Louisiana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Louisiana

Imperigo has identified 689 funders that made 5,016 grants totaling $838.2M to 390 education organizations in Louisiana, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Louisiana

Total granted $838.2M
Funders 689
Grants 5,016
Organizations funded 390

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. City Fund
28 grants to 10 organizations · largest $10.4M · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$45.3M
2. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
107 grants to 48 organizations · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 19.5% of their giving
$22.2M
3. The Greater New Orleans Foundation
358 grants to 111 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 15.5% of their giving
$25.1M
4. The Isidore Newman School Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$17.7M
5. Agenda for Children
69 grants to 18 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 11.7% of their giving
$17.3M
6. Willis-Knighton Medical Center
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 42.6% of their giving
$7.0M
7. Community Foundation of Acadiana
101 grants to 39 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 15.0% of their giving
$9.2M
8. Tulane Murphy Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.1M · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$5.9M
9. Sugar Bowl
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $5.8M · through 2024 · 11.8% of their giving
$6.2M
10. Samuel Z Stone Cipr Support Trust
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.3M
11. Campaign for Great Public Schools
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$6.3M
12. The Avalon Network Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$5.0M
13. William C Schumacher Family Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 20.2% of their giving
$2.1M
14. Gss - Ap Tureaud Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $406K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.1M
15. United Way of Southeast Louisiana
54 grants to 21 organizations · largest $252K · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$3.1M
16. James H Guilbeau Jr Charitable Trust
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $289K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
17. Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $514K · through 2024 · 21.1% of their giving
$1.5M
18. National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $627K · through 2022 · 7.0% of their giving
$3.4M
19. Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana
35 grants to 13 organizations · largest $333K · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$1.7M
20. Community Foundation of North Louisiana
59 grants to 22 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$3.3M
21. Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc
44 grants to 9 organizations · largest $445K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$8.3M
22. Schlieder Trust Fbo Uno Uwm Chair Trust
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
23. Helix Steam Properties
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
24. Jewish Endowment Foundation
70 grants to 16 organizations · largest $261K · through 2025 · 8.2% of their giving
$2.6M
25. Forekids Foundations Inc DBA Zurich Classic of New Orleans
33 grants to 9 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 15.3% of their giving
$1.3M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Louisiana, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 16 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Louisiana. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Louisiana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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