Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable

VIOLET, LA EIN: 72-1400981

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$96.9M

+2.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.1M

+18.8% YoY

Grant Count

47

-19.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$66K

+46.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$13M$20M$26M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$96,866,240$94,413,235$95,293,815
Revenue$9,077,354$4,666,720$4,077,817
Expenses$6,448,128$5,721,872$5,034,483
Qualifying Distributions$4,995,492$4,396,184$3,514,294
Net Investment Income$7,745,186$3,292,850$2,580,520
Distributable Amount$4,440,595$4,315,403$4,351,550

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$898K$2M$3M$4M44 grants202041 grants202146 grants202258 grants202347 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GLASSROOTS$2.0MSCHOLARSHIPS$202KST BERNARD SCHOOL BOARD$144KWYES-TV - GREATER NEW OR…$125KCOMMUNITY CENTER OF ST B…$94KGOAT IN THE ROAD PRODUCT…$66KHAMLINE UNIVERSITY$54KNOCCA INSTITUTE$50KLOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY$42KINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR T…$40K

Grant Size Distribution

236 grants across all recorded years

198<$50K19$50–100K11$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

RITA GUEPRESIDENT/CHAIRWOMAN$162KFLOYD GUESENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT$137KWILLIAM HAINESVICE-PRESIDENT$132KCHRISTOPHER HAINESTREASURER$132K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RITA GUEPRESIDENT/CHAIRWOMAN35$162,033
FLOYD GUESENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT35$137,032
SIDNEY D TORRES IIISECRETARY25
ERICA BECKRECORDING SECRETARY25
WILLIAM HAINESVICE-PRESIDENT40$132,032
CHRISTOPHER HAINESTREASURER40$132,032

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ArabiBaton RougeBraithwaiteChalmetteCovingtonDelnarFolsomInterlochenMandevilleMerauxNew HavenNew IberiaNew OrleansNew YorkOak BrookOklahoma CitySaint BernardSaint PaulSlidellSt Bernard

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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