80%
of our annual budget goes to
Science and Education
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The Leakey Foundation is pleased to announce we were given an 80% Efficiency Rating during our most recent audit.

This means the 80% of our annual budget is granted to scientists and used for our educational programs.

In the American Institute of Philanthropy’s view, 60% or greater is reasonable for most charities and the most highly efficient charities are able to spend 75% or more on programs.

From the AIP website: "AIP is a nationally prominent charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions."

We spend the remaining percentage on fundraising efforts and general administration.*

* AIP has not officially rated The Leakey Foundation.

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Colleagues

The Leakey Foundation is pleased to be part of a select group of international organizations funding human evolution research. While the Foundation is the only institution wholly committed to funding three distinct fields of human origins study, we are proud to acknowledge the work of our Colleagues, whose efforts have provided the world a greater understanding of what makes us human.

The Turkana Basin Institute

Official site for the research carried out by Richard, Meave and Louise Leakey, in East Africa.

The Stone Age Institute

A research center dedicated to the archaeological study of human origins and technological development.

The Wenner-Gren Foundation

Supporting worldwide research in all branches of anthropology.

New York Consortium for Evolutionary Primatology

A graduate training program in all aspects of the behavioral and evolutionary biology of primates.

The Human Evolution Research Center

Dedicated to the study of human origins and evolution, at University of California, Berkeley.

If you would like to make a direct contribution to one of these organizations, you may do so by visiting their website.