Data / Foundation grants / Community improvement and capacity building / Louisiana
Who funds community improvement and capacity building in Louisiana: 109 foundations, $9.2 million in grants
109 private foundations paid 248 grants totaling $9,179,687 to community improvement and capacity building nonprofits in Louisiana, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $1,485,000 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Community improvement and capacity building
- Recipients in
- Louisiana
- Foundations
- 109
- Grants
- 248
- Total granted
- $9,179,687
Foundations that funded community improvement and capacity building in Louisiana
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1,485,000 | $875,000 | The Descendants Project | To support planning, interpretation, and implementation for a museum and cultural center at the 1811 kid ory house | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 5 | $979,520 | $500,000 | North Louisiana Economic Partnership | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 5 | $895,000 | $250,000 | Nola Business Alliance | Jobs and Family Economic Security | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Beloved Community | To support the equity at work hospitality project, an employer engagement effort to recruit and retain young workers into the hospitality industry | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah, KY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Bayou Community Foundation | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $500,000 | $250,000 | New Orleans Sponsoring Committee - Together New Orleans | Project support grant to support the together new orleans community lighthouse resilience hubs' civic engagement and workforce development. | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $326,650 | $175,000 | New Orleans Startup Fund Inc | In support of underserved small business expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Design Platform | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Bayou Community Foundation | 82658 supporting the bayou community foundation's bayou recovery fund in rebuilding the bayou in the aftermath of hurricane francine | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 8 | $228,000 | $125,000 | Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation Inc | Water improvements support year 2 of 2 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | To support east baton rouge's participation as an implementation site in the safety and justice challenge, the foundation's criminal justice reform initiative to reduce over-incarceration by changing | apps.irs.gov |
| Regions Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Idea Village | Small business program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Bayou Community Foundation | Mission delivery support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Greater New Orleans Development Foundation | To support the community's continued education and engagement in the coastal restoration process. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mastercard Impact Fund | Purchase, NY | 1 | $112,500 | $112,500 | Nola Business Alliance | Small business | apps.irs.gov |
| Amerihealth Caritas Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Community Renewal International | Project grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Becket Breauxs Community Foundation Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Atkins-Crawford Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Revitalize Historic Highland | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Southern Mutual Help Association Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Descendants Project | Centering unrepresented voices in the environmental movement | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $98,500 | $50,000 | Community Renewal International Inc | Friendship House Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Grayson Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Highland Center Corporation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation | Burbank, CA | 2 | $76,000 | $75,000 | Broad Community Connections Inc | Project Operating Support : Home for Good | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation | Gray, LA | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Bayou Community Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powers Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | 4 | $65,000 | $30,000 | Highland Center Corporation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation | Metairie, LA | 3 | $58,000 | $50,000 | Junior League of New Orleans | To support the mission of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Mid City Redevelopment Alliance Inc | Affordable housing | apps.irs.gov |
| Clein-Lemann Esperanza Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Preservation Alliance of New Orleans Incorporated | Preserve historic architecture in New Orleans Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| LWCC Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Idea Village | To support their 2 core accelerator programs: VillageX and IDEAinstitute | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Descendants Project | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Chicago, IL | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Metromorphosis | A one-year grant to identify and magnify solutions for some of the distinctive challenges black older adults face due to the inequalities experienced throughout their lives. | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $44,000 | $40,000 | Institute for Local Innovations Inc | Support an intergenerational project to document the history of Pittsburgh Yards | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Beloved Community | Community based research activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 5 | $37,250 | $25,000 | Cohabitat Foundation Inc | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Community Ministries | New Orleans, LA | 6 | $36,476 | $25,000 | Greater New Orleans Development Foundation | Nola coalition accessible early childhood services | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace A Manning and Charles Robert Van Lopik Memorial Charitable FDN | Dallas, TX | 2 | $33,500 | $16,750 | Community Renewal International | Fund we care schools program | apps.irs.gov |
| Matem Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Idea Village | To support regional startups | apps.irs.gov |
| Noel Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Highland Center Corp | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Biedenharn Foundation | Aledo, TX | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Community Renewal International | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | The Descendants Project | general support | apps.irs.gov |
| First Family Foundation of NW Louisiana Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $27,000 | $27,000 | Greater Shreveport Chamber Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl E Panebiango Family Foundation | Gretna, LA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Belle Chasse Rotary Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| H & B Young Foundation | Morgan City, LA | 1 | $24,000 | $24,000 | St Mary Excel | Admin asst/grant writer | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 9 | $21,809 | $9,200 | Noahs Ark Nicu Foundation - Nani | 9200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbie Norman Prince Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Institute for Local Innovations | General operating support for the chicago program for ecowomanist institute | apps.irs.gov |
