The Lalor Foundation

History

The Lalor Foundation was incorporated in Delaware in 1935 under bequests from members of the Lalor family.

A major objective of the Foundation has been to give assistance and encouragement to capable investigators who have embarked on teaching and research careers in universities and colleges.

Since its beginning, the Foundation has made research grants and awards totaling $12.9 million to 1,122 appointees.

There have been 557 Lalor Foundation appointments to United States citizens and 552 to other nationals.

These include 347 other nationals who did their work in the United States, 40 U.S. scientists for foreign work and 205 foreign scientists for work in their own countries or countries other than the United States.

A majority of the appointees have continued actively in research and occupy academic posts in colleges, hospitals and universities here and abroad.

Postdoctoral Program

Since 1960, the Foundation has concentrated its assistance on basic research in mammalian reproductive biology as related to the regulation of fertility by providing 647 postdoctoral grants for research in the United States and abroad.

Anna Lalor Burdick Program

With a mission of educating young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life, the Foundation has sponsored various health and education initiatives.

Recent grantees include Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, Mass., Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts in Boston, Mass., Pathfinder International in Watertown, Mass., Family Planning Association of Maine in Augusta, Maine, Amazon-Africa Aid Organization in Ann Arbor, Mich., Hesperian Foundation in Berkeley, Cal., and Self Reliance Foundation in Washington, D.C. 

Since its beginning, the Foundation has made more than $1.2 million of these grants.