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Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation: 48 grants to organizations, $3.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation, a private foundation in Baton Rouge, LA, paid 48 grants to organizations totaling $3,138,212 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,279,437 to United Cajun Navy in Baton Rouge, LA for 2024 annual gifts.
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- EIN
- 815336145
- Based in
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Assets
- $37,440,682
- Grants paid
- $3,138,212
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349103618. It reported $3,138,212 in grants paid; 48 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Cajun Navy | Baton Rouge, LA | 2024 annual gifts | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $1,279,437 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office | Port Allen, LA | 2024 annual gifts | $618,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office | Baton Rouge, LA | 2024 annual gifts | $338,638 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Baton Rouge District Attorney | Baton Rouge, LA | 2024 annual gifts | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Zion Baptist Church II | Plaquemine, LA | Community outreach initiative | $122,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lsu Police Department | Baton Rouge, LA | Explosive ordiance k9 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iberville Christian Center | St Gabriel, LA | Motors course/swat equipment | $69,345 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Plaquemine Police Dept | Plaquemine, LA | Police equipment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Emerge Center | Baton Rouge, LA | Gala presenting sponsorship 2024 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 18TH Judicial Dist Attorneys Ofc | Plaquemine, LA | Flock camera | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John School | Plaquemine, LA | Art program: phase i, ii, and iii | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St James Episcopal Day School | Baton Rouge, LA | The eras soiree: presenting sponsor | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Renaissance Intl School | Baton Rouge, LA | 2024 gift | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Companion Animal Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | Fur ball 2024 | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | Cap city finest/sleigh cystic fibros | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University Laboratory School | Baton Rouge, LA | Vip lounge sponsor | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baton Rouge General Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | Raise the barn sponsorship 2024 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Woman's | Baton Rouge, LA | Bust breast cancer | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bella Bowman Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | Bella's ball 2024 silver sponsor | Medical research | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Region Crime Stoppers | Baton Rouge, LA | Annual gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Douglas Manship Theatre | Baton Rouge, LA | 2024 annual gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iris Domestic Violence Center | Baton Rouge, LA | Unmasking domestic violence | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knock Knock Children's Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | Storybook soiree sponorship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Lady of the Lake Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | The big bash 2024 | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Found | Natchitoches, LA | 2024 annual gift | $3,109 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Refuge Ministries | White Castle, LA | Core youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Envision Youth Group | Sunshine, LA | Summer youth outreach program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Higher Grounds Intl Worship Center | Plaquemine, LA | Youth activity center | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Community Outreach Ministries | Plaquemine, LA | Hope comm steam program | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission Outreach for Christ Corp | White Castle, LA | Back to school barbecue | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Zion Inner City | Plaquemine, LA | Youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Cyrene Baptist Church | Plaquemine, LA | Summer reading and math camp | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Zion Baptist Church 1 | Plaquemine, LA | Zion one summer enrichment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Mt Olive Baptist Church | Grosse Tete, LA | Iberville outreach program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Point Pleasant Baptist Church | Plaquemine, LA | Ppbc summer enrichment | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John Baptist Church | Plaquemine, LA | Youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John the Baptist Church | White Castle, LA | Ibervile outreach program | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Luke Family Christian Center | Plaquemine, LA | Summer enrichment program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| True Hope Missionary Baptist | Plaquemine, LA | Youth summer program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| We Are the Difference | Plaquemine, LA | Iberville outreach program | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Word of Truth New Life Center | Bayou Goula, LA | Community & youth project | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zion Field Evangelistic Ministries | Plaquemine, LA | Zion field building funds | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baton Rouge Epicurean Society | Baton Rouge, LA | Fete rouge awards dinner table | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claw Up Boosters | Shreveport, LA | 2024 gift | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | Mpac 2024 | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,932 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of TX MD Anderson Cancer | Houston, TX | Whisk away gastric cancer-holly cleg | $971 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baton Rouge Epicurean Society | Baton Rouge, LA | 17th annual eb fete | Education | $950 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broc Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | Br orthopedic ctr rock and wine | Education | $800 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed February 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202500349349100720. It reported $0 in grants paid; 0 grants to organizations are listed.
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $1,279,437 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Animal-related | $15,000 |
| Religion-related | $9,000 |
| Medical research | $7,500 |
| Health care | $5,000 |
| Education | $3,750 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 |
States funded
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Updated November 14, 2025. 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.