David and Lucile Packard Foundation

06/17/2026

Listening to and learning from the organizations we fund is central to how we work.

For more than two decades, we've invited our grantees to share candid feedback about their experiences working with us through the Grantee Perception Survey, administered by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP).

In 2023, that feedback helped shape five public commitments to strengthen how we partner with grantees. Our latest survey results show meaningful progress on each commitment—and reinforce why sustaining this work matters.

🔗 Learn more our commitments:

Our 2025 Grantee Perception Report shares key findings from our grantees and outlines our commitments for the year ahead.

06/16/2026

The ocean is not a backdrop. It is a living system that shapes our climate, food systems, economies, and future.

In her latest perspective, our VP of Environment and Science, J.R. Littlejohn, makes the case for treating ocean science, stewardship, and long-term investment as essential infrastructure.

At the Packard Foundation, we support partners working to protect and restore ocean habitats, build more sustainable seafood systems, and advance ocean-based climate solutions — so the ocean and the communities connected to it can thrive.

Read the full piece: https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/ocean-science-national-asset/

06/12/2026

Congratulations to Packard Fellow Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and fellow laureates Eva Y. Andrei and Allan H. MacDonald on being awarded The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience.

Their foundational work that established the emerging field of Twistronics has expanded the frontiers of nanoscience by revealing how twisting atomic-thin layers at a magic angle unlocks new properties in materials.

Learn more about their work: https://www.kavliprize.org/prizes/nanoscience/2026

06/08/2026

David Packard saw the ocean as a place of discovery, wonder, and possibility. More than six decades later, that spirit continues to guide our work.

From regulating our climate and supporting biodiversity, to feeding communities and connecting cultures and livelihoods around the world — a thriving ocean sustains us all.

Ocean health depends on science and research, effective policies and good governance, and leaders and organizations with the resources, relationships, skills, and staying power to shape solutions that last.

On , we celebrate the ocean as a living system that sustains people, nature, and our shared future — and our grantees working to safeguard it for generations to come.

06/03/2026

Across the United States and around the world, 2025 brought disruption and challenges, including rising threats to our democracy, pressure on civic institutions, accelerating climate impacts, and deep uncertainty about global cooperation.

From local solutions to global partnerships, our grantees and partners showed us that even when the path is unclear, people continue to innovate, collaborate, and find solutions to our most complex challenges.

🔗 Read more about how our partners are pressing forward in our 2025 Impact Report: https://www.packard.org/2025-impact-report/

06/02/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Steve Bullock to our Board of Trustees!

Steve is a lawyer, former Montana Attorney General, and two-term Governor of Montana. Throughout his career, he has been committed to protecting public interest, defending democratic institutions, and bridging political divides to advance practical solutions.

"Steve brings a powerful combination of executive leadership, legal expertise, and a deep, grounded commitment to public service. His experience working across party lines to protect public lands, strengthen democratic institutions, and invest in the well-being of families speaks directly to the Packard Foundation’s mission. We are delighted to welcome him." — Nancy Lindborg, President and CEO

🔗 Learn more about Steve: https://www.packard.org/insights/news/the-packard-foundation-welcomes-steve-bullock-to-its-board-of-trustees/

05/19/2026

As the United States approaches it's 250th Anniversary, Ruth Levine reflects on why this moment calls for us to shift our perspective from nostalgia to imagination — and how philanthropy can help create the conditions for collaboration, experimentation, and long-term thinking.

🔗 Read her full blog: https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/america-at-250-a-time-to-imagine-not-just-reflect/

05/18/2026

Can robotic jellyfish help us understand the ocean? 🪼🤖

Nicole Xu and her team at University of Colorado Boulder are working on it! Inspired by the way jellyfish, sharks, and rays move navigate the ocean, they are developing bio-inspired robots to help scientists monitor ocean health and track the effects of climate change in places traditional underwater vehicles can’t easily reach.

🔗 Learn more about how these robotic jellyfish could help us better understand the ocean: https://www.packard.org/insights/fellow-story/these-robotic-jellyfish-could-help-us-better-understand-the-ocean/

05/13/2026

In 2025, our grantmaking reached leaders and organizations across the United States and around the world working on some of our most complex and urgent challenges.

🔗 Read our full 2025 Impact Report: https://www.packard.org/2025-impact-report/

05/10/2026

Every mom deserves to feel supported, seen, and cared for throughout their pregnancy and beyond. Access to a full range of services and resources is key to making a healthy pregnancy and birth possible for every mom — and a healthy start possible for every child.

From finding a healthcare provider and arranging prenatal care to making a birth plan and lining up childcare: the list for moms to navigate is long, and the systems meant to help are often disconnected and difficult to navigate.

We believe these systems can be stronger, better connected, and better designed to meet the needs of all families. In fact, our grantees and partners are proving it, demonstrating what becomes possible when systems — such as childcare, healthcare and financial supports — are designed around the needs of families.

This Mother's Day, we're celebrating four of our grantee partners doing this work — and the moms at the center of it.