since its creation, from revenues of $253,000 in 2017 to nearly $23 million in 2019. The 501(c)(3) is focused on…
by Robert Stilson, Hayden Ludwig on May 25, 2022

Labor Watch
Amalgamated Bank: “Hate Is Not Charitable”
In mid-2019, the Amalgamated Charitable launched an aggressive campaign to curb donations to conservative, libertarian, and right-leaning nonprofits by labeling them “hate groups.” The Hate Is Not Charitable campaign was…
by Robert Stilson, Hayden Ludwig on May 25, 2022

Labor Watch
Amalgamated Bank: Shareholder Activism
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)activism can also extend beyond an organization’s own practices and investment decisions. Shareholders in publicly traded companies can attempt to leverage their position to pressure…
by Robert Stilson, Hayden Ludwig on May 25, 2022