259 private foundations reported grants to New Orleans, Louisiana recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 259 private foundations reported 958 grants totaling $74,855,437 to 566 organizations in New Orleans, Louisiana. The most-funded purposes were education (128 grants) and arts & culture (45 grants). Baptist Community Ministries gave the most by reported dollars — $8,600,959 across 151 grants. The median reported grant was $12,475.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Louisiana dollars that landed in New Orleans — a funder at 90% is effectively a New Orleans funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Community Ministries | 151 | $8,600,959 | 90% |
| The Kresge Foundation | 42 | $6,760,000 | 97% |
| Worldquant Foundation | 1 | $5,560,101 | 100% |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 1 | $5,000,000 | 100% |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 3 | $4,565,000 | 46% |
| Gates Foundation | 7 | $3,643,111 | 71% |
| Riley & Barbara G Sunderland Charitable Trust | 1 | $3,620,871 | 100% |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 5 | $3,100,000 | 100% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | 35 | $6,588,859 |
| Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc | 4 | $6,555,000 |
| Worldquant University | 1 | $5,560,101 |
| SBP | 5 | $2,714,306 |
| Power Coalition for Equity and Justice | 5 | $2,505,000 |
| Catalyst Education Inc | 5 | $2,462,605 |
| Youth Force Nola | 2 | $2,449,100 |
| NEW Orleans Career Center | 3 | $2,305,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater NO | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund the | 3 | $1,280,506 |
259 private foundations reported grants to recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $74,855,437 across 958 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Baptist Community Ministries, The Kresge Foundation, Worldquant Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in New Orleans, Louisiana concentrate in education (128), arts & culture (45), health & medical (39). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a New Orleans, Louisiana recipient was $12,475, and the largest single reported grant was $5,560,101. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
