Founded in 1990, the LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that was formed to foster health services research among Lovelace Health System's physicians and allied healthcare providers. Over the last decade, the LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION has continued to focus on interventions to improve health and health care delivery while expanding to include continuing professional education, research related to environmental health and, more recently, information technology. Federal and state grants, private foundation awards and pharmaceutical and device companies support the LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION research. A Board of Directors that includes the President & Executive Director, the Lovelace Health System administrators and physicians, and members of the Albuquerque community govern the LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION.