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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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Helpful Links

The following links will take you to websites that offer excellent information on human origins and evolution research. In order to keep up with the current findings and theories, are always updating this list. If you would like your link considered, please contact Communications Manager, Beth Lawrie.

  • PBS’s NOVA Evolution Page
    The Evolution page of the popular NOVA television series. Links to articles, video clips from NOVA episodes and other resources related Evolution.

  • American Anthropology Association
    The largest professional anthropology organization in the U.S.

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    An excellent resource for science news, science education, and careers in science.

  • American Association of Physical Anthropologists
    A smaller organization than the AAA, the AAPA has an international group of physical anthropologists as its members.

  • Archaeology Channel
    Archaeological news and media clips. Most are of North America, but the number of international sites is growing.

  • Ask a Scientist
    is an informative, entertaining, monthly lecture series, held at a San Francisco cafe. Each event features a speaker on a scientific topic, a short presentation, and the opportunity to ask questions.

  • Database of Anthropological Reviews
    A good place to locate citations of reviews of anthropological texts.

  • Encylopedia of Life (EOL)
    is an online reference source and database for everyone one of the 1.8 millon species that are named and known on this planet.

  • The eSkeletons Project
    devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information.

  • National Center for Science Education
    NCSE defends the teaching of evolution in public schools. A nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom.

  • The Paleontology Portal
    Shows photos of fossils of different types. Browse by location, time period or type. Produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.

  • Science Online
    This site hosts the online versions of Science magazine, ScienceNOW, and other resources.

  • The Skull Module The Skull Module was designed to demonstrate how World Wide Web technology and a graphical user interface could be used to assist in the development of classroom curriculum.

  • Tree of Life Project
    A web-based, peer-reviewed project for those interested in locating information about a particular group of organisms, including biologists seeking identification keys, figures, phylogenetic trees, and other systematic information for a group of organisms, and educators teaching about organismal diversity.

  • Wisconsin Primate Research Center
    A place where more than 250 center scientists, through competitive grants, conduct research in primate biology with relevance to human and animal health.

  • Wikipedia
    A timeline of human evolution outlines major events in the development of the human species and the evoltion of humans’ ancestors.

  • University of California Museum of Paleontology
    Contains a lot of information concerning evolution. An excellent resource for teachers.