Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in Louisiana

120
foundations
$79.2M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 120 private foundations based in Louisiana whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $79.2 million in grants in their latest filing year. The most common cities are New Orleans (32), Metairie (18) and Baton Rouge (12).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 465 foundations in Louisiana, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 120 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 95 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in Louisiana
Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA265$5,000$10.6M$400–$1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Almar Foundationdba The Alden and Margaret Laborde FoundationNew Orleans, LA121$5,000$1M$250–$90,500FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Woldenberg FoundationMetairie, LA115$5,000$1.6M$16–$215,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Louise H Moffett Family FoundationMetairie, LA111$4,000$1M$1,000–$100,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Huey & Angelina Wilson FoundationBaton Rouge, LA102$51,250$7.2M$250–$465,000FY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA81$5,000$1.1M$250–$302,000FY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
Danos FoundationGray, LA77$390$291,820$20–$50,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Corporate Works of MercyMansura, LA71$828$129,636$31–$20,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Felterman FoundationPatterson, LA60$1,000$78,650$100–$3,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Booth-Bricker FundNew Orleans, LA57$5,000$3.5M$50–$750,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Thomas B Favrot Jr Family FundNew Orleans, LA54$500$56,476$50–$12,290FY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA52$12,500$1M$200–$125,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Gpoa FoundationNew Orleans, LA47$20,000$793,450$5,000–$28,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
H & B Young FoundationMorgan City, LA44$12,200$2.3M$500–$353,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Wheless FoundationShreveport, LA44$10,000$688,500$1,000–$75,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Angel Wings FoundationMetairie, LA43$2,500$233,900$500–$41,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Willis & Mildred Pellerin FoundationKenner, LA43$2,200$88,000$200–$2,800FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Bruce J Heim FoundationMetairie, LA42$1,700$97,090$500–$8,500FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Rittenberg Family FoundationMetairie, LA41$3,000$219,005$5–$30,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Crow FoundationShreveport, LA41$5,000$208,000$1,000–$20,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Smallpage Family FoundationHarahan, LA39$2,500$253,615$185–$70,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Ana & Adeline FoundationNew Orleans, LA39$3,000$135,875$250–$15,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Grayson Foundation IncShreveport, LA37$25,000$2.1M$4,400–$550,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Charles Lamar Family FoundationBaton Rouge, LA35$25,000$1.3M$5,000–$250,000FY2023Locked: fit score and contacts
CSE Community FoundationLake Charles, LA33$1,500$93,950$500–$25,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.