The Lodestar Foundation

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: Social Change

Description

The Foundation is one of the few that focus on process rather than on specific fields of interest. The Foundation was created to put into practice a set of five, interrelated, sequential principles. Principle one is the basic goal of all humans in happiness. The second principle states that happiness can only be found by identifying and striving to achieve a meaningful purpose for one’s existence. Principle three says that one meaningful purpose is to endeavor to help one’s fellow man. Principle four continues, saying that although there are countless ways to help, ultimately the ability to help is limited by one’s time, money, and other resources. And the last principle states that by identifying and adopting a mission that’s not focused on any specific field of interest and focusing instead on leveraging resources, those resources can maximize the impact of helping others and thereby create a greater opportunity to achieve happiness. The Foundation’s grantmaking seeks to maximize the leverage of philanthropic dollars and engagement through the pursuit of two strategies. It supports organizations, programs, and projects that encourage philanthropy, public service, and volunteerism. And it encourages and supports long-term collaborations among nonprofits working in the same area in order to increase efficiency, reduce duplication of efforts, and maximize impact through the application of sound business practices. A significant number of grants fund projects and initiatives of Phoenix, Arizona-based nonprofits. But the Foundation is opportunity driven and will consider making grants elsewhere for opportunities that are exceptionally aligned with its mission and strategies, include strong funding partners to participate with it, and are so compelling that they outweigh the difficulties of long-distance funding and oversight. Additional information can be found on the Web site.

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