Funding search · EIN 726123208 · New Orleans, LA

The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation

Name: The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation grants, 2022–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

37
grants reported: $489,000
total given: 2022–2023
filing years: $6,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 37 reported grants, largest first.

$47,000
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast · Houston, TX · 2022
Reproductive health care & sex ed
$41,000
Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Performing arts to nola community
$40,000
Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Performing arts to nola community
$38,500
Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable center for philantropy
$38,500
New Orleans Startup Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Provide resources to early stage cos
$28,500
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast · Houston, TX · 2023
Reproductive health care & sex ed
$28,000
New Orleans Startup Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Provide resources to early stage cos
$20,000
Louise S McGehee School · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Prek - 12th grade education
$20,000
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Professional orchestra in gulf south
$15,000
Louise S McGehee School · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Prek - 12th grade education
$15,000
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Professional orchestra in gulf south
$15,000
Foundation for Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Louisiana community advocacy
$15,000
Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable center for philantropy
$10,000
Bridge House Corporation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Long-term substance abuse treatment
$10,000
Court Watch Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Criminal court ethics & fairness
$10,000
Families Helping Families Se La · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Support for people with disabilities
$10,000
Metairie Park Country Day School · Metairie, LA · 2022
Prek - 12th grade education
$10,000
Preservation Hall Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Preserve new orleans music & culture
$6,000
Nc School of Science and Math Fdn · Durham, NC · 2023
Stem education
$6,000
Nc School of Science and Math Fdn · Durham, NC · 2022
Stem education
$5,000
La Center for Children'S Rights · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Nonprofit law office for youth
$5,000
Make Music Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Adopt an instrument program in nola
$5,000
The Bright School · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Prek - 5th grade education
$5,000
Bridge House Corporation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Long-term substance abuse treatment
$5,000
Court Watch Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Criminal court ethics & fairness
$5,000
Soulnola · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Reforestation and preservation
$5,000
STEM Library Lab · Metairie, LA · 2022
Stem education resources
$3,500
Rooted Ones · Laplace, LA · 2023
Mentoring for young men
$3,000
Liberty'S Kitchen · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Youth success through food
$3,000
Make Music Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Adopt an instrument program in nola
$3,000
Reentry Mediation Institute of La · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Prisoner reentry initiative
$3,000
Rooted Ones · Laplace, LA · 2022
Mentoring for young men
$3,000
Second Lines Art Collective · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Music & business education
$3,000
St Anne'S Episcopal Church · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Church support
$3,000
Start the Adventure in Reading · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Reading proficiency & comprehension
$3,000
The Bright School · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Prek - 5th grade education
$3,000
Youth Run Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Youth success through running

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.