Louisiana · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Louisiana

Imperigo has identified 147 funders that made 561 grants totaling $114.4M to 46 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in Louisiana, with a median grant of $24K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in Louisiana

Total granted $114.4M
Funders 147
Grants 561
Organizations funded 46

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Brees Dream Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $3.0M · through 2020 · 28.1% of their giving
$3.0M
2. United Way of St Charles
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $171K · through 2024 · 12.0% of their giving
$1.0M
3. The Chicago Community Trust
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25.0M · through 2020
$25.2M
4. Community Foundation of North Louisiana
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $398K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$1.6M
5. United Way of Southeast Louisiana
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $330K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$1.2M
6. The Greater New Orleans Foundation
27 grants to 9 organizations · largest $785K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$2.7M
7. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $225K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$618K
8. Saints & Pelicans Foundation (FKA Saints and Pelicans Gulf Coast Renewal)
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $83K · through 2020 · 16.7% of their giving
$159K
9. The Good Fight Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2022 · 17.3% of their giving
$62K
10. Italian American Society of Jefferson
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 84.1% of their giving
$48K
11. Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $63K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$158K
12. United Way of Acadiana Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $57K · through 2025 · 4.9% of their giving
$191K
13. The Clara Lionel Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $667K · through 2020 · 1.4% of their giving
$667K
14. Pennsylvania Certified Organic
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $119K · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$146K
15. New Orleans Town Gardeners Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2022 · 13.9% of their giving
$50K
16. Lions Club of Bogalusa Inc
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $6K · through 2024 · 66.0% of their giving
$18K
17. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$613K
18. Community Foundation of Acadiana
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $137K · through 2024
$427K
19. The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$380K
20. Sugar Bowl
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2019
$300K
21. United Way of Northeast Louisiana Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$107K
22. Jefferson Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2022 · 5.9% of their giving
$23K
23. Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $87K · through 2024
$125K
24. New Orleans Community Support Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$92K
25. Willis-Knighton Medical Center
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023
$115K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition 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. 11 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 food, agriculture & nutrition 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 food, agriculture & nutrition funding in Louisiana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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