Lear Family Foundation

Summary

Founded in 1997 by Norman Lear and his wife, the foundation supports a wide variety of charities. Areas of support include civil liberties, education, the environment, health, youth initiatives, civic activism, media and the arts.

Charities supported include:

ACLU Adopt-A-Minefield Autism Speaks Camp Bravo Conservation International Doctors Without Borders Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Habitat For Humanity Heal The Bay Humanitas Imagen Foundation LA Mentoring Partnership Martin Luther King National Memorial Martin Marty Center at University of Chicago Media Matters for America Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles Natural Resources Defense Council Ojai Playwrights Conference Rape Foundation Rock the Classroom Women in Film

Causes

AIDS, Animals, At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths, Cancer, Children, Conservation, Creative Arts, Education, Environment, Health, Homelessness, Human Rights, Mental Challenges, Peace, Physical Challenges, Poverty, Rape/Sexual Abuse, Weapons Reduction, Women

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