Poydras Home

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Orleans, LA EIN: 72-0451616

Poydras Home is a private foundation, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $57.0M in total assets. In 2024, it made $5.3M in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $2.0M.

Poydras Home at a glance

Total assets
$56,973,374
-2.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$15,571,264
+20.7% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$5,330,227
-32.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$16,883,573
+19.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Poydras Home funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New Orleans

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of New Orleans Foundation New Orleans, LAGeneral Operational Support$18,060
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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 Income
2024$56,973,374$15,571,264$16,883,573——$5,330,227$1,957,154
2023$58,420,487$12,901,956$14,105,182——$7,876,910$2,082,482
2022$57,245,267$13,379,964$12,977,094$18,0601$18,849,441$1,693,504
2021$42,506,681$9,878,531$12,048,300——$6,877,724$1,432,628
2020$42,619,900$13,671,252$12,428,294———$1,649,257

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Poydras Home is led by Erin Kolb, CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Erin Kolb

    CEO

    Executive Director → CEO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $215K (2020) → $234K (2024)

  • Claire Mavar Porter

    President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blanche Dee McCloskey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margo Selma Moss

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Colon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne McGraw

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Asprodites

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwynne Rapier Moser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lesley F. Hardin

    Board Member

    Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vaughn Downing

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Blaine Jacobi

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Ryan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Ellis

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Van Hook Moore

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Vinson

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gaye Frederic

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Triche

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Penny Baumer

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Janis Gissel Letourneau (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Suzanne Butler (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bettye Abernathy Bagot (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Julie Fransen Breitmeyer (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Suzanne Cromiller Thomas (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Wendy Dalovisio (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Bridget Briede Bories (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Anne Sinclair Buescher (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Erin Larmann Reynaud (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles K. Hardin (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Deborah Mooney (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Douglas Downing (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Frank Buescher (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Marc Livaudais (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Martha Landrum (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael H. Bagot (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Philip Breitmeyer II (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Thomas (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Sean T. Moser (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Thomas McGoey (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Claude F. Larmann Iii Erin (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Joseph Dalovisio Wendy (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Nick Asprodites (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Cecile Many (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lawrence Jacobi (2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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

Erin Kolb — CEO: $234KErin KolbCEO$234K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $234K, to Erin Kolb (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Poydras Home

How large is Poydras Home?

Poydras Home reported $57.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $15.6M.

Where does Poydras Home operate?

Poydras Home has awarded grants in Louisiana.

What is Poydras Home's EIN?

Poydras Home's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0451616. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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