The Weston Foundation is a Chicago

Chicago

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-based private charitable trust

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 established in 2007 by Roger L. Weston, former CEO of Greatbanc Inc., and is governed by a small trustee board that designates over 50 grants/yr ranging $500 - $10,000 in size. The Weston Foundation was created with the following mission: "to promote the greatest good, with a particular emphasis on helping children, animal welfare, and the environment."

Long-term projects of The Weston Foundation include:

• The Weston Career Center at Washington University's Olin Business School, which assists business students in pursing their professional goals.
• The R. L. Weston Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago
  Art Institute of Chicago
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  , housing the Japanese lacquerware
  Japanese lacquerware
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  collection since 2010.