Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos Family Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos Family Foundation was created to support and invest in organizations that provide opportunities for individuals to advance their education, explore career options, broaden their horizons, forge lasting relationships and become engaged contributors to their communities and society.
IP TAKE: This is a hard-to-reach foundation that does not run a formal application program. Nevertheless, Greensboro-area grantseekers may find it worthwhile to reach out via the organization’s contact page. It is worth noting that this foundation’s founders are Republicans who have supported Trump and some other right-of-center causes.
The DeJoys are major Republican and Trump donors. While some of their philanthropy also supports right-of-center policy institutions, others are nonpartisan. Grantees have included Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the Council of American Ambassadors and the Burr Center for Legislative Studies at Wake Forest University.
PROFILE: Established in 2005, the Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos Family Foundation was established by North Carolina couple Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Louis DeJoy graduated with a B.B.A. in accounting from Stetson University and began his career as a CPA in Florida. For some three decades, DeJoy served as chairman and CEO of New Breed Logistics, Inc., a leading U.S. provider of highly engineered, technology-driven contract logistics solutions. He went on to become president of LDJ Global Strategies, a strategic real estate investment and consulting company based in North Carolina. Aldona Wos attended Marquette University and then the Warsaw Medical Academy from which she received her M.D. She worked for two decades as a physician specializing in internal medicine and pulmonary care. Aldona later moved into public life, serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, and as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She also served as Vice Chair of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships during Donald Trump’s presidency.
The Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos Family Foundation was created “to support and invest in organizations that provide opportunities for individuals to advance their education, explore career options, broaden their horizons, forge lasting relationships and become engaged contributors to their communities and society.” The foundation invests in Education and Youth Development, Community Engagement, Health & Wellness and Public Policy with a strong focus on North Carolina.
Grants for Education, Health and Democracy
This funder works broadly in its areas of interest, providing only brief descriptions of goals and interests in each funding area. The foundation supports educational growth on all levels from pre-kindergarten to graduate school through grants, scholarships and capital campaign gifts. It supports a projects and organizations that enhance the physical, economic and social elements of communities. The foundation backs a range of initiatives to help build a healthier community, and it funds efforts to shape and advocate public policy in a free society.
Important Grant Details:
This funder made about $1.8 million in grants in a recent year. Grants range from about $2,000 to around $560,000. Grantmaking primarily focuses on North Carolina, where the foundation is located, but national organizations have received funding on a few occasions. This funder’s past local awards have prioritized Duke University, but have also gone to the United Way of Greater Greensboro, Elon University, Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro Police Foundation and Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas. Some grants have national organizations including the Institute of World Politics, the George W. Bush Foundation and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications, nor does it detail its grantmaking process on its website. General inquiries may be submitted via the foundation’s contact page.
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CONTACT:
Todd Ellis
P.O. Box 52206
Knoxville, TN 37950
