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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In Memory of Donna Veneruso

Donna Veneruso Dayton was very intellectually curious and spent many happy hours reading, studying, and examining the broad disciplines of history, anthropology, languages, evolution, and zoology.

She was also a strong supporter of The Leakey Foundation. Because of the support from generous donors like Donna, The Leakey Foundation has directly funded scientific research into human origins for over 40 years. Your support will continue to enable us to increase scientific knowledge, education, and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.

I would like to make a donation to The Leakey Foundation in Donna’s memory: