The John and Maria Laffin Trust is providing grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations supporting education, animal welfare, medical research, and human services.
Grant Information
The John and Maria Laffin Trust awards grants to organizations supporting education, animal welfare, medical research, and human services, as follows:
20% Education Funds shall be granted to educational institutions at the college and university level in the Los Angeles City and County areas that are dedicated to maintaining and raising the standards of scholastic excellence.
30% Animal Related Funds shall be granted to animal welfare organizations or foundations within Los Angeles City and County that are demonstrably dedicated to the preservation and humane placement of abandoned and/or homeless small domesticated animals.
25% Medical Research Funds shall be granted to medical research organizations that do not exclude from consideration any alternative or seemingly radical and/or controversial treatment that the American Medical Association may currently oppose.
25% Human Services Funds shall be granted to humanitarian organizations to alleviate human misery, suffering, and starvation in any part of the world.
Funding Information
Average grant size: $5,000 to $10,000
Average number of grants per year: 25
Geographic Focus
Grants for education and animal welfare are restricted to Los Angeles City or Los Angeles County, California. There are no geographic limitations for medical research and human services grants.
Program limitations
Grants are made to educational institutions at the college and university level, animal welfare organizations, medical research organizations, and U.S.-based humanitarian organizations that alleviate human misery, suffering, and starvation in any part of the world.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
