Funding search · EIN 721508036 · Lake Charles, LA

Community Foundation of Southwest

Name: Community Foundation of Southwest grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

194
grants reported: $7.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
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

building elementary emerson school homes high scholarship area

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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.

Top recipients

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Oak Crossing Foundation1 grant · $640,079
Provident Resources Group2 grants · $433,334
Mennonite Disaster Service2 grants · $400,000
Southern University System Foundation1 grant · $333,333
Trinity Baptist Church3 grants · $328,000
McNeese State University Foundation3 grants · $282,918
City of Westlake2 grants · $264,171
Carey Baptist Association1 grant · $251,250
Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders1 grant · $250,000
Tiger Athletic Foundation3 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$2.7M

2022

$1.5M

2023

$2.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 194 grants.

$640,079
Oak Crossing Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$333,334
Provident Resources Group · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
To support port wonder
$333,333
Southern University System Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
To support the sasol endowment fund
$251,250
Carey Baptist Association · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$250,000
Mennonite Disaster Service · Lititz, PA · 2023
To provide building supplies to repair homes in iowa and the surrounding area
$250,000
Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders · Americus, GA · 2022
To support the repairs to and building of homes in calcasieu and jeff davis parishes
$235,171
City of Westlake · Westlake, LA · 2024
General support
$170,000
Trinity Baptist Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$155,202
Scholarship America · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General scholarship fund support
$150,500
Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$150,000
Mennonite Disaster Service · Lititz, PA · 2022
To provide building supplies to repair homes in iowa and the surrounding area
$118,693
McNeese State University Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$103,000
Trinity Baptist Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$100,000
Apostolic Christian Harvestcall · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Support of building supplies to repair approx 17 homes in jeff davis parish
$100,000
Provident Resources Group · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Support for port wonder
$100,000
St Bernard Project · New Orleans, LA · 2022
To support the rebuilding of homes in swla
$96,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$90,000
Tiger Athletic Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
General support
$84,175
McNeese State University Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$80,050
McNeese State University Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$80,000
Tiger Athletic Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
General support
$77,166
Living Water Lake Charles Global Methodist Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$75,958
Corporation of St Margaret'S Roman Catholic Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$60,000
Southwest Louisiana Alliance Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$55,000
Trinity Baptist Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$54,250
Calcasieu Parish School Board · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$53,725
Cameron Educational and Charitable Endeavors · Cameron, LA · 2024
General support
$52,250
Project Build a Future · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$52,000
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
To support the advancing the vision capital campaign
$50,000
Chemical Educational Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Partners in education program - emerson elementary
$50,000
Chemical Educational Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
To support the partners in education program at emerson elementary
$50,000
Chemical Educational Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
To support the partners in education program at emerson elementary
$50,000
St Luke Simpson United Methodist Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$48,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support the future of stem scholars initiative
$46,500
Southwest Louisiana Alliance Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$45,000
National Association of Christian Lawmakers · Conway, AR · 2022
General support
$44,916
The Salvation Army - Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$40,000
No Longer Limited Duty · Orange, TX · 2023
General support
$39,000
Reins of Hope at Le Bocage · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$37,500
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General support
$36,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star · Irving, TX · 2023
To support emerson elementary mentorship program
$35,450
First United Methodist Church - Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$35,000
The Fuller Center for Housing · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$35,000
St Nicholas Center for Children · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$35,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star · Irving, TX · 2022
To support emerson elementary mentorship program
$34,920
Dewannas Community Closet · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$33,800
Reins of Hope at Le Bocage · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$33,000
Combre-Fondel Elementary School · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$32,800
First United Methodist Church - Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$31,902
Scan Network · Metairie, LA · 2023
General support
$30,000
The Waters Edge · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support of construction of a building for the waters edge homeless outreach program
$30,000
Tiger Athletic Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
General support
$30,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$29,500
Combre-Fondel Elementary School · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
To support project lead the way
$29,000
City of Westlake · Westlake, LA · 2023
General support
$28,500
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
$27,465
Imperial Calcasieu Museum · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$26,000
Boy Scouts of America - Calcasieu Area Council · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$25,629
Boy Scouts of America - Calcasieu Area Council · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Greater New Orleans Development Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General support of led super bowl partnership initiative
$25,000
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
To support the advancing the vision capital campaign
$25,000
The Waters Edge · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
To support the building of new shower and laundry facility for the homeless
$25,000
Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2022
To support the dan hughes commemorative marsh rehabilitation and youth training project
$25,000
Difference Makers Ministries · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$25,000
Floodgates · Sarasota, FL · 2022
To support hurricane ian disaster relief
$24,500
Jena High School Alumni Association · Jena, LA · 2024
General scholarship support
$23,500
Air Institute · Frederick, MD · 2024
General support of arts and culture in swla
$23,000
Junior League of Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$22,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$20,625
Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana in the Roman Catholic Diocese · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$20,542
The Salvation Army - Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$20,500
The Southwest Louisiana Law Center · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
To support new software for law center
$20,337
The Salvation Army - Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$20,000
St Luke - Simpson United Methodist Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
General support
$20,000
Southwest Louisiana Alliance Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$20,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General support
$20,000
Beauregard Council On Aging · Deridder, LA · 2022
To support adopt a senior program for christmas
$20,000
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Dba Calcasieu Parish Libraries · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
To support the washington marion high school lead council's project
$20,000
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2022
General support
$20,000
Louisiana Conference of United Methodist Churches · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
To support the rood fund for lake charles
$20,000
Louisiana Family Forum · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Louisiana Right To Life Education Committee · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General support
$19,337
American Cancer Society Inc - Mid-South Division · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Annual support
$19,337
Louisiana Baptist Children'S Home and Family Ministries · Monroe, LA · 2024
Annual support
$19,000
Lsu Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
General support
$18,800
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
$18,792
American Cancer Society Inc - Lake Charles · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
General support
$18,792
Louisiana Baptist Childrens Home and Family Ministries · Monroe, LA · 2022
General support
$17,916
American Cancer Society Inc - Mid-South Division · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General support
$17,916
Louisiana Baptist Childrens Home and Family Ministries · Monroe, LA · 2023
General support
$17,500
Boy Scouts of America - Calcasieu Area Council · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
General support
$17,250
Care Help of Sulphur · Sulphur, LA · 2024
General support
$15,864
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd of Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
General support
$15,250
Abraham'S Tent Association · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support
$15,250
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General support
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support for college prep workshops
$15,000
Southwest Louisiana Regional Planning Commission · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
General support of mpo chennault/sowela area transportation study
$15,000
Beauregard Parish Police Jury · Deridder, LA · 2023
General support
$15,000
Jesse N Stone Jr Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.