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Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
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| The Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation enhances the quality of life in Contra Costa County, California, through charitable giving to support education, the arts, and children & families. Grants are limited to qualified nonprofit organizations located in or directly serving residents of Contra Costa County, California. |
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Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc.
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| The Lilly Foundation is a tax-exempt private foundation that awards cash grants to support philanthropic initiatives that are aligned with the company’s business strategy. The Lilly Foundation has three primary programs through which the majority of its grants are made: Discretionary Grants Program, Employee Matching Gifts Program, and Employee Volunteer Recognition Program. Grants are made to qualified organizations that improve patient outcomes, especially in Lilly’s therapeutic areas of interest; enhance the quality of life in communities in which Lilly has a presence, especially Indianapolis, Indiana; and improve education and educational opportunities, with a priority on science. In each of these areas, the Lilly Foundation places special emphasis on programs that address diversity. |
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Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation - Alabama
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| The Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation distributes the greater of its net income or 5% of its value each year, as follows: 60% among six named charitable organizations and 40% among charitable organizations selected in the discretion of the Trustees. The Trustees have adopted the following grant procedures in connection with the exercise of their discretion. In order to maximize the impact of available Foundation funds, the Trustees generally will limit their grant awards to charitable organizations operating in Madison County, Alabama. Requests from organizations operating outside Madison County, Alabama, will usually not be considered. |
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LA84 Foundation
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| The LA84 Foundation awards grants in Southern California's eight counties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The Foundation serves all of Southern California, but gives special emphasis to Los Angeles, the city that hosted the 1984 Olympic Games. The Foundation seeks to serve the entire community, but gives special attention to groups and communities underserved by traditional sports programs, including girls, ethnic minorities, and the physically challenged and developmentally disabled. LA84 Foundation funds are primarily intended for the development of youth sports below the elite level. |
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Lalor Foundation
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| The Lalor Foundation was incorporated in Delaware in 1935 under bequests from members of the Lalor family. One of the foundation’s major objectives has been to give assistance and encouragement to capable investigators embarking on teaching and research careers in universities and colleges. Anna Lalor Burdick Program - With a mission of educating young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life, the Foundation has sponsored various health and education initiatives. |
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Lannan Foundation
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| The Lannan Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers, as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities. The Foundation supports this mission by making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of contemporary visual art, literature, indigenous communities, and cultural freedom. |
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Latino Community Foundation
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| The Latino Community Foundation has undergone an intensive strategic planning process over the last two years. In 2004 we launched an exciting new initiative, Lee Y Serás ("Read and You Will Be") focusing on a critical concern-early childhood reading and our interest to promote literacy and parent participation. We also launched a new capital formation concept, The Isabela Project, to promote investment and increase viability of Latino small business. Both of these efforts continue to evolve in 2005 as we continue to refine our internal processes. |
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Lawrence Foundation
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| The Lawrence Foundation is a private family foundation focused on making grants to support environmental, education, human services and other causes. The Lawrence Foundation was established in mid-2000. We make both program and operating grants and do not have any geographical restrictions on our grants. |
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Legacy Foundation
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| The Legacy Foundation is a permanent philanthropic endowment for Lake County. Founded in 1992 by a group of community leaders who believed that a such an endowment would better our community, Legacy Foundation receives contributions from individuals, families, businesses, foundations and other organizations eager to make a difference in the future of Lake County. We dedicate our resources to: Helping people in need, Protecting and enhancing the environment, Developing vibrant communities, Promoting and supporting educational opportunities, Fostering and safeguarding a healthy citizenry, Creating opportunities for artistic expression, preserving historical treasures and enriching cultural life. The deadlines for grant applications is 5:00 PM on March 1, May 1, September 1, and November 1. |
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Legler Benbough Foundation
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| The Mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of life of the people in the City of San Diego. To accomplish that mission, the Foundation focuses on three target areas for funding, one in the area of providing economic opportunity, one in the area of enhancing cultural opportunity and one that provides a focus for health, education and welfare funding. Within each of these focus areas, specific objectives are established on the basis of which grants are made. These objectives may be changed from time to time as circumstances change and objectives are achieved. |
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LEGO Children's Fund - National Focus
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| The LEGO Children's Fund extends this commitment to local and national organizations that support innovative projects and programming to cultivate and celebrate a child's exploration of personal creativity and creative problem-solving in all forms. Our goal is to prepare the next generation - the builders of tomorrow - for a lifetime of creative learning and innovative thinking. The Foundation awards grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations including educational organizations as defined in USC 26 § 170 (C) with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support: Early childhood education and development, Technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities, Sport or athletic programs that concentrate on under-served youth. |
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Leichtag Family Foundation - California
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| The Leichtag Family Foundation has a special interest in advancing the growth and enrichment of North County San Diego. Additionally, the Foundation funds programs throughout the San Diego region, in Israel, and programs based outside San Diego with significant national impact. The Foundation will accept and consider funding proposals that fit within the following areas of interest: Alleviating Human Hardship, Advancing Self Sufficiency, Promoting Tolerance and Understanding. |
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Leightman Maxey Foundation
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| The Leightman Maxey Foundation is a private foundation that distributes grants in support of nonprofit organizations whose services are in line with the mission of the foundation. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting educational endeavors with any of the following focuses: Career: resume preparation, interview skills, career aptitude; Finance: budgeting, judicious use of credit, living within one's means; Nutrition: shopping for and preparing healthy, economical meals. The Foundation limits its funding to Southern Oregon, specifically Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Curry counties. |
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Leighty Foundation
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| Our mission is to carry on the Leighty Family legacy of service and stewardship by leveraging our time and talents, as well as the Foundation financial resources, primarily in the areas of Earth Protection, Education, and the Promotion of Philanthropy and Volunteerism. We distribute grants and contributions to tax-exempt charitable organizations only. We are committed to the wise allocation of human, financial, and natural resources. We partner with organizations which seek to deal with today's problems and opportunities in ways which meet current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. |
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Lenfest Foundation
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| The Lenfest Foundation is dedicated to supporting programs primarily in the areas of education, arts and the environment. The Foundation is based in suburban Philadelphia and primarily supports organizations and programs in southeastern and south central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. Depending on available resources, the Foundation may make a limited number of grants in response to requests consistent with its overall mission. The Foundation will consider both requests for project and operating support from qualified nonprofit organizations in southeastern and south central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. The Lenfest Foundation does not accept emailed requests. |
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Lennon Family Foundation
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| The Lennon Family Foundation is a collection of donor-advised funds in operation since 2000 that can provide support to IRS-recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. In keeping with the spirit of the Lennon Family interests, there are currently four focus areas for the Foundation. They are: Conservation (habitat and species), Education (outdoor, arts, sciences), Health (medical and scientific research), Humanitarian (economic development/relief). |
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