The Spirit of Our Organization

An inside look at the Lindbergh Foundation’s past, present and future accomplishments.

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Celebrating 45 Years of Charitable History

Through its awards, The Lindbergh Foundation has honored many prominent individuals for their extraordinary contributions to aviation and the environment. Through its grants, it has helped nurture talent and launch promising careers. Through its programs, it has helped apply the technologies of flight to preservation of the environment.

Looking Forward to 100 Years of Innovation

As we approach the 100th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s historic Spirit of St. Louis transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, The Lindbergh Foundation is focused on the biggest challenge of our time – Decarbonizing Aviation.

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Core Values

At the Lindbergh Foundation, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Our commitment to these values is unwavering – across all of our work around the world. They are central to our mission and to our impact. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas to solve the complex problems of a changing – and increasingly diverse world.

Board of Directors

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Reeve Lindbergh

Honorary Chairwoman

Erik Lindbergh

Chairman

Gregg Maryniak

Vice Chairman

Lars Lindbergh

Secretary

Richard Kane

CEO | VeriJet

John King

Co-Chairman | King Schools, Inc

Martha King

Co-Chairwoman | King Schools, Inc

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Steve Smith

Former NASA Astronaut

Susan Ying

SVP | Global Partnerships
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Tom Lee

Head of Business Development
Applied Mobility Partners

Mike Parfit

Owner | Mountainside Films

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Shawn O'Day

President | Shawn O’Day Consulting, LLC

Sean Tucker

Founder
Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety

About Us

The Lindbergh Foundation continues the legacy of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s lifetime of service by spearheading bold solutions and inspiring talent to help balance technology and the environment.

Founded in 1977 by Neil Armstrong, General James Doolittle and other friends of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the Lindbergh Foundation has a distinguished history of enabling innovation at the nexus of technology and the environment.

Through its awards, it has honored many prominent individuals for their extraordinary contributions to aviation and the environment. Through its grants, it has helped nurture talent and launch promising careers. Through its programs, it has helped apply the technologies of flight to preservation of the environment.