The Letterman Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming
| Formation | August 1993 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Not-for-profit foundation |
| Location |
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| Leader | David Letterman |
Formerly called | The DL Foundation, American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming |
The Letterman Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming (LFCG) is a private foundation whose president and primary contributor is David Letterman. The foundation's treasurer is Fred Nigro, who has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman where he has been identified as Letterman's accountant. The foundation operates out of Nigro's Los Angeles, California offices.
History
LFCG was founded in August 1993 as The DL Foundation; since at least 2001, LFCG had been known as the American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming, the name it had had when it assumed its current name in 2011.[1]
According to LFCG's tax returns (Form 990-PF), made available by the Foundation Center, for the years from 2001 through 2011, LFCG donated a total of over $9.2 million to various foundations and other organizations.[2]
During 2005, the net proceeds from online purchases of Explod-O-Pop Popcorn benefited LFCG.[3]
Recipients
The following is a partial list of organizations receiving grants from the foundation, based on tax forms from 2001 through 2004, available via The Foundation Center.[2]
Indianapolis-based organizations
The largest LFCG beneficiary by far is Child Advocates of Indianapolis, Indiana, a CASA affiliate — from 2001 through 2004, the organization received donations each year of between $194,000 – $290,000, with a four-year total of nearly $950,000 (over a third of LFCG's total contributions during those years).[2] Other recipients in Indianapolis include:[2]
- Broad Ripple Haverford Little League
- Broad Ripple High School (Letterman's alma mater)
- Damar Services
- Marion County Children's Guardian Home
- Indianapolis Art Center
- Indiana Historical Society
- Indiana School for the Deaf
- Little Red Door Cancer Agency
- Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation
- Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School (in nearby Trafalgar)
- Protective Order Pro Bono Project
- Riley Children's Foundation
- Special Olympics of Indiana
- University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community
Montana-based organizations
LFCG has donated to various organizations in Montana, including:[2]
- Choteau AYSO Soccer
- Choteau High School
- Choteau Youth Special Olympics
- Montana Wilderness Association
- Montana State 4-H Horse Show
- The Nature Conservancy of Montana
- Special Olympics
- Teton Medical Center Foundation of Choteau
- Yellowstone Valley Cycling Club of Billings
Universities
LFCG has donated to several universities:[2]
- Ball State University (Letterman's alma mater)
- Butler University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cornell University
- Rutgers University
Celebrity-affiliated organizations
LFCG has contributed to various foundations associated with celebrities, including:[2]
- Earnhardt Family Foundation
- Michael J. Fox Foundation
- The Larry King Cardiac Foundation
- Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Other organizations
Other recipients include:[2]
- American Cancer Society
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- American Red Cross
- Being Kind of New York City
- Bennett Cancer Center of Stamford, Connecticut
- Breast Cancer Foundation
- The Buckley School Parents Association
- Congregation Beit Simchat Torah of New York City
- Connecticut State Police Academy Alumni Association
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
- Doctors without Borders
- Friends of Karen of North Salem, New York
- Giving Back Fund of California
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of Danbury, Connecticut
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- North Salem Free Library
- North Salem Open Land Foundation
- North Salem Voluntary Ambulance Center
- Martha's Vineyard Hospital
- Martha's Vineyard Historical Society
- A Place Called Home of South Central Los Angeles
- Retinitis Pigmentosa International
- Silver Shield Association of Greenwich, Connecticut
- Salvation Army
- Seattle University Mexico Mission
- Shoes That Fit of Claremont, California
- World Vision
References
- ↑ "Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF)" (PDF). Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
...That the Certificate of Incorporation was filed by the Secretary of State of New York on the 26th day of August 1993 under the not-for-profit Corporation Law under the original name THE DL FOUNDATION....Paragraph FIRST of the Certificate of Incorporation, relating to the name of the corporation, is hereby amended to read as follows: FIRST: The name of the corporation shall be: THE LETTERMAN FOUNDATION FOR COURTESY AND GROOMING
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Entry for the LFCG" (PDF). Form 990-PF, Part V, Item 1(b) ("Adjusted Qualifying Distributions"). The Foundation Center. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "Explod-O-Pop Popcorn". CBS. 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-02-06.
External links
- Treasurer Fred Nigro's appearance in the April 12, 1996 edition of the Top 10 List from The Late Show, archived from the original on 2002-05-28
- Treasurer Fred Nigro's appearance on the January 14, 2002 episode of The Late Show, archived from the original on 2006-06-27