As a family foundation building upon the legacy of our founders, we are committed to effectiveness and a capacity to think big. We invest in leaders and organizations to promote the lives of children, the creative pursuit of science, reproductive health, and the earth's natural systems.
Grants | Label | Dollars |
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2015 | ||
2014 | ||
2013 | ||
2012 | ||
2011 |
Numbers are rounded here and throughout the report.
Grants | Label | Dollars |
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Children, Families, & Communities | ||
Conservation & Science | ||
Local Grantmaking Program | ||
Population & Reproductive Health |
Includes $91 million in funding for some special Foundation institution and fellowship commitments. These include Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering ($16 million), the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ($40 million), and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health ($35 million).
General support provides unrestricted funding to a grantee to use in support of a grantee’s overall charitable mission; general support grants are only permitted for 501c3 public charities or their equivalents. Project support provides funding to a grantee that is restricted to a particular charitable project of the grantee. Beginning in 2015, the Foundation no longer awards grants for "general and project support" purposes.