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Who funds public and societal benefit in Louisiana: 31 foundations, $2.3 million in grants
31 private foundations paid 66 grants totaling $2,275,215 to public and societal benefit nonprofits in Louisiana, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Walton Family Foundation Inc, with $510,000 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Public and societal benefit
- Recipients in
- Louisiana
- Foundations
- 31
- Grants
- 66
- Total granted
- $2,275,215
Foundations that funded public and societal benefit in Louisiana
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $510,000 | $375,000 | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | To support general operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Winstonsalem, NC | 2 | $375,000 | $300,000 | Invest in Louisiana | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Invest in Louisiana | To lead an active and engaged opportunity youth coalition that builds a policy agenda that commands broad community support, has strong champions, and shifts public narrative around opportunity youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $251,000 | $250,000 | Together Louisiana | Community crisis & disaster response grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Invest in Louisiana | Families and Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Invest in Louisiana | Support continued participation in the State Priorities Partnership (SPP) network | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Community Ministries | New Orleans, LA | 3 | $38,800 | $35,000 | Bastion Community of Resilience | Veterans health and reintegration initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katharine Bradford Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Bastion Community of Resilience | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | Donation to support louisiana military department, their museums, and educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | To fulfill exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheniere Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Boot | Employee giving fund recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| Amateur Radio Digital Communications | San Diego, CA | 1 | $6,723 | $6,723 | West Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club | Repair and upgrade storm-damaged amateur radio infrastructure to restore local communications and support emergency and community use. | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 4 | $5,790 | $2,674 | No One Fights Alone | 2673.72 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarracenia Foundation Inc | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bastion Community Resilience | To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Louie & Tootsie Davis Foundation | Shreveport, LA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Shreveport Volunteer Network | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennington Family Foundation | Denham Springs, LA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Front Yard Bikes | 2024 annual support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azby Fund | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Sugar Buzz | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick F Taylor Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | Other charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 28 | $1,894 | $362 | Who of North Webster | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Coeur de Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Front Yard Bikes | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dvornak Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Delivering Hope Nola | To support this entity in their mission statement | apps.irs.gov |
| Louise H Moffett Family Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wendell & Anne Gauthier Family Foundation | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Bastion Community of Resilience | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Moyse Family Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Power Pump Girls | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Shlenker Family Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Team 8973 | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Energy Trust | Ruston, LA | 1 | $258 | $258 | Alabama Water System | Utilities assistance for indigent families. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jones Charitable Foundation | Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $250 | $250 | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana | Support Services | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | To support general operations. | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Invest in Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | To lead an active and engaged opportunity youth coalition that builds a policy agenda that commands broad community support, has strong champions, and shifts public narrative around opportunity youth | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Invest in Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | General operating | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation | Together Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | Community crisis & disaster response grant | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Invest in Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | Families and Communities | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | To support nonpartisan research and provide public education for a fiscally responsible and transparent coastal restoration and protection process. | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | Project support | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | To support general operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Invest in Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | Support continued participation in the State Priorities Partnership (SPP) network | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Together Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | General operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katharine Bradford Foundation | Bastion Community of Resilience | New Orleans, LA | Charitable | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Community Ministries | Bastion Community of Resilience | New Orleans, LA | Veterans health and reintegration initiative | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr Foundation | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | New Orleans, LA | Donation to support louisiana military department, their museums, and educational programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | To fulfill exempt purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheniere Foundation | The Boot | Baton Rouge, LA | Employee giving fund recipient | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amateur Radio Digital Communications | West Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club | Leesville, LA | Repair and upgrade storm-damaged amateur radio infrastructure to restore local communications and support emergency and community use. | $6,723 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation | Bastion Community Resilience | New Orleans, LA | To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarracenia Foundation Inc | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Community Ministries | Bastion Community of Resilience | New Orleans, LA | Gala of resilience | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | No One Fights Alone | Marrero, LA | 2673.72 | $2,674 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennington Family Foundation | Front Yard Bikes | Baton Rouge, LA | 2024 annual support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louie & Tootsie Davis Foundation | Shreveport Volunteer Network | Keithville, LA | Humanitarian | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azby Fund | Sugar Buzz | Mandeville, LA | Educational | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Wounded War Heroes of America | Lafayette, LA | 2076 | $2,076 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patrick F Taylor Foundation | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | New Orleans, LA | Other charitable purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dvornak Foundation | Delivering Hope Nola | Metairie, LA | To support this entity in their mission statement | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coeur de Baton Rouge | Front Yard Bikes | Baton Rouge, LA | Charitable | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wendell & Anne Gauthier Family Foundation | Bastion Community of Resilience | New Orleans, LA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louise H Moffett Family Foundation | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation | Swans Inc | Kenner, LA | Foundation honorarium | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Community Ministries | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | General funding | $800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Veterans for Veterans Inc | Shreveport, LA | 540 | $540 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moyse Family Foundation | Power Pump Girls | Baton Rouge, LA | General operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | St Tammany Veterans Foundation Inc | Mandeville, LA | 500 | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shlenker Family Foundation | Team 8973 | New Orleans, LA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Who of North Webster | Springhill, LA | General support | $362 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Energy Trust | Alabama Water System | Arcadia, LA | Utilities assistance for indigent families. | $258 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jones Charitable Foundation | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | Support Services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Acadiana Veteran Alliance | Lafayette, LA | General support | $203 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Front Yard Bikes | Baton Rouge, LA | General support | $156 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Cause of Carsyn Inc | Houma, LA | General support | $154 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | New Iberia Optimist Club Foundation Inc | New Iberia, LA | General support | $135 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | 'ween Dream | Jefferson, LA | General support | $107 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Delta Veterans | West Monroe, LA | General support | $101 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | General support | $83 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Brothers in Blue Dirty South Chapter | Houma, LA | General support | $61 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Les Amis de Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site Inc | Saint Martinville, LA | General support | $54 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Pelican Center for Children and Families | Zachary, LA | General support | $48 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Goodwill Lunching Inc | Ruston, LA | General support | $47 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Once Was Inc | Lafayette, LA | General support | $47 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Power Pump Girls Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | General support | $45 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Delivering Hope Nola | Metairie, LA | General support | $30 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Veterans for Veterans Inc | Shreveport, LA | General support | $28 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Bastion Community of Resilience | New Orleans, LA | General support | $25 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Modified Dolls Louisiana Chapter | New Orleans, LA | General support | $25 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | One Book One New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | General support | $24 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Ascension Veterans Memorial Park Foundation | Prairieville, LA | General support | $23 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families | Baton Rouge, LA | General support | $21 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Capital Area Reentry Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | General support | $20 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Politicraft Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | General support | $20 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Behind the Line Baton Rouge | Denham Springs, LA | General support | $16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Louisiana National Guard Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General support | $16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Never Alone Initiative | Monroe, LA | General support | $16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Vernon Veterans Memorial Park | New Llano, LA | General support | $16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | East New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General support | $11 | 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.