Mission
THE LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO EXPLORE LOUISIANA'S PAST, REFLECT ON OUR PRESENT, AND IMAGINE OUR FUTURE.
Public Charity
LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
Based in NEW ORLEANS, LA, LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.5M in revenue, $5.6M in expenses, $13.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 43 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.6M.
EIN: 720795568
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Humanities
NTEE: A70
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.5M
Total Expenses$5.6M
Total Assets$13.8M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
How Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$67
Programs
the work itself
$26
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $67 for programs
$50
Publishing the leh publishes vibrant and relevant original writing, research, art, and photography in a quarterly magazine, large-format books, and through an online digital archive of scholarship on…
$11
Family reading programs -the leh develops, continuously refines, nationally licenses, and directly executes a set of unique, humanities-focused, outcomes-based programs designed to engage underserved children and families
$6
Grants
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR 'BY THE PEOPLE: CONVERSATIONS BEYOND 250' CIVIC DIALOGUE INITIATIVE
$21,250
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT; DEEPENING OUR IMPACT & UNDERSTANDING 30 YEARS OF IMPACT ON NORTH LOUISIANA
$86,235
SUBSIDIZE/ENHANCE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
$47,675
GRANT FUNDING AND DESIGNATED GIFTS
$40,221
Showing up to 5 of 43 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amal Shamieh
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Amy Ricke
ASSISTANT VP OF EDUCATION
Angel Slater
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Arman Sadeghpour
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Cenac Sr Md
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Rockett Jr
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.5M | $5.6M | $13.8M |
| 2024 | $6.5M | $6.0M | $11.5M |
| 2023 | $6.8M | $5.8M | $10.5M |
| 2022 | $5.6M | $4.8M | $9.1M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $3.3M | $9.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $7.5M (+141%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.