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Foundations That Fund Education in Louisiana

Imperigo has identified 681 funders that made 4,849 grants totaling $817.5M to 384 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 $817.5M
Funders 681
Grants 4,849
Organizations funded 384

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Leonard and Jerry Greenbaum Family Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $324K · through 2021 · 22.5% of their giving
$832K
27. Jewish Endowment Foundation
61 grants to 16 organizations · largest $261K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$2.0M
28. The Milford Wampold Support Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2023 · 43.9% of their giving
$790K
29. The Fletcher Falcon Enterprise Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $760K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$760K
30. Peyback Foundation Inc
18 grants to 7 organizations · largest $208K · through 2024 · 18.7% of their giving
$782K
31. Shepherding Hope Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $430K · through 2022 · 73.6% of their giving
$539K
32. Bay Area Lyme Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $546K · through 2023 · 9.6% of their giving
$1.1M
33. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2022 · 60.2% of their giving
$500K
34. Cancer Crusaders Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $115K · through 2024 · 50.0% of their giving
$444K
35. Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $123K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$404K
36. The Chicago Community Trust
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $10.0M · through 2023
$24.7M
37. Great Hearts Properties Louisiana Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $389K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$389K
38. E G Schlieder Higher Ed and Health
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$317K
39. Louisiana Nursing Education Aid Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $252K · through 2024 · 55.7% of their giving
$278K
40. New Orleans Community Support Foundation
28 grants to 26 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$630K
41. Academic Distinction Fund Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $155K · through 2024 · 78.0% of their giving
$264K
42. Wendy & Avron Fogelman Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $750K · through 2022 · 6.9% of their giving
$750K
43. United Way of Acadiana Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $130K · through 2025 · 11.1% of their giving
$436K
44. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$670K
45. Natchitoches Nsu Symphony Soci
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$218K
46. Wallace V Pontiff Jr Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2022 · 61.9% of their giving
$205K
47. Greater Baton Rouge Hope Academy
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $101K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$197K
48. New Orleans 2022 Local Organizing Committee Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $189K · through 2023 · 33.3% of their giving
$189K
49. American Society of Sugar Cane Technologist- Louisiana Division
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $56K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$166K
53. Louisiana Bar Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$1.2M

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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