The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation is a charitable foundation in

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History

The foundation was established by

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co-founder Thomas E. Leavey and his wife Dorothy E. Risley Leavey in 1952.Myrna Oliver
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University of Southern California, January 19, 1998 It has donated more than $100 million to institutions and charitable causes. It is chaired by Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan, the daughter of Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey.

Recipients

Some of the recipients of the foundations gifts are: Santa Clara University,

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, and the Los Angeles County Music Center. The foundation also donated $10 million to the

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to build a new cathedral to replace the Cathedral of St. Vibiana. 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

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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 is one of the two main undergraduate libraries at USC * The Dorothy and Thomas Leavey Cancer Center at

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* The Dorothy and Thomas Leavey Commons on the Chalon Campus of

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in Los Angeles * The Leavey Awards honor excellence in private enterprise education and are administered by the

References

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