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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Budget Modifications

There are many reasons that a grantee may wish to modify his or her budget. Our grantees sometimes receive overlapping funding from other sources, or are forced to change costs of certain items due to project delays or difficulties. We ask that all major changes (adding or deleting line items or changes of over $1000 to a line item) to your budget as submitted with your original grant be submitted and approved by our office.

Our process for requesting a change to your grant budget is fairly simple. Simply alter the original excel budget file you originally submitted with your grant, and attach the new budget to an email to grants@leakeyfoundation.org with a note explaining the changes and why you are requesting them. Most budget alterations are approved.

If you need a copy of the original budget submitted with your grant, we’ll be happy to furnish you with one. Again, just write an email to grants@leakeyfoundation.org and we’ll get a .pdf version of your original budget to you as soon as we can.