The Louisiana Museum Foundation
To provide community, grants, programming, and marketing support for the chronically underfunded state-owned and operated Louisiana state museum (LSM) system, including the cabildo, presbytere, new orleans jazz museum at the old U.S. mint, six other museum properties, and six major collections of nearly 500,000 artifacts, primarily for the system's three core service areas: exhibitions, collections, and education / public outreach. In providing financial support for the museums and collections of the LSM system, the lmf seeks, accepts, and provides managment, financial, grants, contracts, and other program support services. Lmf also provides exhibition concepts and guest curators and produces educational and public outreach programming in connection with the musuems and collections.
The Louisiana Museum Foundation at a glance
In short: The Louisiana Museum Foundation gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.9M), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,947,354
- +16.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,947,354
- +16.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,947,354
- Total assets
- $5,033,338
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Louisiana Museum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Louisiana State Musuem ($1.9M).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Louisiana Museum Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $583K (2020) to $1.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State Musuem New Orleans, LA | To Support the Programming Areas | $1,947,354 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,033,338 | $1,696,816 | $2,473,858 | $1,947,354 | 1 | $137,722 |
| 2024 | $5,583,178 | $2,845,340 | $2,182,910 | $1,673,531 | 1 | $60,740 |
| 2023 | $4,671,766 | $1,861,778 | $2,053,207 | $1,587,438 | 1 | $139,139 |
| 2022 | $4,737,357 | $3,109,070 | $2,397,029 | $1,839,778 | 2 | $219,425 |
| 2021 | $4,580,494 | $1,296,450 | $1,033,394 | $619,355 | 1 | $95,918 |
| 2020 | $3,736,040 | $825,142 | $985,427 | $583,144 | 1 | $64,217 |
| 2019 | $3,993,628 | $1,722,992 | $1,049,586 | $591,571 | 1 | $375,052 |
About The Louisiana Museum Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Louisiana Museum Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts and culture, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.9M. Net investment income was $138K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Louisiana Museum Foundation is led by Kristin C. Shannon, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 2 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristin C. Shannon
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$17K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Benjamin A. Dupuy
President
Secretary → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Lucas
Finance Director
On filings since 2024
7 hrs/week
$33K (2024) → $44K (2025)
Anne Flower Redd
Director
Member at Large → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana M. Hansel
Director
Member at Large → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy M. Clyne
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
E. Tiffany Adler
Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johannah M. Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Park Edmundson
Director
Member at Large → Member At-Large, 2023
Member At-Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth E. Pickering
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Douglas Steiner
Director
President → Member At-Large, 2023
Member At-Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seth A. Levine
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
T. Semmes Favrot
Director
Director → Member At-Large, 2023
Member At-Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tia Nola Roddy
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan E. Burks
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne R. Atkinson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott P. Cunningham
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas W. Finegan
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Corkern
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Ferguson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lesli Harris
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mariah Bencik
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noel Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aultson Taylor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lloyd N. Sonny Shields
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Murray A Calhoun
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Diane Sustendal Labouisse (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie F. Breitmeyer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary L. Cavanaugh (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Philip N. Hodges (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ralph O. Brennan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Renee F. Carrere (2019–2024) — Member At-Large
- Former: William H. Hines (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Beau J. Box (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Eugene A. Priestley (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Helen Nalty Butcher (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Marjorie A. McKeithen (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Permele D. Robinson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Aulston Taylor (2024) — Director
- Former: Grover E. Mouton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: J. Stephen Perry (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Susan H. Maclay (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Thomas P. Westervelt (2019–2023) — Member At-Large
- Former: Richard J. Brennan Jr. (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Debra B. Shriver (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Louis M. Freeman Jr. (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter E. Moss II (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeremy K. Simien (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Baldwin Hefler (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Alexander A. Sheshunoff (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bush M. Wrighton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Caitlin C. Brewster (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Holley L. Haag (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: J. Storey Charbonnet (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph S. Bolton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Philip M. Woollam (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Prentiss C. Buddy Patrick (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: F. Rivers Lelong Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Juli Miller Hart (2019) — Director
- Former: Nancy D. Broadhurst (2019) — Director
- Former: Sandra T. Herman (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $108K, to Kristin C Shannon (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Louisiana Museum Foundation
How much does The Louisiana Museum Foundation give each year?
The Louisiana Museum Foundation gave $1.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 1 grant.
How large is The Louisiana Museum Foundation?
The Louisiana Museum Foundation reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is The Louisiana Museum Foundation?
The Louisiana Museum Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts and culture, based in New Orleans, LA. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Louisiana Museum Foundation operate?
The Louisiana Museum Foundation has awarded grants in Louisiana.
What is The Louisiana Museum Foundation's EIN?
The Louisiana Museum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0954712. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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