488 private foundations reported grants to Louisiana recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 488 private foundations reported 2,055 grants totaling $125,519,540 to 1,409 organizations in Louisiana. The most-funded purposes were education (229 grants) and health & medical (76 grants). The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc gave the most by reported dollars — $9,965,000 across 4 grants. The median reported grant was $10,000.
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The Louisiana communities receiving the most reported foundation grants. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.
Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 4 | $9,965,000 |
| Baptist Community Ministries | 178 | $9,607,043 |
| The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation | 96 | $7,153,800 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 44 | $6,960,000 |
| Worldquant Foundation | 1 | $5,560,101 |
| Gates Foundation | 9 | $5,124,027 |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Riley & Barbara G Sunderland Charitable Trust | 1 | $3,620,871 |
| Goldring Family Foundation | 109 | $3,437,450 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 5 | $3,100,000 |
| Rosamary Foundation | 1 | $2,965,500 |
| RAY & KAY Eckstein Charitable Trust | 11 | $2,555,000 |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | 9 | $2,335,000 |
| AIR Products Foundation | 67 | $2,165,659 |
| James D Moncus Family Foundation | 19 | $1,987,750 |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | City | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | New Orleans | 35 | $6,588,859 |
| Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc | New Orleans | 4 | $6,555,000 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | Baton Rouge | 4 | $5,889,628 |
| Worldquant University | New Orleans | 1 | $5,560,101 |
| Power Coalition for Equity and Justice | New Orleans | 6 | $2,923,750 |
| SBP | New Orleans | 5 | $2,714,306 |
| Catalyst Education Inc | New Orleans | 5 | $2,462,605 |
| Youth Force Nola | New Orleans | 2 | $2,449,100 |
| NEW Orleans Career Center | New Orleans | 3 | $2,305,000 |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | Shreveport | 4 | $1,700,275 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater NO | New Orleans | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | 6 | $1,451,528 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund the | New Orleans | 3 | $1,280,506 |
| Eternal Seeds Inc | New Orleans | 2 | $1,250,000 |
| Baptist Community Ministries | New Orleans | 2 | $1,187,600 |
| ST Bernard Project Inc | New Orleans | 3 | $1,150,000 |
| Baptist Community Health Services | New Orleans | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Parish of East Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 1 | $980,916 |
| Leading Educators | New Orleans | 3 | $925,000 |
| Resilience Force | New Orleans | 2 | $900,000 |
488 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Louisiana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $125,519,540 across 2,055 grants. The largest by reported dollars were The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Baptist Community Ministries, The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Louisiana concentrate in education (229), health & medical (76), religion (72). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Louisiana recipient was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,560,101. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Recipients in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette, Metairie received the most reported foundation grants in Louisiana. UseGrants publishes a page for each Louisiana city with enough distinct funders and recipients to report on.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
