Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation

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The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation is a charitable foundation in Los Angeles, California.

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History

The foundation was established by Farmers Insurance Group co-founder Thomas E. Leavey and his wife Dorothy E. Risley Leavey in 1952. [1] [2] It has donated more than $200 million to institutions and charitable causes. [1]

It is chaired by Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan, the daughter of Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey. [3]

Recipients

Despite the foundation's donations mainly remaining anonymous, some of the recipients of the foundations gifts are: Santa Clara University, Loyola Marymount University, Georgetown University, the University of Southern California, St. John's Health Center, California Hospital Medical Center, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, the United Negro College Fund, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Music Center. [1] The foundation also donated $10 million to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to build a new cathedral to replace the Cathedral of St. Vibiana. [1]

The Leavey Foundation often keeps its donations anonymous, but there are several buildings and programs that now carry the Leavey name:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Myrna Oliver, Longtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies, The Los Angeles Times , January 09, 1998
  2. ↑ James Lytle, Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies at 101, University of Southern California, January 19, 1998
  3. ↑ Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
  4. ↑ "Information Commons @ the Library - Loyola Marymount University".
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