OVERVIEW: The Liautaud Family Foundation gives to both local and national organizations that promote and support health and wellness, education, military families and the arts.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, restricting information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This funder does not accept unsolicited grant applications.
PROFILE: Established in 2016 and based in Champaign, the Liautaud Family Foundation’s primarily works to help others help themselves. It was founded by billionaire couple Jimmy John and Leslie Liautaud. Jimmy John is the founder of Jimmy John’s chain of sandwich shops. The foundation, which maintains a low profile, supports both local and national organizations that promote health and wellness, education, military families and the arts.
The Liautauds support the family intervention center Crisis Nursery in Urbana, Illinois, giving six figure gifts towards its recent capital campaign. Jimmy John is a member of the Horatio Alger Association, and the couple recently gave $2.2 million to Camp Southern Ground in Georgia, which deals with children with special needs. Jimmy In 2011, the Liautauds donated $1 million towards the construction of the new YMCA location in Champaign.
Grants range from $5,000 to $492,361. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $2.3 million. Past grantees have included Elgin Academy, Youth Guidance and the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Liautaud Family Foundation
2212 Fox Drive
Champaign, Il 61820