Beaird Family Foundation Grant

Beaird Family Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation
Last Updated: June 08, 2025

Summary

The Beaird Family Foundation Grant supports nonprofit organizations primarily in the Shreveport-Bossier City area of North Louisiana. Established by Carolyn and Charles Beaird, the foundation prioritizes funding local, innovative programs that improve community well-being. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt and adhere to the foundation's nondiscrimination policy. The foundation has awarded significant funding since its inception in 1960, focusing on diverse areas including education, healthcare, and community development.

Overview

NOTE: If your organization is a first-time applicant, please contact us. Beaird Family Foundation Grant The majority of our grants support qualified nonprofit organizations in the Shreveport-Bossier City area of North Louisiana. Our Mission Carolyn and Charles established a Foundation that continues their work under the direction of their family’s second, third and fourth generations and an Executive Director. The Foundation awards grants to qualified nonprofit organizations, mostly in the Shreveport and Bossier City region of Louisiana. It has supported a wide range of interests, including but not limited to education, housing, health care, social services, the arts and community development. From its small beginnings in 1960, the Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation has grown, enabling its Board to award over $1,400,000 to nonprofit organizations in 2020. The Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation is committed to improving the Shreveport and Bossier City region of Louisiana through assisting organizations to add opportunity, freedom of action and choice, self-betterment and a climate for change to the lives of the people they serve. The Foundation’s priority is to fund organizations in, or projects which take place in, the Shreveport and Bossier City region, but it may also fund requests from other locations, especially those with the potential to be replicated in its geographic scope if proven effective. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting those programs which are small, local, innovative and perhaps even unpopular. The Foundation leaves to others the funding of grants to individuals and the support of large national causes such as the American Cancer Society and the American Red Cross.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In addition to other factors, eligible organizations: Must be a 501c3 tax-exempt organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.Adhere to Beaird Family Foundation’s nondiscrimination policy.Have submitted a Follow-up Report for prior Foundation grant before LOI submission (if applicable)

Ineligibility

We leave to others the funding of grants to individuals and the support of large national causes such as the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross and the United Way.