Our Grantees
American Legacy Foundation Grants Initiatives have awarded more than $150 million in grants and commitments to deserving organizations since 2000.
Funders for Tobacco Control
These grantees increased foundations across the country that fund tobacco control programs in their communities, and support foundation capacity building.
Legacy Evaluation and Research Network (LERN)
Grantees are supporters of tobacco-related research in independent research institutes and/or academic research centers.
Priority Populations Initiative, Phases I and II
This Initiative is aimed at reducing disparities in tobacco use and related diseases in minority, ethnic and traditionally underserved populations.
Small Innovative Grants
These are awarded to organizations that demonstrate a strong ability to create substantive, sustainable change in a community's approach to tobacco control.
Research Demonstration Projects
Grants are periodically awarded to explore, identify and support ideas in tobacco control.
Youth Empowerment
The Statewide Youth Movement Against Tobacco Use initiative created statewide coalitions to implement tobacco control initiatives through the leadership of youth.
Circle of Friends
The Circle of Friends program aimed to have smokers and nonsmokers understand the impact of smoking on health, and to empower them to quit smoking or support friends and family who want to quit.
Community Voices
This is a four-year project to establish and support tobacco cessation or prevention efforts for underserved, underinsured communities that are chosen by the Community Voices program of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
truth® or Consequences Youth Tobacco Prevention
Organizations leverage truth® media campaigns by developing local tobacco use prevention projects relevant to open-to-smoking youth and engaging young people as agents of social change.
For more information about American Legacy Foundation Grants Initiatives, e-mail: grantsinfo@americanlegacy.org