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The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Baton Rouge, LA EIN: 58-1714586 Website

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation is a private foundation based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It supports work in human services, education, healthcare, and prison reentry, with particular attention to people facing chronic health conditions or disabilities, poverty, and barriers following incarceration.

Key facts about The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation

In short: The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation gave $5.8M across 104 grants in 2024 (avg $56K), mostly in Louisiana. 22% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
58-1714586
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$5,803,450
Grants made (2024)
104
Average grant
$55,802
Median grant
$40,050
New grantees (estimate)
22% first-time grantees (23 of 104, 2024)
Total assets
$170,470,452
Primary geography
Louisiana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
How to apply
The foundation’s filing says requests are accepted through online submission only. Full details ↓
Deadline
The filing states that grant requests are due the fourth Friday of February and August each year.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$170.5M

+8.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.8M

-19.0% YoY

Grant Count

104

+2.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

-20.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8.3M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation open to new grantees?

22%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 23 of 104 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $48K; repeat grants $58K. How we count

Medians: $16K first-time, $46K repeat.

  • 53% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−8%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation states that people most in need should have the education, skills, and resources to reach their full potential. Its four stated focus areas are human services, education, healthcare, and prison reentry. Its website highlights issues including food and housing insecurity, abuse, drug rehabilitation, disability services, early learning, literacy, access to healthcare, and support for people returning from incarceration.

The foundation’s Empower portfolio focuses on housing, education, community wellness, and economic vitality in six an individual recipient Rouge ZIP codes. Engage supports projects for vulnerable people across the 10-parish area, while Equip focuses on nonprofit capacity building.

Examples of organizations supported in 2024 illustrate the range of work among its grantees. Youth Oasis says it provides emergency shelter and support services to runaway, abandoned, and homeless youth. One Touch Ministry says it provides housing, food, clothing, employment assistance, and counseling to people recently released from prison. Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits says it strengthens the state’s nonprofit sector through education, advocacy, and member services.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation reported 104 grants totaling $5,803,450. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $628,000, with a median of $40,050. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Louisiana.

Among the largest 2024 grants were $628,000 to Habitat for Humanity of an individual recipient Rouge, $305,000 to EnvisionBR, $200,000 to the American Red Cross, and $175,000 to Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits. Other substantial grants included $150,000 each to Front Yard Bikes and Youth Oasis, $149,700 to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and $141,000 to One Touch Ministry. The filing lists each of these grants as general support.

The foundation’s website says applications are tailored to its grantmaking programs. It describes a two-step process for Empower: applicants submit a letter of intent, and organizations invited to proceed submit a full application. The website says the Empower application process will open in January 2027. Engage applications are closed, and applications for Strategic Mission Grants and the Nonprofit Capacity Building Institute are also listed as closed. The website’s general eligibility requirements specify tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations or eligible fiscal agents, and programs located in one of 10 named parishes; certain statewide projects may be considered if they serve the entire state without regional restrictions.

Review Cycle

The filing states that grant requests are due the fourth Friday of February and August each year.

How to Apply

The foundation’s filing says requests are accepted through online submission only. Its website provides separate application processes for its grant programs. The filing says it considers applications from 501(c)(3) organizations serving the an individual recipient Rouge area or with a statewide focus.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Baton Rouge and identifies a 10-parish an individual recipient Rouge service area: Ascension, an individual recipient Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, an individual recipient Rouge, and West Feliciana. Its Empower portfolio prioritizes ZIP codes 70802, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70811, and 70812 in an individual recipient Rouge. The 2024 filing’s itemized grants show that all reported grant dollars went to Louisiana recipients.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 104 itemized grants.

States

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M176 grants2020 144 grants2021 107 grants2022 102 grants2023 104 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.8M (2024) to $7.2M (2022). In 2024 it made 104 grants totaling $5.8M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge: $628KHabitat for Humanity ofGreater Baton Rouge$628KEnvisionbr: $305KEnvisionbr$305KAmerican Red Cross: $200KAmerican Red Cross$200KLouisiana Alliance for Nonprofits: $175KLouisiana Alliance forNonprofits$175KFront Yard Bikes LLC: $150KFront Yard Bikes LLC$150KYouth Oasis: $150KYouth Oasis$150KCriminal Justice Coordinating Council: $150KCriminal Justice CoordinatingCouncil$150KOne Touch Ministry Inc: $141KOne Touch Ministry Inc$141KCity Year Baton Rouge: $140KCity Year Baton Rouge$140KSoutheast La Legal Services: $135KSoutheast La Legal Services$135K

The largest 2024 recipient was Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge ($628K). Together the top 10 received $2.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

633 grants across all recorded years

384<$50K171$50–100K68$100–250K5$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 384 grants of 633 (61%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge NA, LAGeneral Support$628,000
Envisionbr NA, LAGeneral Support$305,000
American Red Cross NA, LAGeneral Support$200,000
Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits NA, LAGeneral Support$175,000
Front Yard Bikes LLC NA, LAGeneral Support$150,000
Youth Oasis NA, LAGeneral Support$150,000
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council NA, LAGeneral Support$149,700
One Touch Ministry Inc NA, LAGeneral Support$141,000
City Year Baton Rouge NA, LAGeneral Support$140,000
Southeast La Legal Services NA, LAGeneral Support$135,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2024 $170,470,452 $7,691,120 $7,537,191 $5,803,450 104
2023 $157,754,242 $4,478,882 $8,845,275 $7,163,100 102
2022 $145,647,799 $3,268,040 $8,988,695 $7,246,400 107
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$170,470,452$157,754,242$145,647,799
Revenue$7,691,120$4,478,882$3,268,040
Expenses$7,537,191$8,845,275$8,988,695
Qualifying Distributions$8,286,706$8,186,242$8,191,057
Net Investment Income$7,175,024$3,821,440$2,795,882
Distributable Amount$8,325,616$7,280,280$7,624,946

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists David Beach as president. It lists Daniel J. Bevan, Renee G. Joyal, George Rolfe Miller, Perry Franklin, Cornelius A. Lewis, JH Campbell Jr., J. Gerard Jolly, Andrea Doming, and Donna M. Saurage as trustees.

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation is led by David Beach, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • David Beach

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $231K (2020) → $255K (2024)

  • Renee G. Joyal

    Trustee

    Trustee & Employee → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $12K (2020) → $0 (2024)

  • Andrea Doming

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cornelius A. Lewis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna M. Saurage

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Gerard Jolly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jh Campbell Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel J. Bevan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Rolfe Miller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Franklin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Denver C. Wilson (2020–2021) — Trustee

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

David Beach — President: $255KDavid BeachPresident$255K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $255K, to David Beach (President).

Contact

Application contact: On-Line Submission Only
Mailing address: N/A, NA, LA 99999
Phone: (999) 999-9999
Website: https://hawilsonfoundation.org

Frequently asked questions about The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation

How much does The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation give each year?

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation gave $5.8M across 104 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $7.2M across 102 grants.

What is The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's typical grant size?

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $40,050, and its average grant was $55,802, across 104 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation that year got $48K on average.

Where does The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation give grants?

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were NA, LA (104 grants).

Does The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (104 of 104) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's largest grantees?

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge ($628,000), Envisionbr ($305,000) and American Red Cross ($200,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation?

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation reported $170.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8.3M (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.

What does The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation fund?

The foundation states that people most in need should have the education, skills, and resources to reach their full potential. Its four stated focus areas are human services, education, healthcare, and prison reentry. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation?

The foundation’s filing says requests are accepted through online submission only. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's EIN?

The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1714586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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