Foundation for Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, LA EIN: 20-3399944 Website

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION FOR LOUISIANA IS TO INVEST IN PEOPLE AND PRACTICES THAT WORK TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY AND BUILD STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$16.8M

+3.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.1M

+40.9% YoY

Grant Count

99

+54.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$22K

-8.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$16,781,580$16,259,098$17,167,446
Revenue$6,680,084$4,845,870$8,190,410
Expenses$6,815,543$5,272,832$4,473,027
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$678,282$275,653$290,937
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M34 grants202061 grants202156 grants202264 grants202399 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

POWER COALITION FOR EQUI…$175KTHE INSTITUTE FOR ENHANC…$75KWOMEN WITH A VISION$75KNEO PHILANTHROPY INC$50KSTEP UP LOUISIANA ORGANI…$50KVIETNAMESE INITIATIVES$50KZION TRAVELERS COOPERATI…$50KMICAH SIX EIGHT MISSION$40KDANCING GROUNDS$33KINNOCENCE PROJECT NEW OR…$33K

Grant Size Distribution

314 grants across all recorded years

282<$50K28$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$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

CHARMEL GAULDENPRESIDENT$169KDANA DELPITCFO$121KJAMIE SCHMILLVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PAMELA JENKINSBOARD CHAIR3
MAY T NGUYENTREASURER3
MICHELLE RAMOSDIRECTOR2
HALIMA LEAK-FRANCISDIRECTOR2
LT GENERAL RUSSEL HONOREDIRECTOR2
SADA DUMASDIRECTOR2
KEITH MAGEEDIRECTOR2
CHARMEL GAULDENPRESIDENT40$169,039
DANA DELPITCFO40$121,047
JAMIE SCHMILLVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS40$117,840

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAtlantaBaratariaBaton RougeBerkeleyBraithwaiteBreaux BridgeBrooklynCamptiCarencroCharlotteChauvinChicagoCliftonDurhamFlagstaffFranklinGolden MeadowGretnaHouma

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

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