Funding search · EIN 421536915 · New Orleans, LA
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 88
- grants reported
- $6.0M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $43,926
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
educationnutritionculinarydevelopmentlifeskillschildrenfeeding
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Glow Nc1 grant · $540,000
- Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School1 grant · $500,000
- Baltimore Montessori1 grant · $500,000
- New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute4 grants · $420,596
- Cafe Hope2 grants · $275,000
- Sinfonia Gulf Coast3 grants · $271,233
- Son of a Saint3 grants · $253,000
- Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation1 grant · $230,000
- Second Harvest Food Bank4 grants · $225,000
- Arc Broward4 grants · $204,750
Giving over time
Grant history
All 88 reported grants, largest first.
- $540,000
Glow Nc · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $500,000
Baltimore Montessori · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Children's education
- $500,000
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Children's education
- $230,000
Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Culinary and nutrition education
- $225,000
Cafe Hope · Marrero, LA · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $213,490
New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Culinary and nutrition education
- $146,106
New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $131,902
Alaqua Animal Refuge · Freeport, FL · 2022
Life skills development
- $118,103
Sinfonia Gulf Coast · Destin, FL · 2022
Children's education
- $100,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Life skills development
- $100,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Life skills development
- $95,000
Life Lab Science Program · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Nutrition education
- $94,874
Alaqua Animal Refuge · Freeport, FL · 2023
Life skills development
- $90,000
Arc Broward · Sunrise, FL · 2022
Life skills development
- $89,661
Institute of Culinary Education · New York, NY · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $84,620
Emerald Coast Children'S Advocacy · Niceville, FL · 2022
Children's education
- $84,500
Samueli Academy · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Children's education
- $82,054
Sinfonia Gulf Coast · Miramar Beach, FL · 2023
Children's education
- $75,000
Cafe Reconcile · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $75,000
Cafe Reconcile · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $75,000
Dan Marino Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Life skills development
- $75,000
Liberty'S Kitchen · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Life skills development
- $75,000
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Foundation (Nocca) · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $75,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Feeding/hunger programs
- $71,076
Sinfonia Gulf Coast · Miramar Beach, FL · 2024
Children's education
- $69,096
Ingram Lee Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Life skills development
- $68,124
Emerald Coast Children'S Advocacy Center · Niceville, FL · 2023
Children's education
- $63,250
Adopt the Arts Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Children's music education
- $62,827
Ingram Lee Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Life skills development
- $59,910
Food for Thought · Santa Rosa Beach, FL · 2022
Feeding/hunger programs
- $59,200
Hispanic Federation · New York, NY · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
- $57,500
Arc Broward · Sunrise, FL · 2023
Life skills development
- $57,500
Partners for Education Agriculture and Sustainability · Austin, TX · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $55,000
Do It for the Love · Oakland, CA · 2022
Music healing
- $53,000
Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Life skills development
- $52,180
Austin Ed Fund · Austin, TX · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $50,000
Cafe Hope · Marrero, LA · 2024
Culinary and nutrition education
- $50,000
Partners for Education Agriculture and Sustainability · Austin, TX · 2024
Children's education
- $50,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Feeding/hunger programs
- $50,000
Belle Chasse Academy · Belle Chase, LA · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $50,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Feeding/hunger programs
- $50,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Feeding/hunger programs
- $50,000
Covenant House · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
- $45,351
Food for Thought · Santa Rosa Beach, FL · 2023
Feeding/hunger programs
- $42,500
Dan Marino Foundation · Dania Beach, FL · 2023
Life skills development
- $42,250
Arc Broward · Sunrise, FL · 2024
Life skills development
- $40,000
Youth Empowerment Project · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Life skills development
- $40,000
Louisiana Restaurant Association · Metairie, LA · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $40,000
Youth Empowerment Project · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Life skills development
- $40,000
Youth Empowerment Project · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Life skills development
- $39,819
Alaqua Animal Refuge · Freeport, FL · 2024
Life skills development
- $36,500
The Ecology Center · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $36,000
New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $33,333
Emerald Coast Children'S Advocacy · Niceville, FL · 2021
Children's education
- $33,333
Food for Thought · Santa Rosa Beach, FL · 2021
Feeding/hunger programs
- $33,333
Matrix Community Outreach Center · Defniak Springs, FL · 2021
Religious education
- $32,500
Covenant House · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Culinary and nutrition education
- $32,000
Orange County School of the Arts Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Cultural and arts enrichment
- $30,458
Food for Thought · Santa Rosa Beach, FL · 2024
Feeding/hunger programs
- $30,000
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation · Destin, FL · 2024
Children's education
- $30,000
Education Foundation of the Louisiana Restaurant Association · Metairie, LA · 2022
Culinary and nutrition education
- $27,250
Dan Marino Foundation · Dania Beach, FL · 2024
Life skills development
- $25,000
The Troy Andrews Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Life skills development
- $25,000
Covenant House · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $25,000
New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
- $21,250
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Foundation (Nocca) · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
- $20,000
Pilot Light · Chicago, IL · 2024
Life skills development
- $20,000
Youth Empowerment Project · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Life skills development
- $16,875
Belle Chasse Academy · Belle Chase, LA · 2024
Culinary and nutrition education
- $16,500
Orange County School of the Arts Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Children's education
- $15,000
Arc Broward · Sunrise, FL · 2021
Life skills development
- $15,000
Dan Marino Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2021
Life skills development
- $11,875
Friends of Discovery Health Sciences Foundation · Metairie, LA · 2024
Children's education
- $11,000
Watering Hole Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Cultural and arts enrichment
- $10,000
Edible Education Experience · Orlando, FL · 2024
Culinary and nutrition education
- $10,000
Watering Hole Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Cultural and arts enrichment
- $10,000
Watering Hole Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Cultural and arts enrichment
- $10,000
Ingram Lee Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Life skills development
- $10,000
Pajaro Valley Unified School District · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Children's education
- $9,999
Hooptee Charities · Matthews, NC · 2023
Culinary and nutrition education
- $8,965
Emerald Coast Children'S Advocacy Center · Niceville, FL · 2024
Children's education
- $8,500
St Michael Special School · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Children's education
- $7,500
Nocca · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Children's education
- $7,500
Sonoma County Vintners Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Basic childhood needs
- $5,250
Watering Hole Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Cultural and arts enrichment
- $5,000
Edible Education Experience · Orlando, FL · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
- $5,000
Edible Schoolyard · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
- $5,000
Epicurean Charitable Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2021
Culinary and nutrition education
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- Agenda for Children522 grants · $109.4M
Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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