Hp Foundation

Open & Accessible
Private Foundation
PALO ALTO, CaliforniaLargeEIN: 942618409
Technology Access InitiativesEducation NonprofitsDisaster Response TeamsCommunity and Economic Development ProgramsYouth Development Organizations

Official HP corporate page for the HP Foundation (company-sponsored nonprofit) describing its mission to advance digital equity and employee giving/volunteering programs. Highlights programs such as HP LIFE, the Digital Equity Accelerator, Imagine Grants, and disaster relief, and states grantmaking priorities and that unsolicited requests are not accepted.

Source: Website · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

Mid‑to‑large U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored projects with national programs in digital equity, STEM/education, or initiatives that bridge technology and the humanities, especially those that can be nominated or have existing relationships with the foundation or its partners.

Good Fit

  • Work that advances digital equity, STEM/technology education, or builds bridges between sciences and the humanities.
  • Organizational capacity to manage large grants or to act through an intermediary/fiscal sponsor.
  • Existing relationship, nomination, or partnership with HP, employee giving programs, or known intermediaries.
  • National or multi‑state reach rather than strictly local operations.

Geography

Broad

Observed grants in the latest year reached 11 states with 99% of giving going outside the foundation's home state, indicating a national footprint.

Recipient Variety

Broad

The latest year shows 21 distinct recipients funded, with roughly half returning grantees and about ten new recipients, demonstrating a broadly distributed recipient set despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.

New Applicants

Moderate

The foundation's public materials state that grants are by preselection and unsolicited requests are not accepted, yet filings show a steady flow of new grantees (about ten in the latest year), suggesting new entrants can appear but likely through nomination, intermediaries, or relationship channels rather than open unsolicited applications.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026