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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Louisiana
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 3,162 grantmakers listed 28,330 grants totaling $1.4 billion to 9,525 organizations in Louisiana. 2,817 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 345 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 489 are based in Louisiana; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Louisiana organization was $5,788. Orleans Parish received the most grants (10,216, from 1,707 funders), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (2,887) and Caddo Parish (1,884). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (4,709 grants), arts & culture (2,052 grants) and children & youth (1,994 grants).
Shell USA Company Foundation (Houston, TX) funded the most different Louisiana organizations: 1,004, through 2,627 grants with a typical size of $1,149.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Louisiana organizations
Ranked by the number of different Louisiana organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to LA organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 13-6066583 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 2,627 | 1,004 | $1,149 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0956468 | 722 | 542 | $58,536 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 3 | The Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0408921 | 500 | 500 | $22,484 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Baptist Community Ministries New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0423887 | 709 | 268 | $6,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | The Scott Foundation Monroe, LA · EIN 72-6027563 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 360 | 253 | $500 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Baton Rouge Area Foundation Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 72-6030391 | 233 | 233 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 7 | Community Foundation of Acadiana Lafayette, LA · EIN 72-1493023 | 233 | 233 | $18,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 8 | Goldring Family Foundation Metairie, LA · EIN 72-6022666 | 275 | 196 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation Metairie, LA · EIN 26-0221908 | 262 | 192 | $5,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 321 | 178 | $2,500 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | Community Foundation of North Louisiana Shreveport, LA · EIN 72-6022365 | 166 | 166 | $20,597 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 12 | The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 58-1714586 | 206 | 155 | $46,850 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | United Way of Southeast Louisiana New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0471369 | 148 | 148 | $40,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 14 | The Almar Foundationdba The Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1371702 | 266 | 143 | $5,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | Danos Foundation Gray, LA · EIN 82-1346672 | 165 | 105 | $510 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Parish | 10,216 | 1,707 | $635.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 2,887 | 640 | $177.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Caddo Parish | 1,884 | 302 | $46.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Jefferson Parish | 1,809 | 396 | $71.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| St. Tammany Parish | 976 | 202 | $29.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Lafayette Parish | 847 | 171 | $32.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Ouachita Parish | 570 | 118 | $17.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Calcasieu Parish | 501 | 101 | $19.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Lafourche Parish | 466 | 58 | $16.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Terrebonne Parish | 366 | 69 | $12.2 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 4,709 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 2,052 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 1,994 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 1,533 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 1,431 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 831 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 596 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 528 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 364 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 240 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 206 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 205 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 18 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Louisiana ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.