Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Orleans, LA EIN: 83-6537907

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 is a private foundation, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $541K. Net investment income was $454K.

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 at a glance

In short: Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 gave $541K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $270K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$540,994
-3.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$270,497
-3.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$270,497
Total assets
$10,422,682
-1.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

American Cancer Society: $270KAmerican Cancer Society$270KAnxiety and Depression Association of America: $270KAnxiety and DepressionAssociation of America$270K

The largest 2024 recipient was American Cancer Society ($270K). Together the top 2 received $541K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Silver SpringOklahoma CityHagerstown

How Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 gives

  • Giving grew 22% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $201K (2020) to $558K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $541K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MDGeneral Support$270,497
Anxiety and Depression Association of America Silver Spring, MDGeneral Support$270,497
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$10,422,682$515,997$623,285$540,9942$558,394$454,481$574,391
2023$10,530,207$242,831$636,398$557,5922$574,186$171,237$557,589
2022$10,207,467$-245,356$647,241$543,1442$561,104$99,414$541,406
2021$11,063,279$987,930$523,327$443,2562$463,294$869,577$583,729
2020$10,603,173$5,050,908$273,775$201,0742—$58,169$470,320
2019$5,828,876$5,843,278$14,402———$32,605$201,074

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 reported a distributable amount of $574K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095's only listed officer is Hancock Whitney Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Hancock Whitney Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $8K (2019) → $65K (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Hancock Whitney Bank — Trustee: $65KHancock Whitney BankTrustee$65K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $65K, to Hancock Whitney Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095

How much does Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 give each year?

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 gave $541K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $558K across 2 grants.

How large is Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095?

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $558K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $574K (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.

Where does Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 operate?

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095 has awarded grants in Maryland, Oklahoma.

What is Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095's EIN?

Potts Family Foundation 15116-1045000095's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-6537907. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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