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About us

Welcome to
The Lawrence Family Foundation

The Lawrence Family Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Adewale Lawrence and Mrs. Orsolya Lawrence to uplift underserved communities through education, health equity, and grassroots support. From Naperville to Europe and Africa, our mission transcends borders, uniting people through compassion, partnership, and action.

WHAT WE DO

Our Impact Areas

It’s our mission to help people reduce their poverty by a huge number of helpful campaigns to make it essential.

Educational Access

We support high-achieving students from underserved communities by funding their SAT/TOEFL training and exam fees, providing essential school supplies and digital tools, and offering mentorship and career guidance to help them gain admission to global universities.

Basic Needs & Community
Support

We empower African communities by installing clean water solutions, providing food assistance and winter relief packages, and sponsoring shelters along with local outreach programs to support vulnerable populations.

Health Equity & Awareness

We support community health by partnering with NGOs and INGOs to provide life-saving tools like AEDs, running awareness campaigns on mental health, preventive care, and vaccinations, and collaborating with clinics to deliver outreach services in various regions.
Our VaLUES

What Makes us Different

At The Lawrence Family Foundation, our values are more than guiding principles — they are the foundation of everything we do

Equity

Empowerment

Accountability

Global Solidarity

Our work is made possible by caring supporters, many generous corporations, dedicated volunteers and our selfless employees. This is crowned by our global presence.

  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Hungary
  • Nigeria
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We need your help.

Featured Campaigns

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Volunteer Positions Available

4.89M

Staff and volunteers across 16 countries

68K

Of our staff in these countries are local

82%

Invested in all our programs last year 2019

136M

Invested in all our programs last year 2019

“I realize that school can help me achieve my goals and improve my life.”

 Samuel Phelp, Program Alumna, Tanzania

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