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

History

The foundation was established by Farmers Insurance Group co-founder

Thomas E. Leavey Thomas E. Leavey (1897–1980) was an American business executive, rancher, and philanthropist. Early life Born near Ferndale, Humboldt County, California to Irish immigrants, he attended Santa Clara University and served briefly in the U. S. A ...

and his wife Dorothy E. Risley Leavey in 1952.Myrna Oliver
Longtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies
'' The Los Angeles Times'', January 09, 1998James Lytle
Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies at 101
University of Southern California, January 19, 1998 It has donated more than $100 million to institutions and charitable causes. It is chaired by

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, the daughter of Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey.

Recipients

Some of the recipients of the foundations gifts are:

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

, 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 The Los Angeles Music Center (officially the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. Located in downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center is composed of the Dorothy Chandler Pa ...

. The foundation also donated $10 million to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to build a new cathedral to replace the

Cathedral of St. Vibiana The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, often called St. Vibiana's, is a Catholic former cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Located in Downtown Los Angeles, the building opened in 1876 as the cathedral for what was then known as the Di ...

. The Leavey Foundation often keeps its donations anonymous but there are several buildings and programs that now carry the Leavey name: * The Leavey Center at Georgetown University, known as the student center, provides recreational and meeting places for students, faculty and staff, as well as a 146-room hotel and conference center, the University bookstore and various eating facilities * The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Chair in the Foundations of American Freedom in the Department of Government at Georgetown University * The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University * The Leavey Activities Center at Santa Clara University is an indoor basketball arena which also houses athletic department offices and an academic center * Th
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
is a research center focused on public opinion surveys, exit polling, and leadership and community studies at Loyola Marymount University * The Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey Center, the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Information Commons and the Leavey Residence Halls at Loyola Marymount University * The Dorothy E. Leavey Family Resource Center at the Assistance League in Hollywood * The

Leavey Library The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library is one of the two main undergraduate libraries at the University of Southern California, United States. It was named in memory of Thomas E. Leavey, the founder of Farmers Insurance Group. History The library, ...

is one of the two main undergraduate libraries at USC * The Dorothy and Thomas Leavey Cancer Center at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Northridge, California * The Dorothy and Thomas Leavey Commons on the Chalon Campus of Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles * The Leavey Awards honor excellence in private enterprise education and are administered by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leavey Foundation, Thomas and Dorothy Charities based in California Foundations based in the United States