Foundation for Louisiana

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New Orleans, LA EIN 20-3399944

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$38.0M

Foundation funders

81

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds Foundation for Louisiana?

Foundation for Louisiana is funded by 81 grantmakers, led by Blue Meridian Partners Inc ($7.0M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($5.0M), The Ford Foundation ($4.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.0M in grants to Foundation for Louisiana between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Blue Meridian Partners Inc$7,050,00032023–2025
WK Kellogg Foundation$5,009,449152021–2025
The Ford Foundation$4,500,000252021–2024
Windward Fund$2,310,00032022–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$1,750,00072021–2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$1,710,00052021–2024
The Kresge Foundation$1,535,00092021–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$1,456,00072021–2024
Public Welfare Foundation Inc$1,401,13052021–2025
Surdna Foundation Inc$977,50042022–2025
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$866,66732022–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$750,00042021–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$723,46242021–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$612,25042021–2024
Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation$565,50062021–2023
WAL-Mart Foundation$500,00012022
The FB Heron Foundation$465,00032021–2022
Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc$400,00022023–2024
Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense$325,00012025
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$266,00092021–2023
New Venture Fund$260,00022021–2023
The Just Trust for Education$250,00012024
United States Energy Foundation$250,00012023
The Chicago Community Trust$250,00012022
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation$200,00022021–2024
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Foundation for a Just Society$200,00012023
The Commonwealth Fund$200,00012022
Cfleads$200,00012021
Tides Foundation$178,00012024
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$177,50012021
The Greater New Orleans Foundation$169,10012022
The Angell Foundation$165,00052021–2025
Equality California Institute$150,00012022
United Way of Southeast Louisiana$143,95822024–2025
Casey Family Programs$135,00022021–2024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$126,00022023–2024
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$110,00042021–2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation$105,00012024
The Satterberg Foundation Inc$105,00022021–2022
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation$100,00022024–2025
Women Donors Network$100,00012021
Verizon Foundation$100,00022021
Solidaire Network Inc$80,00012021
Tara Health Foundation$75,00012021
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$65,00022021–2022
Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc$50,00012025
The Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation$50,00012024
Georgetown University$50,00012022
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$50,00012022
Hopewell Fund$50,00012022
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc$50,00012021
Proteus Fund Inc$48,00022021–2022
Fund for Global Human Rights Inc$40,00012025
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$36,38322023–2025
The McKnight Foundation$35,00012022
Womens Foundation of the South$34,54112024
National Charitable Endowment Inc$33,00012024
New Orleans Community Support Foundation$31,00012023
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$28,00012023
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$25,00022021–2024
Resources Legacy Fund$25,00012023
The California Wellness Foundation$25,00012022
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$25,00012022
The Forum for Youth Investment$25,00012021
Baptist Community Ministries$24,55812022
The New World Foundation$20,00012023
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$20,00012022
Patagoniaorg$15,00012025
Health Forward Foundation$15,00012024
The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation$15,00012022
Prosecutor Accountability Project$12,00012022
Tides Center$10,47312022
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc$10,00012025
The Minneapolis Foundation$10,00012023
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I$10,00012022
Hill-Snowdon Foundation$5,00012024
Cross Ridge Foundation Co Davidson Daw$5,00012022
The Woolard Family Foundation$5,00012022
The Schott Foundation for Public Education$3,50012025
Harnisch Family Foundation$1,00012022
The Steeg Family Foundation$40012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M46 grants2021 55 grants2022 44 grants2023 37 grants2024 18 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.8M (2021) to $8.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $7.0M.

What grants has Foundation for Louisiana received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Blue Meridian Partners IncTO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN$4,000,000
2025WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$579,000
2025Public Welfare Foundation IncSUPPORT FOR LOUISIANA JUSTICE FUND$500,000
2025WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$400,000
2025Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal DefenseFISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM$325,000
2025WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$300,000
2025Surdna Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$255,000
2025WK Kellogg FoundationJobs and Family Economic Security$200,000
2025WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$150,000
2025United Way of Southeast LouisianaDESIGNATED GIFTS$92,958
2025The Angell FoundationCOMMUNITY SERVICES$75,000
2025Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2025Fund for Global Human Rights IncACCESS TO JUSTICE/EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW$40,000
2025The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS FoundationRESTRICTED TO SUPPORT LOUISIANA COALITION'S 2025 HIV DECRIMINALIZATION AND ADVOCACY WORK.$25,000
2025PatagoniaorgTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.$15,000
2025The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundSUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD$11,383
2025New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation IncCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT - SPONSORSHIP$10,000
2025The Schott Foundation for Public EducationMEMBERSHIP GRANT$3,500
2024Blue Meridian Partners IncTO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN$2,500,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$600,000
2024Public Welfare Foundation IncSupport for Louisiana Justice Fund$500,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE$400,000
2024Nellie Mae Education Foundation IncSPONSORING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES FOR BIPOC LEADERS$300,000
2024The Kresge FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$250,000
2024Surdna Foundation IncGeneral Support$250,000
2024The Just Trust for EducationPROJECT SUPPORT$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$250,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$210,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR LOUISIANA JUSTICE FUND TO ADVANCE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM REFORMS AND TRANSFORMATION THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SAFETY AND ADVANCE JUSTICE AND EQUITY$200,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationGeneral Nonprofit Support$180,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Foundation for Louisiana?

Foundation for Louisiana is funded by 81 grantmakers, led by Blue Meridian Partners Inc ($7.0M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($5.0M), The Ford Foundation ($4.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.0M in grants to Foundation for Louisiana between 2021–2025.

Who is Foundation for Louisiana's largest funder?

Blue Meridian Partners Inc is the largest recorded funder of Foundation for Louisiana, with $7.0M across 3 grants (2023–2025).

How much grant funding has Foundation for Louisiana received?

IRS 990 filings record $38.0M in grants to Foundation for Louisiana across 200 grants from 81 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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