| RML Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | New Orleans Startup Fund Inc | Create jobs and economic prosperity for the ten parish region of greater new orleans by providing seed capital and business assistance to early-stage firms | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $17,000 | $10,000 | Bogalusa Rebirth | Health & wellness through blight remediation | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Descendants Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Como Charitable Foundation Inc | Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Grow Gilbert | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Leslie Family Foundation | Bossier City, LA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Providence House | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Friends of Rivertown Theaters | Donation to support performing arts in the new orleans area | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheless Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Community Renewal International | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Metairie, LA | 2 | $13,500 | $12,500 | Greater New Orleans Development FDN | Human services | apps.irs.gov |
| Erol Foundation Us | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | The Descendants Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Attaway Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 2 | $11,917 | $6,775 | Community Renewal International Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scott Foundation | Monroe, LA | 4 | $11,500 | $10,000 | The Highland Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 75 | $10,451 | $3,736 | Lowlander Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Archstone Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Metromorphosis | To support the aging while black 2025 on aging conference to be held on april 21-24, 2025 in orlando, fl. | apps.irs.gov |
| Cahn Family Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Council of Jewish Women | For general purposes of grantee | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor Hutchinson Parker Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Community Renewal International Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| H E Storer Charitable Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Highland Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Poindexter Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Providence House | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jess Merkle Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Community Renewal International | To connect neighbors and residents to restore the foundation of safe and caring communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Forward Jefferson Corporation | Community & economic development | apps.irs.gov |
| Wendell & Anne Gauthier Family Foundation | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Urban Conservancy | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Louie & Tootsie Davis Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 2 | $9,000 | $5,000 | Providence House | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| B R & R Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Bayou Community Foundation | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Big River Economic & Agricultural Development Alliance | To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead Family Foundation Inc | Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Providence House Inc | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Cse Community Foundation | Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $6,500 | $4,000 | Fusion Five | connecting & engaging young professionals in SWLA | apps.irs.gov |
| Oscar J Tolmas Charitable Trust | Metairie, LA | 1 | $6,200 | $6,200 | National Council of Jewish Women | To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission | apps.irs.gov |
| James J Buquet Jr Family Foundation | Houma, LA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Bayou Community Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Leonard & Betty Phillips Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Shreveport Common | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis & Lillian Glazer Family Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | National Council of Jewish Women | Support for community needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fifth District Community Foundation Inc | New Orleans, LA | 2 | $5,500 | $5,000 | Algiers Economic Development Foundation | General operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Institute for Local Innovations | Board discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation Inc | Violet, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Old Arabi Neighborhood Association | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Hepatitis Foundation Inc | Metairie, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preservation Alliance of New Orleans Inc | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Family Foundation Formerly the Eddy Knight Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Healing House | Support organization's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Salmen Family Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Camp Salmen Nature Park | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Crow Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Providence House | Support lodging for homeless | apps.irs.gov |
| The Synergy Foundation 009136-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Southern Mutual Help Association Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William Edwin Montan Charitable Trust | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Life House | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne and Paul Marcus Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Metromorphosis | To further charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Crane Fund for Widows and Children | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Providence House | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helis Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of Lafitte Corridor Inc | Greenway Trail Banner | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kalmbach Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $2,300 | $2,300 | Providence House | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $1,900 | $1,000 | Goudeau School 1905 | Community improvement, capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Catanzarite Family Foundation - II | Columbia Station, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Providence House | Continued general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephens Charitable Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Junior League of New Orleans | Improve well-being of n.o. families | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nelson Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 2 | $1,350 | $1,000 | Community Renewal International | To create safe communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk Bros Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Institute for Local Innovations Inc | Matching | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas B Favrot Jr Family Fund | Covington, LA | 1 | $1,205 | $1,205 | Junior League of New Orleans | For the general benefit of the charity. | apps.irs.gov |
| Zumiez Foundation | Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $1,156 | $1,156 | Unity of Greater New Orleans | Further charitable goals | apps.irs.gov |
| Carole B & Kenneth J Boudreaux Foundation Inc | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Idea Village | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Haskell Fund | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Waves of Success | Unspecified | apps.irs.gov |
| Shearman Foundation | Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Junior League of Lake Charles | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lander Family Charitable Foundation | Garden City, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Southern Mutual Help Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Randon Costello Scholarship Endowme | Lafayette, LA | 1 | $720 | $720 | Healing House | Fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| Domh Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Gentilly Festival | Suppoert schools for educational materials and clean up | apps.irs.gov |
| Equitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Unchained Realities Inc | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Petersen Family Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Providence House | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | The Junior League of Greater Covington Inc | Employee helping hands | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc | Memphis, TN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Elan Ministries Inc | Annual support | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District Foundation Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $300 | $300 | Women of Vision | Annual Community Awards Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Sursum Corda Foundation | Edna, TX | 1 | $300 | $300 | Children & Arthritis Inc | Research | apps.irs.gov |
| Insight Network | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $258 | $258 | The Descendants Project | Contribution to organization activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Danos Foundation | Gray, LA | 1 | $100 | $100 | Thibodaux Service League | Employees donate their time and log the amount of hours worked. danos then makes a donation to that organization for $10 per hour worked. | apps.irs.gov |
| Betty and Ira Kohn Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $75 | $75 | National Council of Jewish Women | Other charitable | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | To support planning, interpretation, and implementation for a museum and cultural center at the 1811 kid ory house | $875,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Beloved Community | New Orleans, LA | To support the equity at work hospitality project, an employer engagement effort to recruit and retain young workers into the hospitality industry | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Broad Community Connections Inc | New Orleans, LA | To support the design and construction of andr cailloux park and public programming including community-focused heritage and culture events | $610,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | Project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | North Louisiana Economic Partnership | Shreveport, LA | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | 82658 supporting the bayou community foundation's bayou recovery fund in rebuilding the bayou in the aftermath of hurricane francine | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Design Platform | New Orleans, LA | Community | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Greater Shreveport Chamber Foundation | Shreveport, LA | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | $257,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | New Orleans Sponsoring Committee - Together New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | Project support grant to support the together new orleans community lighthouse resilience hubs' civic engagement and workforce development. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Newcorp Inc | New Orleans, LA | Project support grant to strengthen the community and economic development sector and increase economic mobility and the stability of residents in new orleans. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Nola Business Alliance | New Orleans, LA | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Marketumbrella Org | New Orleans, LA | Promise of an Equitable Future | $245,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Bayou Community Foundation | Hourna, LA | Mission delivery support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | Baton Rouge, LA | To support east baton rouge's participation as an implementation site in the safety and justice challenge, the foundation's criminal justice reform initiative to reduce over-incarceration by changing | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Greater New Orleans Development Foundation | New Orleans, LA | To support the community's continued education and engagement in the coastal restoration process. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regions Foundation | Idea Village | New Orlean, LA | Small business program | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Marketumbrella Org | New Orleans, LA | Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New Orleans Startup Fund Inc | New Orleans, LA | In support of underserved small business expansion | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Broad Community Connections Inc | New Orleans, LA | In support of neighborhood revitalization | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Downtown Shreveport Unlimited | Shreveport, LA | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | $147,520 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | New Orleans Sponsoring Committee Together New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | Promise of an Equitable Future | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation Inc | Hammond, LA | Water improvements support year 2 of 2 | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mastercard Impact Fund | Nola Business Alliance | New Orleans, LA | Small business | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust | Becket Breauxs Community Foundation Inc | Breaux Bridge, LA | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amerihealth Caritas Foundation | Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | Project grant | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | New Orleans Startup Fund Inc | New Orleans, LA | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Atkins-Crawford Foundation | Revitalize Historic Highland | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Southern Mutual Help Association Inc | New Iberia, LA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | Centering unrepresented voices in the environmental movement | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grayson Foundation Inc | Highland Center Corporation | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation | Broad Community Connections Inc | New Orleans, LA | Project Operating Support : Home for Good | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation | Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | Charitable | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Community Renewal International Inc | Shreveport, LA | Friendship House Initiative | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Greater Bossier Economic Development FDN | Bossier City, LA | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation | Junior League of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | To support the mission of the organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | Mid City Redevelopment Alliance Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | Affordable housing | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clein-Lemann Esperanza Foundation | Preservation Alliance of New Orleans Incorporated | New Orleans, LA | Preserve historic architecture in New Orleans Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation Inc | Hammond, LA | Program and mission support for 2025 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LWCC Foundation | The Idea Village | New Orleans, LA | To support their 2 core accelerator programs: VillageX and IDEAinstitute | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Retirement Research Foundation Dba RRF Foundation for Aging | Metromorphosis | Baton Rouge, LA | A one-year grant to identify and magnify solutions for some of the distinctive challenges black older adults face due to the inequalities experienced throughout their lives. | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | Beloved Community | New Orleans, LA | Community based research activities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Downtown Shreveport Unlimited | Shreveport, LA | Mudbug Madness Festival | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Institute for Local Innovations Inc | New Orleans, LA | Support an intergenerational project to document the history of Pittsburgh Yards | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Noel Foundation Inc | Highland Center Corp | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powers Foundation Inc | Highland Center Corporation | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Matem Foundation | Idea Village | New Orleans, LA | To support regional startups | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation Inc | The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | general support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Family Foundation of NW Louisiana Inc | Greater Shreveport Chamber Foundation | Shreveport, LA | General | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl E Panebiango Family Foundation | Belle Chasse Rotary Foundation Inc | Belle Chasse, LA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Cohabitat Foundation | Shreveport, LA | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation | Cohabitat Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | Program services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Community Ministries | Greater New Orleans Development Foundation | New Orleans, LA | Nola coalition accessible early childhood services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| H & B Young Foundation | St Mary Excel | Morgan City, LA | Admin asst/grant writer | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Biedenharn Foundation | Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbie Norman Prince Trust | Institute for Local Innovations | New Orleans, LA | General operating support for the chicago program for ecowomanist institute | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| RML Foundation | New Orleans Startup Fund Inc | New Orleans, LA | Create jobs and economic prosperity for the ten parish region of greater new orleans by providing seed capital and business assistance to early-stage firms | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powers Foundation Inc | Providence House | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace A Manning and Charles Robert Van Lopik Memorial Charitable FDN | Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | Fund we care schools program | $16,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace A Manning and Charles Robert Van Lopik Memorial Charitable FDN | The Highland Center | Shreveport, LA | Services at-risk seniors | $16,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr Foundation | Friends of Rivertown Theaters | Kenner, LA | Donation to support performing arts in the new orleans area | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Como Charitable Foundation Inc | Grow Gilbert | Gilbert, LA | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leslie Family Foundation | Providence House | Shreveport, LA | Unrestricted gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Research Park Corporation | Baton Rouge, LA | Excellence -level sponsorship 2024 biztech challenge | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Tickfaw 200 Charities Inc | Hammond, LA | Sponsor tickfaw 200 poker run at blood river | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Greater New Orleans Development FDN | New Orleans, LA | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erol Foundation Us | The Descendants Project | Vacherie, LA | General support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Friends of Manchac Greenway | Laplace, LA | Andouille festival event recycling | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Bogalusa Rebirth | Bogalusa, LA | Health & wellness through blight remediation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheless Foundation | Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powers Foundation Inc | Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jess Merkle Foundation | Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | To connect neighbors and residents to restore the foundation of safe and caring communities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor Hutchinson Parker Foundation Inc | Community Renewal International Inc | Shreveport, LA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Forward Jefferson Corporation | Avondale, LA | Community & economic development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Friends of Manchac Greenway | Laplace, LA | Andouille festival event recycling | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archstone Foundation | Metromorphosis | Baton Rouge, LA | To support the aging while black 2025 on aging conference to be held on april 21-24, 2025 in orlando, fl. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cahn Family Foundation | National Council of Jewish Women | New Orleans, LA | For general purposes of grantee | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Biedenharn Foundation | Providence House | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poindexter Foundation Inc | Providence House | Shreveport, LA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| H E Storer Charitable Foundation | The Highland Center | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scott Foundation | The Highland Center | Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wendell & Anne Gauthier Family Foundation | Urban Conservancy | New Orleans, LA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Noahs Ark Nicu Foundation - Nani | New Orleans, LA | 9200 | $9,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| B R & R Foundation | Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | Charitable support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation | Big River Economic & Agricultural Development Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Bogalusa Rebirth | Bogalusa, LA | Health & wellness through blight remediation | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead Family Foundation Inc | Providence House Inc | Shreveport, LA | General charitable purposes | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Attaway Foundation | Community Renewal International Inc | Shreveport, LA | General operating | $6,775 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oscar J Tolmas Charitable Trust | National Council of Jewish Women | New Orleans, LA | To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission | $6,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| James J Buquet Jr Family Foundation | Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | General Support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | Institute for Local Innovations | New Orleans, LA | Board discretionary | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis & Lillian Glazer Family Foundation | National Council of Jewish Women | New Orleans, LA | Support for community needs | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Attaway Foundation | The Providence House | Shreveport, LA | General operating | $5,142 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fifth District Community Foundation Inc | Algiers Economic Development Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General operational support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Barksdale Forward Inc | Shreveport, LA | MAC Programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salmen Family Foundation | Friends of Camp Salmen Nature Park | Slidell, LA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knight Family Foundation Formerly the Eddy Knight Family Foundation | Healing House | Lafayette, LA | Support organization's purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation Inc | Old Arabi Neighborhood Association | Arabi, LA | Donation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation | Preservation Alliance of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | To support the mission of the organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.