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)Religion (22)Youth and recreation (44)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Community Ministries | New Orleans | 3629 | $133.1M | $37K |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable | Metairie | 473 | $108.7M | $230K |
| Entergy Charitable Foundation | New Orleans | 11 | $94.0M | $8.5M |
| Zemurray Foundation | New Orleans | 298 | $71.6M | $240K |
| 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 |
| Marshall Legacy Foundation | Metairie | 89 | $58.9M | $662K |
| The Cason Foundation | Coushatta | 457 | $55.4M | $121K |
| Stuller Family Foundation | Lafayette | 25 | $55.2M | $2.2M |
| The Joe W and Dorothy D Brown | Metairie | 12 | $48.4M | $4.0M |
| 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 |
| The Edward L Rispone Family Foundation | Baton Rouge | 518 | $32.9M | $64K |
| Edward G Schlieder Educational | New Orleans | 121 | $32.5M | $268K |
| Lincoln Health Foundation | Ruston | 358 | $31.7M | $88K |
| 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 |
| Oscar J Tolmas Charitable Trust | Metairie | 621 | $27.3M | $44K |
| The Booth-Bricker Fund | New Orleans | 685 | $25.0M | $37K |
| Grayson Foundation Inc | Shreveport | 517 | $23.2M | $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 |
| Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation | New Orleans | 625 | $12.7M | $20K |
| The Ben E Factor Foundation | New Iberia | 499 | $12.6M | $25K |
| Jean and Saul a Mintz Foundation Inc | Monroe | 12 | $12.4M | $1.0M |
| Keller Family Foundation | New Orleans | 444 | $11.6M | $26K |
| Como Charitable Foundation Inc | Monroe | 293 | $11.4M | $39K |
| The Azby Fund | New Orleans | 590 | $11.2M | $19K |
| Institute of Mental Hygiene | New Orleans | 16 | $11.1M | $696K |
| Ella West Freeman Foundation | New Orleans | 112 | $10.6M | $95K |
| The Keith and Ginger Family | Sunset | 8 | $10.4M | $1.3M |
| The Almar Foundationdba the Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation | New Orleans | 1342 | $10.3M | $8K |
| 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 |
| Chambers Foundation 1554-1115004822 | New Orleans | 62 | $8.6M | $139K |
| Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation | New Orleans | 12 | $8.6M | $716K |
| Charles Foundation | Abbeville | 118 | $8.5M | $72K |
| Evolve Foundation | Shreveport | 460 | $8.2M | $18K |
| The Burden Foundation | Baton Rouge | 26 | $8.1M | $313K |
| Francis X Bride Testamentary Trust | Lake Charles | 20 | $8.0M | $402K |
| The Lupin Foundation | Metairie | 8 | $8.0M | $1.0M |
| Wheless Foundation | Shreveport | 515 | $7.7M | $15K |
| The Peltier Foundation | Thibodaux | 9 | $7.7M | $853K |
| Coughlin-Saunders Foundation Inc | Alexandria | 11 | $7.7M | $696K |
| The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby | Baton Rouge | 338 | $7.6M | $23K |
| Scott Foundation Inc | Monroe | 3019 | $7.6M | $3K |
| Pinhook Foundation Inc | Lafayette | 274 | $7.4M | $27K |
| Frazier Foundation Inc | Minden | 12 | $7.3M | $610K |
| German Protestant Orphan Asylum | New Orleans | 284 | $7.2M | $26K |
| Zita Charitable Np Trust Xxxxx4009 | Shreveport | 17 | $7.2M | $426K |
| The Toler Foundation | New Orleans | 276 | $7.2M | $26K |
| The Lillian Sherwood | Metairie | 127 | $7.1M | $56K |
| Ruth U Fertel Foundation | New Orleans | 402 | $6.8M | $17K |
| Carl E Panebiango Family Foundation | Gretna | 98 | $6.5M | $66K |
| H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr | New Orleans | 270 | $6.4M | $24K |
| Pugh Family Foundation | Lafayette | 33 | $6.2M | $189K |
| Donald Palmer Charitable Foundation | New Orleans | 71 | $6.2M | $87K |
| The Ward Foundation Inc | Metairie | 244 | $6.1M | $25K |
| Rockhold Family Foundation Inc | Baton Rouge | 303 | $6.0M | $20K |
| The Rucks Family Foundation | Lafayette | 277 | $6.0M | $22K |
| The Emerson & Barbara Kampen Charit | Baton Rouge | 11 | $5.7M | $522K |
| Leo W Seal United Methodist Church Trust | New Orleans | 102 | $5.7M | $56K |
| Davis Charitable Trust | Metairie | 1 | $5.7M | $5.7M |
| 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 |
| James D Moncus Family Foundation | Lafayette | 88 | $5.0M | $57K |
| The Noel Foundation Inc | Shreveport | 104 | $4.9M | $47K |
| Ijn Foundation | Madisonville | 130 | $4.9M | $38K |
| Louise H Moffett Family Foundation | Metairie | 898 | $4.9M | $5K |
| 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 |
| Harry T Howard IIi Foundation | Covington | 95 | $4.8M | $51K |
| 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 |
| Huie-Dellmon Trust | Long Leaf | 10 | $4.5M | $453K |
| Shearman Foundation | Lake Charles | 428 | $4.5M | $11K |
| 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 |
| Board of Trustees of the Libby Dufour Fd | New Orleans | 124 | $4.1M | $33K |
| Jack Webster Grigsby Foundation | Shreveport | 353 | $4.1M | $12K |
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