Community Foundation of Southwest

LAKE CHARLES, LA EIN: 72-1508036 Website

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA UNITES HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO EFFECT PERMANENT, POSITIVE, CULTURE CHANGE. WE IMPACT SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA BY POSITIONING THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO BE A RECOGNIZED LEADER AND BY EMPOWERING DONORS AND PROACTIVELY ESTABLISHING GRANTS FOR TARGETED PROGRAMS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$39.6M

+6.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.9M

+92.0% YoY

Grant Count

72

+38.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$41K

+38.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$10M$13M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$39,568,084$37,190,285$33,942,513
Revenue$5,850,000$5,341,976$3,054,710
Expenses$4,009,191$2,608,054$4,627,181
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,902,834$2,175,328$812,233
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$900K$2M$3M$4M89 grants202047 grants202170 grants202252 grants202372 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OAK CROSSING FOUNDATION$640KCITY OF WESTLAKE$235KTRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH$170KSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC$155KMCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY…$119KAPOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN HARV…$100KPROVIDENT RESOURCES GROU…$100KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CH…$96KTIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION$80KLIVING WATER LAKE CHARLE…$77K

Grant Size Distribution

330 grants across all recorded years

261<$50K33$50–100K24$100–250K11$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SARA JUDSONPRESIDENT/CEO$132K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JIM ROCKCHAIR1
GLENN PUMPELLYTREASURER1
MOLLIE BROUSSARDDIRECTOR1
KODY CANNONDIRECTOR1
KAREN CHAMBERLAINDIRECTOR1
MATT FELDERDIRECTOR1
MARIA LABORDEDIRECTOR1
CLAIR MARCEAUXDIRECTOR1
NICOLE MONCRIEFDIRECTOR1
WILLIE MOUNTDIRECTOR1
ANGELA QUEENANDIRECTOR1
MARSHALL SIMIENDIRECTOR1
OWEN THOMPSONDIRECTOR1
KADE TRAHANDIRECTOR1
SARA JUDSONPRESIDENT/CEO40$131,841

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

AbbevilleAmericusAnacocoArlingtonAtlantaBaton RougeBerlinBismarckBooneBrookshireCameronConwayDallasDaytonDeridderEuniceFrederickFrench CampHackberryHaughton

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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