The Gert Town Community Fund Grant

The Gert Town Community Fund Grant aims to enhance the quality of life for residents of Gert Town, New Orleans. This Donor Advised Fund by the Greater New Orleans Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in various areas, including youth services, housing, community leadership, education, and economic development. The fund encourages projects that foster community beautification and support local entrepreneurs, ensuring a vibrant and thriving neighborhood for all. Interested organizations can find more details through the Greater New Orleans Foundation.

Purpose
The purpose of the Gert Town Community Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of The Greater New Orleans Foundation, is to enhance the quality of life for people in the Gert Town Community. An advisory committee of business and civic leaders meet annually to review grant requests in various program areas.
Program areas include:
children and youthhousingolder adult services including transportationcommunity leadership capacity buildingadult education and workforce developmentlegal services (successions, taxes, or other housing matters)community beautification projects (i.e. tree planting, greenspace maintenance, and neighborhood cleanup).economic development (capacity building for entrepreneurs in Gert Town)

Eligibility

The Fund will support nonprofit organizations that serve the Gert Town Community.Please see the map here or contact The Greater New Orleans Foundation for more details on the geographical boundaries for the fund.