Sponsor A PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Louisiana
1,167 grantmaking foundations based in Louisiana, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (16)Arts and culture (43)Community development (34)Education (76)Environment (12)General grantmaking (396)Health (36)Housing and shelter (13)Human services (57)Medical research (7)Religion (22)Science and technology (5)Youth and recreation (44)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Community Ministries | New Orleans | 3314 | $121.5M | $37K |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable | Metairie | 498 | $117.7M | $236K |
| Entergy Charitable Foundation | New Orleans | 11 | $94.0M | $8.5M |
| Zemurray Foundation | New Orleans | 308 | $71.0M | $231K |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Metairie | 2715 | $68.6M | $25K |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of | Baton Rouge | 1107 | $65.3M | $59K |
| The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation | Baton Rouge | 1140 | $60.8M | $53K |
| The Cason Foundation | Coushatta | 486 | $59.1M | $122K |
| Marshall Legacy Foundation | Metairie | 89 | $58.9M | $662K |
| Stuller Family Foundation | Lafayette | 21 | $47.6M | $2.3M |
| The Joe W and Dorothy D Brown | Metairie | 11 | $45.1M | $4.1M |
| Patrick F Taylor Foundation | New Orleans | 1037 | $43.5M | $42K |
| Irene W and C B Pennington Foundation | Baton Rouge | 821 | $38.4M | $47K |
| The Marshall Heritage Foundation | Metairie | 54 | $37.8M | $701K |
| Edward G Schlieder Educational | New Orleans | 121 | $32.5M | $268K |
| The Edward L Rispone Family Foundation | Baton Rouge | 471 | $32.0M | $68K |
| Lincoln Health Foundation | Ruston | 336 | $29.9M | $89K |
| Oscar J Tolmas Charitable Trust | Metairie | 678 | $29.8M | $44K |
| The Alta and John Franks Foundation | Shreveport | 538 | $29.2M | $54K |
| Woldenberg Foundation | Metairie | 1483 | $28.9M | $19K |
| Eye Ear Nose & Throat Foundation | Metairie | 151 | $27.5M | $182K |
| The Booth-Bricker Fund | New Orleans | 685 | $25.0M | $37K |
| Grayson Foundation Inc | Shreveport | 490 | $21.9M | $45K |
| H & B Young Foundation | Morgan City | 519 | $21.7M | $42K |
| Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable | Violet | 430 | $21.3M | $49K |
| The Helis Foundation | New Orleans | 509 | $20.3M | $40K |
| The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation | Gray | 126 | $19.9M | $158K |
| Rosamary Foundation | New Orleans | 14 | $19.6M | $1.4M |
| Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr Foundation | New Orleans | 164 | $17.0M | $104K |
| Lorio Foundation | Thibodaux | 13 | $16.2M | $1.2M |
| Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird | Shreveport | 1577 | $14.8M | $9K |
| The Ben E Factor Foundation | New Iberia | 535 | $14.0M | $26K |
| Jean and Saul a Mintz Foundation Inc | Monroe | 12 | $12.4M | $1.0M |
| Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation | New Orleans | 568 | $11.6M | $20K |
| Keller Family Foundation | New Orleans | 444 | $11.6M | $26K |
| Como Charitable Foundation Inc | Monroe | 293 | $11.4M | $39K |
| The Almar Foundationdba the Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation | New Orleans | 1452 | $11.1M | $8K |
| Ella West Freeman Foundation | New Orleans | 112 | $10.6M | $95K |
| The Azby Fund | New Orleans | 587 | $10.5M | $18K |
| Institute of Mental Hygiene | New Orleans | 15 | $10.5M | $698K |
| The Keith and Ginger Family | Sunset | 8 | $10.4M | $1.3M |
| Collins C Diboll Private Foundation | New Orleans | 289 | $10.1M | $35K |
| Da Mcfarland Trust | New Orleans | 11 | $10.1M | $916K |
| The Stephen and Sandy Rosenthal | New Orleans | 61 | $9.9M | $163K |
| J Edgar Monroe Foundation | Metairie | 874 | $9.7M | $11K |
