Freeman-Woollam Foundation
The Freeman-Woollam Foundation is a private foundation based in New Orleans, Louisiana. In filing year 2025, it reported 61 grants totaling $138,640, supporting organizations whose reported grant purposes included cultural, medical, educational, and environmental programs.
Freeman-Woollam Foundation at a glance
In short: Freeman-Woollam Foundation gave $139K across 61 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Louisiana. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $138,640
- +19.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 61
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,273
- +25.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $3,257,228
- +7.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (6 of 61, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Freeman-Woollam Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 425 Notre Dame St 505, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 523-5230
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Freeman-Woollam Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greater New Orleans Foundation ($22K). Together the top 10 received $107K.
Grant Size Distribution
309 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 309 grants of 309 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in Louisiana and 17% to recipients in New York. California, the District of Columbia, and Virginia each accounted for 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 61 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Freeman-Woollam Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 61 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $500 repeat.
- 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $106K (2021) to $148K (2022). In 2025 it made 61 grants totaling $139K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greater New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LA | Support the Organization's General Purpose | $22,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy New York City, NY | Support Medical Programs | $20,000 |
| Silence Is Violence New Orleans, LA | Support Medical Programs | $20,000 |
| Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Support Cultural Programs | $10,000 |
| Crescent Care New Orleans, LA | Support Medical Programs | $10,000 |
| New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans, LA | Support Cultural Programs | $10,000 |
| Creative Alliance of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Support Cultural Programs | $5,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA | Support Environmental Programs | $5,000 |
| Lens New Orleans, LA | Support Culture Programs | $2,500 |
| Soho Think Tank Inc New York, NY | Support Cultural Programs | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,257,228 | $81,293 | $147,319 | $138,640 | 61 | $138,640 | $80,736 | $155,298 |
| 2024 | $3,036,449 | $242,030 | $130,924 | $116,204 | 64 | $116,204 | $241,585 | $140,802 |
| 2023 | $2,609,282 | $640,312 | $113,078 | $109,494 | 63 | $109,494 | $639,938 | $112,232 |
| 2022 | $2,218,641 | $64,415 | $153,908 | $148,374 | 67 | $148,374 | $64,022 | $119,552 |
| 2021 | $2,928,469 | $99,112 | $112,463 | $106,149 | 54 | $106,149 | $98,036 | $143,611 |
| 2020 | $2,581,400 | $126,849 | $117,075 | $108,690 | 67 | — | $115,588 | $106,024 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Freeman-Woollam Foundation reported a distributable amount of $155K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 filing lists grants for cultural programs, medical programs, educational programs, and environmental programs, among other purposes.
The organizations it supports describe a range of missions. For example, the New Orleans Museum of Art says its mission is to inspire the love of art and to collect, preserve, exhibit, and present visual art while educating and engaging a diverse public. The Louisiana Bucket Brigade describes its work as supporting communities’ use of grassroots action to create sustainable neighborhoods free from industrial pollution. Innocence Project New Orleans says it works to free people it describes as innocent or unjustly sentenced and to address the systemic causes of wrongful convictions and unjust sentences.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 61 grants totaling $138,640. Grants ranged from $100 to $22,000, with a median of $500. The largest grants included $22,000 to Greater New Orleans Foundation for general support; $20,000 each to NEO Philanthropy and Silence Is Violence for medical programs; and $10,000 each to Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, CrescentCare, and New Orleans Museum of Art.
Other reported grants included $5,000 to Creative Alliance of New Orleans for cultural programs and $5,000 to Nature Conservancy of Louisiana for environmental programs. Among smaller grants, Video Veracity received $1,000; its stated mission is to support independent educational documentary programming. Abortion Care Network received $1,000; it describes its work as supporting independent abortion providers and the patients they serve.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tina Freeman-Woollam and Philip Woollam as directors.
Freeman-Woollam Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Philip Woollam
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tina Freeman-Woollam
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Freeman-Woollam Foundation
How much does Freeman-Woollam Foundation give each year?
Freeman-Woollam Foundation gave $139K across 61 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $116K across 64 grants.
What is Freeman-Woollam Foundation's typical grant size?
Freeman-Woollam Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $2,273, across 61 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Freeman-Woollam Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Freeman-Woollam Foundation give grants?
Freeman-Woollam Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Orleans, LA (36 grants), Washington, DC (5 grants), New York, NY (4 grants) and Baton Rouge, LA (2 grants).
Does Freeman-Woollam Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 2% of Freeman-Woollam Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 61) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Support Environmental Programs" (25 grants), "Support Cultural Programs" (10 grants) and "Support Medical Programs" (8 grants).
Who are Freeman-Woollam Foundation's largest grantees?
Freeman-Woollam Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Greater New Orleans Foundation ($22,000), Neo Philanthropy ($20,000) and Silence Is Violence ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Freeman-Woollam Foundation?
Freeman-Woollam Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $139K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $155K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Freeman-Woollam Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 filing lists grants for cultural programs, medical programs, educational programs, and environmental programs, among other purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Freeman-Woollam Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Freeman-Woollam Foundation's EIN?
Freeman-Woollam Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-1342276. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Freeman-Woollam Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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