Mary E Peters & Robert W Polchow Foundation

Baptist Community Ministries

New Orleans, LA

Baptist Community Ministries funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in health, education, and public safety in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes in Louisiana. Its 2025 median grant was $10,000; it accepts unsolicited requests through Transom Grants (at least $50,000 per year) and Discretionary Donations (up to $5,000).

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.

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.

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.

Goldring Family Foundation

Metairie, LA

The Goldring Family Foundation funds nonprofits in education, health, arts and culture, human services, children’s opportunities, Jewish causes, and other areas, primarily in Greater New Orleans. Its 2024 grants had a median of $7,000, though awards ranged from $30 to $1 million. It invites organizations to begin with a Letter of Inquiry.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Greater New Orleans Foundation funds arts and culture, education, youth development, health, social services, and selected initiatives such as climate action and nonprofit capacity building, primarily in Southeast Louisiana’s 13-parish region. Its typical grant is around $20,000, though awards vary widely; special funding opportunities average $20,000, and some offer set limits. IMPACT grants are invitation-only; other opportunities have their own application processes.

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 Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund

New Orleans, LA

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund primarily supports higher education, research, student aid, and public service, with grants also reported to education and research organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,005 to $643,695, with a median of $16,445; Louisiana received the largest share of funding, though grants went to organizations in multiple states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Baton Rouge, LA

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation funds nonprofits and community projects in areas including education, health, economic prosperity, human services, and safer, more resilient communities, primarily in greater Baton Rouge and South Louisiana. Competitive grants range by program: Impact Grants offer up to $50,000, while Cox Charities grants offer up to $5,000 for nonprofits and $2,500 for eligible schools. It accepts requests through specific competitive opportunities; Impact Grant applicants submit a Letter of Intent, and only selected organizations are invited to apply in full.

Community Foundation of Acadiana

Lafayette, LA

Community Foundation of Acadiana supports nonprofits and community projects in education and youth development, health and human services, arts and culture, community development, and other areas. Its competitive local grants are typically up to $5,000 through Affiliate Grants and up to $15,000 through The Fund for Acadiana, serving five and eight Acadiana parishes, respectively; its 2024 grants overall ranged from $5,050 to $3,142,333, with a median of $15,200. It accepts applications through these grant programs, though the supplied information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside them.

The Scott Foundation

Monroe, LA