The Landscape Architecture Foundation is a non-profit organization and one of landscape architecture's leading organizations whose mission is to support the preservation, improvement, and enhancement of the environment through innovative research, scholarships, and leadership. To date, LAF has invested over $3 million in research initiatives, awarded over $1.5 million to more than 600 students, and since its founding in 1966 has worked to strengthen the profession and collaborate with leaders in practice, academia, and industry to provide thought leadership in designing sustainable landscape solutions. The foundation also supports the development of emerging student leaders and young professionals.