Programs of Mrs. Lois Pope, The Lois Pope Life Foundation & LIFE

One of America's leading philanthropists, Mrs. Pope is the President of The Lois Pope Life Foundation and Founder of Leaders In Furthering Education (LIFE). These foundations provide awards for medical research, scholarships, summer camp programs, humanitarian relief, the performing arts and animal welfare. Programs include:

Unsung Hero ScholarshipsUnsung Hero Scholarships

$25,000 medical scholarships are awarded each year to four academically deserving, community service oriented and financially needy inner city students who are attending medical school at the City College of New York (CCNY).

Guatemala Water ProjectGuatemala Water Project

The Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, working with the Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University, donated $100,000 to create a new clean-water system for the village of El Triunfo in Guatemala after it was devastated by Hurricane Mitch.

    The Lois Pope LIFE CenterThe Lois Pope LIFE Center

    In 1998, Mrs. Pope donated $10 million to the University of Miami to establish the Lois Pope LIFE Center, home of The Miami Project To Cure Paralysis, as the top catastrophic neurological research facility in the world.

    International Achievement AwardInternational Achievement Award

    Established in 1999, the Lois Pope LIFE International Achievement Award honors outstanding scientists who have made possible significant medical breakthroughs. The honor, which comes with a $100,000 research award, is presented annually by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation and has awarded $1,700,000 since its inception.

    LIFELIFE's Summer Camp Program

    In the past 16 years LIFE fundraising events have raised enough funds to send more than 14,500 children to camp. LIFE's Summer Camp Program benefits underprivileged and special needs children in Florida who live in households which fall below the national poverty level...this includes homeless and special needs children.

      Sudan Genocide Response TeamSudan Genocide Response Team

      The Community of Sudanese American Women/Men (CSAW), which organized the Sudan Genocide Response Team, receives a $50,000 annual grant from the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation to help young refugee women in the Sudan who have been displaced due to war and are at high risk. The grant helps these young women migrate to America and find new lives in a free society.

        Ambulances for MDAAmbulances for MDA

        Mrs. Pope and the LIFE Foundation have for many years supported the work of Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s Red Cross. Collaborating with friends and colleagues, Mrs. Pope has been instrumental in donating five ambulances.

          Lois Pope Pet MobileLois Pope Pet Mobile

          In 2006, Lois Pope made a $250,000 donation to purchase and retrofit The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue Lois Pope Pet Mobile. The Lois Pope Pet Mobile has helped to significantly increase adoptions of cats and dogs throughout Palm Beach County.

          The Cedars of MarinThe Cedars of Marin

          Mrs. Pope and the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation donated funds to build a residence hall on the Ross campus of Cedars of Marin, a program for developmentally disabled adults.

          Disabled VeteransDisabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation

          In 1998, Lois Pope joined forces with DAV National Adjutant Arthur H. Wilson and the late Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown to create the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation. It is her fondest wish to honor the more than three million living disabled veterans, including 53,000 recently disabled veterans who served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as all of those throughout American history. Mrs. Pope recently made an additional $5 million gift to the memorial foundation.