Ashley Lykes Geary Foundation

Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation supports a broad range of Louisiana organizations, including schools, arts and cultural groups, nature programs, and nonprofits providing food and human services; nearly all its 2025 grant dollars went to Louisiana. Grants ranged from $200 to $125,000, with a median of $12,500. It accepts requests from organizations beyond a preselected group; applications are due by the 15th of the month before a scheduled meeting.

Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Fdn

Boston, MA

The Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation’s grantmaking focus is not specified; its 2023 grants totaled $6,000 across two organizations, including a $1,000 grant to a school in Ohio, so a typical grant level is unclear. It is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and funds only preselected charitable organizations; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Harry T Howard III Foundation

Covington, LA

Downman Family Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Downman Family Foundation funds charitable organizations in education, human services, health, public safety, and animal welfare, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Louisiana recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $15,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Almar Foundationdba The Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Almar Foundation supports education, disaster response, health, homelessness services, and other community organizations; its giving is concentrated in Louisiana, which received 75% of 2025 grant dollars. Grants ranged from $250 to $90,500, with a median of $5,000. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests; applicants are advised to call the foundation manager for an application form and information.

Edward G Schlieder Educational

New Orleans, LA

The foundation funds Louisiana educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities, for projects such as renovations, facilities, and classroom or library improvements. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100,000 to $416,667, with a median of about $333,000. It accepts request letters and outlines; the filing does not list a deadline.

The Helis Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Helis Foundation funds arts access and cultural institutions, as well as nonprofits addressing community needs, primarily in Metropolitan New Orleans. Its 2024 grants had a median of $16,750, with awards ranging from $100 to $554,486. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter and has no submission deadlines.

The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation supported 501(c)(3) organizations serving Greater New Orleans, across areas including arts, economic development, and civic accountability. Its 2022–23 grants typically ranged from $5,000 to $41,000, though it reported no grants in 2024 and marked that filing as its final return. The 2024 filing said it did not accept applications that year; no current application process is stated.

C Allen Favrot Family Fund

Metairie, LA

In its final reported year, 2020, the Metairie, Louisiana-based fund made grants to organizations with varied purposes, primarily in Louisiana, as well as in several other states. It awarded 17 grants totaling $265,719, with a median grant of $10,000 and grants ranging from $500 to $50,000. Its final return said it accepted written applications at any time, but this may no longer be current because the filing was marked as its final return.

Michael Bright White Family Foundation

San Antonio, TX

The foundation’s grants support historic preservation, education, pediatric healthcare, and park conservation, with most 2025 grant dollars going to organizations in Louisiana. In 2025, it made 21 grants ranging from $1,000 to $13,900, with a median of $7,500. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Zemurray Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Zemurray Foundation funds education, health, research, environmental sustainability, and cultural and community programs, with a focus on organizations in the greater New Orleans region. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1.5 million, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests, but eligible 501(c)(3) organizations in the region may submit a letter of intent.

Van Der Linden Family Foundation

Metairie, LA

The Van Der Linden Family Foundation supports charitable organizations in health care, education, arts and culture, and other areas, primarily in Louisiana, with some giving in Texas and elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $5,000, with a median of $1,375. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.