The Hunter Whealdon Foundation

Baptist Community Ministries

New Orleans, LA

Baptist Community Ministries funds health, education, and public safety work, primarily in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes in Louisiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $400 to $1 million, with a median of $5,000; it also offers $50,000 Transom Grants. BCM provides application guidelines and lists March 15 and September 15 deadlines; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

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.

Shell USA Company Foundation

Houston, TX

In 2024, the foundation supported health and medical research, human services, education, and community organizations, with the largest share of grants going to Texas, followed by Louisiana. Grants ranged from $15 to $290,782, with a median of $1,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Louise H Moffett Family Foundation

Metairie, LA

The foundation funds scholarships, fine arts education, environmental awareness, general operating support, and cancer research, with grants concentrated in Louisiana and also awarded in Texas, Arizona, Alabama, and Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median of $4,000. It accepts formal written requests outlining specific needs and how the funds would be used; no deadline is listed.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mountain View, CA

Silicon Valley Community Foundation funds work in areas such as housing, economic security, education, health, the environment, arts and culture, and civic engagement, with Community Action Grants supporting local, community-led organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $51,716, though amounts varied widely; applications depend on the program, and SVCF states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals for advised funds.

Gulf Coast B&T Foundation

New Orleans, LA

Heymann Foundation

Lafayette, LA

The Heymann Foundation supports education and a range of social programs, including hunger relief, arts, and services for people with special needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $27,500, with a median award of $5,000, mainly in Louisiana and also in Virginia and Illinois. No formal application is required; requests are directed to the board of directors, and grants are limited to 501(c)(3) organizations.

The Vincent Saia Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Vincent Saia Foundation supports charitable work including health care and research, disability services, education, the arts, and Catholic organizations, with nearly all 2025 grants going to Louisiana. Its 31 grants ranged from $250 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Charles E Heidingsfelder Jr

New Orleans, LA

Downman Family Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Downman Family Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas such as children and youth, animal welfare, justice, health, food access, education, and the arts; most 2024 grant dollars went to Louisiana, with additional funding in several other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $330 to $10,430, with a median of $2,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation supports neighborhood revitalization, underserved small businesses, financial health, and economic mobility and career pathways, with 2024 grants ranging from $4 to $4,635,000 and a median of $550. Its grants reached organizations across multiple U.S. locations, including Washington, DC, New York, California, Illinois, Washington state, and Georgia. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.