The Looking Out Foundation (LOF) amplifies the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, we help fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. Founded in 2008 by multiple Grammy winning artists Brandi Carlile, Tim and Phil Hanseroth, we band together with fans, non-profits and female LGBTQ+ owned businesses to translate voices of song to voices of action. We are nimble to the ever-changing needs of the human race, and adapt to support the diverse demographic we serve. Every campaign we launch is backed by our passionate donors and fans, and $2 from every concert ticket sold goes directly toward our efforts.
Since its inception, LOF has donated almost $6 million to support social justice and humanitarian causes across the US and globally, providing vital funding for disaster relief aid, protection for children and families in war torn countries, food insecurity programs, racial justice, incarceration prevention, and self-defense workshops for marginalized communities. With an average donation of $25 per campaign, our community of supporters exemplifies the global impact of grassroots level activism and fundraising.
Together, we are making Music Mean More.
Community-sourced
We are fueled by the spirit of our fans and donors and reciprocate that energy back into communities around the world.
Tenacity
We believe it is our job as artists to generate awareness about issues and injustices in our world, and we are on a constant quest to grow our support base and create change.
Musically inspired
We are bound by our shared passion for music and it serves as a vehicle for the impact we aim to deliver.
$10 could provide a welcome day school kit for children in need of essential school supplies including a bag, paper, pencil, drawing book and eraser to equip them with the basic necessities to participate in activities in a preschool program.
$25 could help a person below the poverty line reach their goal and start a small business through micro financing. Helping to create opportunity around the world and connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.
$50 could buy enough seeds to produce 450lbs of potatoes for a community garden in underserved and underprivileged communities across the United States.
$100 could provide a music therapy class for students with a range of challenges such as autism, dementia, mental health problems, stroke, brain injury, depression and life-threatening or terminal illnesses.
$250 could provide life saving fistula repair surgery for victims of sexual violence and obstructed labor, providing critical access to health services for vulnerable women and girls in eastern Congo.
$500 could pay for a month’s worth of Fight The Fear workshops in your local community. Providing training in basic self-defense skills including awareness, de-escalation, boundary setting, assertive communication, and fighting techniques.
$1,000 could provide a grant to grassroots environmental organizations that seek to educate and implement high-quality, solution-based programs that empower youth to become environmental stewards and global environmental change-makers.
$5,000 could provide a home and essential job training for a family in Transitional Housing for 6 months. Helping to break the cycle of homelessness by helping parents and their children build lives of hope, stability and greater self-sufficiency.
$10,000 could provide over 35,000 meals at your local food bank. Enabling them to distribute food through food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, senior centers, and low-income daycare centers and directly to those in need.
$25,000 could immunize over 12,000 children in third world countries against the six major childhood diseases; measles, polio, whopping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, and tuberculosis. All of which are due to conditions of poverty and the absence of existing health safety nets.
$50,000 could assist disaster relief organizations by providing emergency health kits containing enough medical supplies to meet the needs of 40,000 people for three months and 60 basic family water kits containing enough collapsible water containers, buckets, soap, and water purification tablets to meet the needs of 600 families.