Guidelines

The Leighty Foundation (TLF) is a small family foundation incorporated under Iowa law.  Directors and advisors live in Colorado, Alaska, and California.

We consider funding proposals that we have invited.  TLF has no paid management staff.  We do not review or respond to unsolicited applications for funding.  We haven’t the capacity to respectfully and adequately evaluate, acknowledge, and encourage or decline the many unsolicited requests for funding we receive.  We appreciate and honor the innovation of so many persons and organizations in the nonprofit world.  We thank you for your understanding and for your continued inspired and meaningful work.

We award funds to tax-exempt charitable organizations.  We support direct charitable activities in our Earth Protection Program.

Please review our program work and the funding we have done.  We hope our efforts inform, encourage, and contribute to your success.  We are committed to the wise allocation of human, financial, and natural resources.  We increase the impact of our grants by investing in organizations that strategically engage volunteers to accomplish their mission.  We encourage office operation and personal choices that reduce environmental impacts.