Charles E Heidingsfelder Jr

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.

J Edgar Monroe Foundation

Metairie, LA

The J Edgar Monroe Foundation supports civic, educational, and religious purposes, including education, faith-based organizations, and community and social services, primarily in Southeast Louisiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $300,000, with a median of $5,000. The profile advises contacting the foundation but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lauricella Land Company Foundation

Harahan, LA

The Lauricella Land Company Foundation supports charitable organizations addressing children’s advocacy, youth mentorship, homelessness, developmental disabilities, and other community needs, primarily in Louisiana. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Salmen Family Foundation

Metairie, LA

The Salmen Family Foundation supports charitable, religious, and educational organizations, with recent grants spanning human services, health, and education. Its 2025 awards ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a $5,000 median, and most funding went to Louisiana organizations, with smaller amounts in Tennessee and Texas. The 2024 filing describes request letters and outlines but does not explicitly state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports charitable and educational nonprofits in communities where Enterprise Mobility operates, focusing on health, education, arts, and disaster relief; applicants must be actively supported by an Enterprise Mobility team member, spouse, or domestic partner. Giving varies widely: it reported 9,499 grants in 2024, but its 2025 filing showed one grant of $101.4 million, so that amount is not a typical award. Applications are accepted at any time through eligible Enterprise-affiliated applicants; the Foundation does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

The Vincent Saia Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Vincent Saia Foundation supports organizations in health, human services, education, religion, and the arts, with nearly all of its 2025 giving going to Louisiana. Its 31 grants totaled $132,350, ranging from $250 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Michele Favrot Murphy Family Fund

New Orleans, LA

The Toler Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Toler Foundation funds organizations in education, health, human services, and culture, primarily in Louisiana, especially the New Orleans area; a small share of its 2025 giving went to Tennessee. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $70,000, with a median of $15,000. It makes grants only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests, according to its 2023 filing.

Patrick F Taylor Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation primarily funds education, equal opportunity, and free enterprise, with additional support for charitable and humanitarian work, arts and culture, the environment, and community needs. In 2024, grants ranged from $600 to $425,000, with a median of $8,000; it focuses on Louisiana while also funding work elsewhere, especially in Mississippi. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Founda

Boca Grande, FL

The foundation funds community, conservation, education, health, arts and culture, and public safety organizations, with a focus on traditional values and the southern United States. Its 2024 grants ranged from $179 to $270,000, with a median of $6,000; most funding went to Louisiana. It requires an online pre-qualification form before a full application, so unsolicited requests are accepted through this process.

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.