Additional Benefits

The foundation offers a generous lifetime benefit for qualified fertility, adoption and surrogacy related services. Account funds can only be used while you are an eligible employee of The Hewlett Foundation. If you leave the organization, you will no longer have access to these benefits. Refer to the separate plan documents for details.

Pets are members of the family too. When your pet gets sick, bills can add up faster than expected. Pet insurance prevents you from needing to weigh your pet’s health against your bank account. Most plans cover costs associated with accidents and illnesses—even medications.

For employees interested in purchasing additional life insurance, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is introducing Concierge Life, a comprehensive resource for education and advice in life insurance planning.

Concierge Life provides access to life insurance providers and consultants to help you determine the appropriate level of life insurance coverage to protect yourself and your family. Once you have determined the amount of life insurance you would like to purchase, Concierge Life will assist you with obtaining the best coverage at the lowest premium. Life insurance coverage purchased through Concierge Life is an individual policy and will continue beyond your employment with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (assuming you continue to pay the premiums). This resource is available to employees and their family members.

The Hewlett Foundation partners with Bright Horizons to offer the Care Advantage Program. The program provides subsidized “back-up” care, as well as access to discounted self-pay resources and tools for everyday care needs that benefit your entire family. All benefit eligible employees may participate in this program.

Healthcare can be complicated. CareCounsel, the foundation’s health advocate benefit provider, connects you with a Member Care Specialist who can help you understand and effectively navigate your health benefits. CareCounsel provides support for healthcare and insurance-related issues, including:

• Answer benefit and Open Enrollment questions
• Find in-network doctors and hospitals
• Seek second opinions
• Obtain pre-authorizations and cost estimates for procedures
• Assist with filing insurance claims and appeals
• Obtain access to the Stanford Health Library
• Get assistance with Medicare questions and the Medicare enrollment process

This benefit is available at no cost to all employees and their eligible dependents enrolled in one of the foundations health (medical, dental or vision) plans.

TicketsatWork is a corporate benefits program that provides employees with access to discounted packages not always available to the general public. You can find events with discounts from 20% – 60% for travel and entertainment – preferred seating and tickets to top attractions, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, hotels and more.

The Hewlett Foundation provides a generous matching gift benefit for active benefit eligible employees, offering a 4:1 ratio, with a maximum contribution of $10,000 per employee to support the personal philanthropic and community engagement initiatives. Additionally, employees can have their volunteering hours matched at rate of $25 per hour with an annual maximum of $1,000. The program matches gifts for qualifying monetary donations to eligible nonprofit organizations. You become eligible for this program at date of hire.

Business Travel Accident Insurance provides a variety of benefits to assist you while traveling on business for the foundation. Coverage includes emergency medical and evacuation assistance, rehabilitation services, and accidental death benefits of 2x your base salary to a maximum of $750,000. Coverage is provided by Chubb/ACE.

Medical Benefits Abroad is a program designed to cover you while representing the foundation on a business trip or business sojourn when outside your home country. Cigna provides members with convenient, cashless access to a carefully selected international physician network, translation databases for brand name medications, medical terms, and phrases, as well as health and security reports for international destinations. Coverage is provided by Cigna.

Our travel assistance benefits are fully covered by the foundation for eligible employees who travel for business. This program, in partnership with International SOS, provides medical and security advice and assistance before, during, and after traveling abroad. It offers pre-trip assistance and information on things like passport/visa requirements, location-specific security and health status, foreign currency and weather.

International SOS should always be the first point of contact for assistance during your travels. They’ll coordinate with the Cigna Medical Benefits for injuries and illnesses that may occur while traveling on an international business trip. International SOS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Educational Assistance Program
We help reimburse employees up to $5,250* per year (per IRS guidelines) for education and training that improves your professional skills and capabilities.

Student Loan Reimbursement
The foundation will help reimburse employees up to $5,250* per year (per IRS guidelines) to pay for student loans taken out exclusively for “qualified higher education expenses.” This includes loans that were incurred for the employee’s costs of attendance (i) in pursuit of a degree, certificate, or other program that would lead to a “recognized educational credential”, and (ii) while carrying a course load at least one-half (1/2) of the normal course load for that particular course of study. Attendance at an “eligible education institution” is required. In general, this will include all colleges, universities, vocational schools, and other post-secondary institutions that are eligible to participate in the federal student aid program.

Alliant Medicare Solutions is a free resource available to you, family members and friends. Experienced representatives can answer all your questions, such as:

• What are the Medicare insurance plans?
• Am I eligible?
• When should I enroll?
• What does Medicare cost?
• Which plans might work best for me?
• How does Medicare work with my employer coverage?
• What does Medicare NOT cover?