New Orleans Community Support Foundation

NEW ORLEANS, LA EIN: 20-5037341

The New Orleans Community Support Foundation (NOCSF) is a 501(c)(3) supporting organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 2006, it operates as a subordinate organization under The Greater New Orleans Foundation. The foundation functions as an administrative entity that supports GNOF by entering into cooperative endeavor agreements with the City of New Orleans and other government agencies.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$79K

-98.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-80.3% YoY

Grant Count

64

-64.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

-44.4% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The New Orleans Community Support Foundation was organized specifically for the benefit of The Greater New Orleans Foundation, a nonprofit organization exempt under 501(c)(3).

The foundation's primary function is to administer charitable distributions to nonprofits and other partners in furtherance of certain initiatives of the New Orleans city government, as well as various public and private partnerships. The foundation supports grantmaking in the following areas:

  • Arts and culture
  • Education
  • Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking
  • Human services

Grantmaking

Based on available financial data, the foundation has made grants ranging from approximately $5,195 to $515,196. Recent documented grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking focuses primarily on Louisiana, with particular emphasis on the greater New Orleans area and initiatives supported by the City of New Orleans.

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Baton RougeCovingtonMetairieNew OrleansSlidell

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Most Recent Financial Data (2023-2024):

  • Total Assets: $78,630 (2024)
  • Total Revenues: $1,096,017 (2024)
  • Total Expenses: $2,636,715 (2024)
  • Total Giving: $1,501,036 (based on 2024 data)

Prior Year Data (2023):

  • Total Assets: $5,284,839
  • Total Revenues: $8,640,843
  • Total Expenses: $7,419,027

The foundation maintains a significant disparity between revenues and expenses, operating as a pass-through entity for charitable distributions.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$78,630$5,284,839$25,290
Revenue$1,096,017$8,640,843$26,875
Expenses$2,636,715$7,419,027$531,981
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$116,292$42,140$-13,959
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M0 grants20200 grants20211 grants2022181 grants202364 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUN…$115KETERNAL SEEDS$65KBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SE…$40KGROUNDWORK NEW ORLEANS$35KFESTIVALS FOR GOOD$34KCELEBRATION CHURCH LIFE …$33KYOUTH REBUILDING NEW ORL…$30KLAKEVIEW SHEPHERD CENTER$30KNOLA TREE PROJECT$27KWATER WISE GULF SOUTH$26K

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants across all recorded years

54<$50K35$50–100K11$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ERIC SELINGDIRECTOR2
ALEX GERSHANIKDIRECTOR1
DAVID BARKSDALEDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Similar funders by location and focus area

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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