Welcome to the Ronald & Mary Ann Lachman Foundation

Foundation History

In 1977 Ron and Joe Lachman founded Lachman Associates, a computer consulting firm in the Chicago area. They were joined in 1979 by Mary Ann Rhodes Lachman.

The Lachman Associates Foundation was formed in 1987 with the idea of giving something back to a world that has been very good to us. In 1989, when Lachman Associates was sold to Eastman Kodak, the Foundation became an independent private charity funded largely from proceeds of the sale. After the marriage of Joe to Helene Lachman the Foundation was split into two funds, the Joseph and Helene Lachman Foundation and the Ronald and Mary Ann Lachman Foundation. History is the past, but the Lachman story continues to build and as we succeed, we add to our Foundation. Ronald Lachman and his partner, Ezra Goldman, are unique investors in the communications technology industry. Their single focus is to help talented entrepreneurs build great companies and change the world. The Ronald and Mary Ann Lachman Foundation has a similar goal. While Lachman Goldman Ventures seeks to change the world through encouraging fledgling businesses, our Foundation tries to change the world by providing people and organizations in the front line of helping others with funds to continue their work.