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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “orleans”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,000 to JUNIOR LEAGUE OF NEW ORLEANS — status of women in new orleans 2024 study convenings
The Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
152 matching grants · $11.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING COMMITTEE - TOGETHER NEW ORLEANS — fund raising & fund distribution
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
98 matching grants · $27.5M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to NEW ORLEANS STARTUP FUND INC — provide core support for the power moves program of the new orleans start-up fund to increase growth opportunities for entrepreneurs of color in new orleans through providing techn…
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
103 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2024Largest: $689,686 to NEW SCHOOLS FOR NEW ORLEANS — subcontract grant award
Largest: $250,000 to NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING COMMITTEE - TOGETHER NEW ORLEANS — project support for the together new orleans community lighthouse resilience hubs' civic engagement and workforce development.
Largest: $1.3M to NEW SCHOOLS FOR NEW ORLEANS — supporting teacher retention and current programming in new orleans
United Way of Southeast LouisianaNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
67 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $303,517 to CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF NEW ORLEANS — grant funding and designated gifts
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
45 matching grants · $14.7M · through 2024Largest: $670,000 to NEW ORLEANS YOUTH ALLIANCE — to support youth leadership, advocacy, program quality improvement and the opportunity youth functional zero project in new orleans
Largest: $200,000 to NEW ORLEANS CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY FOUNDATION NOCHI — education, recreation & opportunities for children
Largest: $910,000 to GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION — donation for grand opera in new orleans area
Baton Rouge Area FoundationBaton Rouge, LACharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $8.8M · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to NEW ORLEANS FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL INC — to support the new orleans film festival
Largest: $255,000 to New Orleans Museum of Art — general, operating expenses, free admission for art & a/c, free admission for la residents
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →