The Leonette Foundation seeks to encourage inventive solutions to problems in contemporary society, emphasizing support for children and seniors in Northern Nevada. It aims to have a positive impact by providing financial resources to organizations that exhibit creativity, compassion, and dedicated effort, focusing on those who may not qualify for public aid. The foundation strives to foster positive innovation, improve quality of life for seniors and children by addressing medical services, overall well-being, and forward progress in physical, emotional, intellectual, and economical areas.
The Leonette Foundation grants are centered around supporting innovative projects that benefit seniors and children and youth in Northern Nevada, who are economically, physically, emotionally, or intellectually deprived and may not qualify for public sector assistance. The foundation focuses on two main areas: Aging, Centers & Services, offering innovative quality of life improvements for seniors, and Children & Youth Services, aiming to enrich the well-being of deprived children. Grants are awarded based on the feasibility and significance of projects, including their leadership, setting, scale, design, and potential as models for institutional reform or contributions to public social policy. The Foundation particularly values projects sponsored by the groups they aim to serve and offers grants typically for one year, with the possibility of renewal subject to the project's progress.