Funding search · EIN 721400981 · Violet, LA
Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 151
- grants reported
- $6.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Glassroots1 grant · $2.0M
- St Bernard Parish Government3 grants · $1.8M
- Scholarships2 grants · $383,500
- Community Center of St Bernard3 grants · $274,100
- Wyes-Tv - Greater New Orleans Education Television Foundation2 grants · $250,000
- Hamline University3 grants · $174,246
- St Bernard School Board3 grants · $171,181
- Scholarship1 grant · $168,000
- Goat in the Road Productions3 grants · $148,271
- Wyes-Tv1 grant · $125,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 151 grants.
- $2.0M
Glassroots · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1.5M
St Bernard Parish Government · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $258,750
St Bernard Parish Government · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donated 8.972 acres of land (air
- $202,000
Scholarships · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Education funding
- $181,500
Scholarships · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Education funding
- $168,000
Scholarship · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $144,169
St Bernard School Board · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $125,000
Wyes-Tv - Greater New Orleans Education Television Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $125,000
Wyes-Tv - Greater New Orleans Education Television Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $125,000
Wyes-Tv · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $94,100
Community Center of St Bernard · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $90,000
Community Center of St Bernard · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $90,000
Community Center of St Bernard · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $80,000
Hamline University · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Donation
- $79,621
St Bernard Parish Dept of Community Development · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $65,533
Goat in the Road Productions · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $57,099
Goat in the Road Productions · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $54,464
Hamline University · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
Nocca Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $50,000
Casa New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $50,000
Educational Broadcasting Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $50,000
Educational Broadcasting Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $49,600
Family Violence Program of St Bernard · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $44,219
Lsu · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Donation
- $41,919
Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Donation
- $41,669
Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Donation
- $40,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
Donation
- $40,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Donation
- $40,000
Nola Mural Project · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $39,782
Hamline University · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Donation
- $35,750
Ducks Unlimited · New York, NY · 2023
Donation
- $33,333
Casa New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $30,650
Casa · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $30,000
Flyspace Performing Arts Academy · Arabi, LA · 2023
Donation
- $27,773
Nunez Community College Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $26,900
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Donation
- $25,639
Goat in the Road Productions · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
University of New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
University of New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
St Bernard Economic Development Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
University of New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $22,600
Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $21,915
Nunez Community College Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $20,000
St Bernard Economic Development Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $19,671
St Bernard School Board · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $18,450
Chalmette High School · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Support the performing arts academy
- $17,600
Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $16,899
St Bernard Council On Aging · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $16,800
St Bernard Sheriff'S Office · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $16,588
St Bernard Council On Aging · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $15,000
Flyspace Performing Arts Academy · Arabi, LA · 2024
Donation
- $14,037
St Bernard Council On Aging · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $13,600
Knights of the Nemesis Social Club · Arabi, LA · 2022
Donation
- $13,000
Nola Tree Project · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $12,000
Nola Tree Project · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $12,000
Nola Tree Project · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Donation
- $11,000
Laceys Legacy Western Riding and Horseman · Saint Bernard, LA · 2024
Donation
- $11,000
Los Islenos Heritage & Cultural Society · St Bernard, LA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Knights of the Nemesis Social Club · Arabi, LA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Los Islenos Heritage & Cultural Society · St Bernard, LA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Friends of the Battle of New Orleans · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Knights of the Nemesis Social Club · Arabi, LA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
STEM Library Lab · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
The Company a St Bernard Community Theatre · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Friends of the Battle of New Orleans · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
Irene Campbell Foundation · Violet, LA · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
Los Islenos Heritage & Cultural Society · St Bernard, LA · 2022
Donation
- $8,600
St Bernard Chamber of Commerce · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $7,500
St Bernard Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $7,341
St Bernard School Board · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $7,318
Chalmette High School · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Support the performing arts academy
- $7,000
National Assn of Conservation Districts · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation
- $6,000
St Bernard Sports Hall of Fame · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $6,000
St Bernard Sports Hall of Fame · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Louisiana Crawfish Fest Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
National Food & Beverage Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
New Orleans Blues Society · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Old Arabi Neighborhood Association · Arabi, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
St Bernard Autism Awareness Krewe · Braithwaite, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
St Bernard Parish Government · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Children'S Hospital · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Louisiana Crawfish Fest Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
National Food & Beverage Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Old Arabi Neighborhood Association · Arabi, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Raphael Village · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
St Bernard Autism Awareness Krewe · Braithwaite, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Nunez Community College Foundation · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $5,000
St Bernard Autism Awareness Krewe · Braithwaite, LA · 2022
Donation
- $4,000
Crown Group Foundation · Mandeville, LA · 2023
Donation
- $3,250
Chalmette High School · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Support the performing arts academy
- $3,200
St Bernard Recovery Awareness · Chalmette, LA · 2022
Donation
- $3,000
The Company a St Bernard Community Theatre · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $3,000
Captain Jimmy and Friends Charities · Slidell, LA · 2023
Donation
- $3,000
St Bernard Recovery Awareness · Chalmette, LA · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
Chalmette Track Club · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Louisiana Institute of Higher Education · Slidell, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Raphael Village · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
St Bernard Parish Reserve Deputy Fund · Chalmette, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
St Bernard Volunteers for Family & Community · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Donation
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