The KLeo Foundation is a private foundation pursuing philanthropy in three primary areas: education, children, and animal welfare, in western and northwestern Washington State. Education: Primarily through scholarships and direct grants, the foundation encourages and supports higher education. Scholarship applications are  reviewed directly by the foundation trustees, and awards are intended to provide an opportunity for post-high school education […]

For this year’s Philanthropy Northwest Spring Conference I was invited to join a panel discussion on how family foundations have responded to community crisis, and how they can be prepared for crisis in the future. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, philanthropy everywhere has been affected to some degree, and family foundations, […]