| The Charles Lamar Family Foundation | Baton Rouge | 323 | $9.6M | $30K |
| Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation | New Orleans | 12 | $8.6M | $716K |
| Charles Foundation | Abbeville | 118 | $8.5M | $72K |
| Francis X Bride Testamentary Trust | Lake Charles | 20 | $8.0M | $402K |
| The Lupin Foundation | Metairie | 8 | $8.0M | $1.0M |
| Zita Charitable Np Trust Xxxxx4009 | Shreveport | 18 | $8.0M | $444K |
| Chambers Foundation 1554-1115004822 | New Orleans | 57 | $8.0M | $140K |
| Pinhook Foundation Inc | Lafayette | 284 | $7.9M | $28K |
| German Protestant Orphan Asylum | New Orleans | 325 | $7.9M | $24K |
| Evolve Foundation | Shreveport | 430 | $7.7M | $18K |
| The Peltier Foundation | Thibodaux | 9 | $7.7M | $853K |
| Coughlin-Saunders Foundation Inc | Alexandria | 11 | $7.7M | $696K |
| The Burden Foundation | Baton Rouge | 25 | $7.6M | $304K |
| Scott Foundation Inc | Monroe | 3019 | $7.6M | $3K |
| The Toler Foundation | New Orleans | 276 | $7.2M | $26K |
| Wheless Foundation | Shreveport | 479 | $7.2M | $15K |
| The Lillian Sherwood | Metairie | 127 | $7.1M | $56K |
| The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby | Baton Rouge | 312 | $7.1M | $23K |
| Frazier Foundation Inc | Minden | 11 | $6.8M | $621K |
| Ruth U Fertel Foundation | New Orleans | 402 | $6.8M | $17K |
| The Ward Foundation Inc | Metairie | 259 | $6.5M | $25K |
| Carl E Panebiango Family Foundation | Gretna | 98 | $6.5M | $66K |
| Pugh Family Foundation | Lafayette | 33 | $6.2M | $189K |
| Donald Palmer Charitable Foundation | New Orleans | 71 | $6.2M | $87K |
| Rockhold Family Foundation Inc | Baton Rouge | 303 | $6.0M | $20K |
| The Rucks Family Foundation | Lafayette | 277 | $6.0M | $22K |
| H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr | New Orleans | 249 | $5.9M | $24K |
| The Emerson & Barbara Kampen Charit | Baton Rouge | 11 | $5.7M | $522K |
| Davis Charitable Trust | Metairie | 1 | $5.7M | $5.7M |
| Leo W Seal United Methodist Church Trust | New Orleans | 92 | $5.4M | $59K |
| Ogden Family Foundation | New Orleans | 62 | $5.4M | $87K |
| Potts Family Foundation 1559-1045000095 | New Orleans | 26 | $5.2M | $201K |
| Fred B & Ruth B Zigler Foundation | Jennings | 11 | $5.2M | $470K |
| Huie-Dellmon Trust | Long Leaf | 11 | $5.0M | $454K |
| The Noel Foundation Inc | Shreveport | 104 | $4.9M | $47K |
| James D Moncus Family Foundation | Lafayette | 86 | $4.9M | $57K |
| Kitty Degree Foundation | West Monroe | 116 | $4.9M | $42K |
| Zuschlag Family Foundation | Lafayette | 382 | $4.8M | $13K |
| The Dore Family Foundation | Lake Charles | 39 | $4.8M | $124K |
| Heymann - Wolf Foundation | New Orleans | 319 | $4.8M | $15K |
| Agnes M & Lillie S Baker Char & Rel Fnd | New Orleans | 45 | $4.7M | $105K |
| Youthforce Nola | New Orleans | 70 | $4.6M | $65K |
| Cahn Family Foundation | New Orleans | 422 | $4.6M | $11K |
| Shearman Foundation | Lake Charles | 428 | $4.5M | $11K |
| Harry T Howard IIi Foundation | Covington | 88 | $4.4M | $50K |
| Louise H Moffett Family Foundation | Metairie | 811 | $4.4M | $5K |
| Ijn Foundation | Madisonville | 118 | $4.4M | $37K |
| John W and Bertie Murphy Deming | Alexandria | 9 | $4.3M | $482K |
| The Catalyst Foundation | New Orleans | 14 | $4.3M | $307K |
| Wallace Landry Family Foundation | Gretna | 306 | $4.2M | $14K |
| Powers Foundation Inc | Shreveport | 537 | $4.2M | $8K |
| Jaeger Foundation | Metairie | 145 | $4.1M | $29K |
| Louisiana Outside Counsel Health and | Lake Charles | 47 | $4.1M | $88K |
| The Jess Merkle Foundation | Shreveport | 113 | $4.0M | $35K |
| Board of Trustees of the Libby Dufour Fd | New Orleans | 110 | $3.9M | $36K |
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