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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.

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.

Angel Wings Foundation

Metairie, LA

Angel Wings Foundation supports a range of health and human services causes, including disability services, humanitarian relief, mental health, youth development, and cancer-related work. In 2025, its 43 grants ranged from $500 to $41,000, with a median of $2,500; nearly all funding went to Louisiana organizations. Its 2024 filing says applicants may send a letter to the board, with no deadlines or award restrictions.

Eye Ear Nose & Throat Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The foundation supports eye, ear, nose, and throat care through patient assistance and competitive biomedical research grants, including research, fellowship, student, and equipment awards. Its research program is for eligible institutions in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes; patient assistance is for eye and ear care for southeast Louisiana residents. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $920,797, with a median of $36,039; research applicants can apply through the foundation’s program, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside that program.

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.

Board of Trustees of the Libby Dufour

New Orleans, LA

The foundation supports education and charitable purposes, including schools, community organizations, and other nonprofits, with applications restricted to the Greater New Orleans area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts requests beyond a preselected list of organizations; applicants should contact the fund and explain the charity’s need for a grant.

Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation

Metairie, LA

In 2024, the foundation funded healthcare, education, religious and community organizations, arts and culture, food assistance, and animal welfare, with 96% of its grant dollars going to Louisiana. It awarded grants from $100 to $2.6 million, with a median of $5,000. Its filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Methodist Health System Foundation Inc

Slidell, LA

The foundation funds health-related programs and services, including healthcare access, prevention, mental and emotional health, and factors affecting health, with strategic grants focused on metropolitan New Orleans—especially New Orleans East, Gentilly, and St. Bernard. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $125,000, with a median of $50,000; it does not accept unsolicited strategic grant requests, while small community donations are available to eligible nonprofits in Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Jefferson parishes.

Baptist Community Ministries

New Orleans, LA

Baptist Community Ministries funds health, education, public safety, and related community programs in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $10,000, though amounts ranged from $400 to $873,294. The filing directs applicants to its grant guidelines and lists March 15 and September 15 deadlines.

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.

Kirschman Foundation for Health

New Orleans, LA

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund

New Orleans, LA

The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund supports higher education, research, and public service, with 2025 grants to universities, hospitals, education organizations, and research institutions. Its 891 grants ranged from $5,005 to $643,695, with a median of $16,445; Louisiana received the largest share of grant dollars, though funding also went to organizations in many other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.