Background
The Lazar Foundation's cash and securities came from Jack Lazar, the founder of Kimberly Knitwear (later acquired by General Mills). Lazar went on to be a Vice President and Director of General Mills.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $18,699,792.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Anne Lazar | Trustee |
| William B. Lazar | President |
| Jeanne L. Morency | Secretary & Treasurer |
| Michael Morency | Trustee |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Wilderness Society | $277,000.00 | 1997 – 2004 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $250,000.00 | 1999 – 2004 |
| Oregon Natural Resources Council | $218,800.00 | 1993 – 2004 |
| Sierra Club | $105,000.00 | 1997 – 2004 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $102,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $71,000.00 | 1997 – 2003 |
| Northwest Environment Watch | $61,250.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Forest Ethics | $55,000.00 | 2002 – 2004 |
| Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads | $30,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| David Suzuki Foundation | $27,500.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $24,000.00 | 1997 – 2004 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $20,000.00 | 2004 – 2004 |
| Environmental Media Services | $18,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Greenpeace | $15,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| National Audubon Society | $15,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $15,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $15,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides | $12,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Food Alliance | $10,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $10,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| SeaWeb | $9,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Cascadia Wildlands Project | $5,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Center for Resource Economics | $5,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| League of Conservation Voters | $5,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Center for a New American Dream | $5,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
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