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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Louisiana

Imperigo has identified 193 funders that made 965 grants totaling $64.9M to 116 youth development organizations in Louisiana, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Louisiana

Total granted $64.9M
Funders 193
Grants 965
Organizations funded 116

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Capital Area United Way
30 grants to 8 organizations · largest $239K · through 2024 · 8.4% of their giving
$1.7M
2. The Greater New Orleans Foundation
54 grants to 20 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$4.2M
3. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
26 grants to 11 organizations · largest $810K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$3.2M
4. New Orleans Community Support Foundation
15 grants to 12 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 9.2% of their giving
$683K
5. United Way of Northeast Louisiana Inc
19 grants to 4 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 8.5% of their giving
$610K
6. New Orleans and Company
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 19.2% of their giving
$250K
7. National Basketball Association Foundation
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$2.2M
8. Community Foundation of Acadiana
21 grants to 8 organizations · largest $238K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$1.5M
9. United Way of Southeast Louisiana
17 grants to 8 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$818K
10. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$443K
11. Palmisano Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 49.1% of their giving
$105K
12. Kappa Delta Sorority - Epsilon
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $79K · through 2024 · 22.6% of their giving
$79K
13. The Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$252K
14. Link Stryjewski Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020 · 25.7% of their giving
$45K
15. Mystic Krewe for the Preservation of Lagniappe in Louisiana
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 13.9% of their giving
$60K
16. Lowes Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$600K
17. United Way of Acadiana Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $58K · through 2023 · 4.2% of their giving
$164K
18. Kiwanis Club of Lafayette
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 15.8% of their giving
$35K
19. The Chicago Community Trust
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2023
$6.0M
20. Forekids Foundations Inc DBA Zurich Classic of New Orleans
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$198K
21. Youth Collaboratory Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $47K · through 2022 · 2.3% of their giving
$127K
22. Home Builders Foundation of Greater Baton Rouge
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2020 · 13.5% of their giving
$16K
23. Louisiana Acadiana Sci Chapter
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023 · 18.1% of their giving
$12K
24. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $325K · through 2024
$940K
25. Willow School Parent-Teacher-Student Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K

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

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