Competitive Grants: Farrnbacher Memorial Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- In East Baton Rouge Parish
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.braf.org/grants/)._
Overview
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Purpose
The purpose of the Farrnbacher Memorial Fund, a field of interest fund of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, is to improve the lives of people in East Baton Rouge Parish who are in need of eye care and who are financially unable to afford such care.
An advisory committee of eye care specialists meets on a semi-annual basis to review grant requests from organizations whose programs address eye care issues for those who cannot afford treatment.
Types of Grants
It will provide:
- program grants to support new, creative or beneficial programs;
- capital fund grants for new construction or major renovations;
- seed money grants to help start a new organization which responds to eye care needs in the community; and
- bridge grants to sustain good organizations experiencing financial hardship.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- The Fund will support nonprofit organizations in East Baton Rouge Parish.
What Baton Rouge Area Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 340
- Total given
- $31.07M
- Median grant
- $21K
- Range
- $5,100–$2.2M
- By dollars: Louisiana 80%, District of Columbia 4%, Massachusetts 3%. Top recipient cities: Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY.
- 58% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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$1.32M
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$1.26M
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$1.18M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Healthcare
- Free clinics
- Hearing and vision
- Nonprofits
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