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Join the quest to uncover our past, understand our present, and inspire a better future.

Your gift turns curiosity into discovery by directly funding research, conservation, scholarships, and educational programs.

We can’t do it without you!

Be part of the next discovery

Join the quest to uncover our past, understand our present, and inspire a better future.

Your gift turns curiosity into discovery by directly funding research, conservation, scholarships, and educational programs.

We can’t do it without you!

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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we depend on donors like you to support our mission to explore, discover, and share the human story.
Every donation makes a difference.

I [name], of [city, state ZIP], bequeath the sum of $[ ] or [ ] percent of my estate to L.S.B. Leakey Foundation for Research Related to Man’s Origins, Behavior & Survival, (dba The Leakey Foundation), a nonprofit organization with a business address of 1003B O’Reilly Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129 and a tax identification number 95-2536475 for its unrestricted use and purpose.

If you have questions, please contact Sharal Camisa Smith sharal at leakeyfoundation.org. 

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