Louisiana · Public charity
Arts Council of New Orleans
The Arts Council of New Orleans dba Arts New Orleans is a private, nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status dedicated to supporting arts and culture in the city.
- $563k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 43
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2017
- Itemized, FY2024
- $520k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $11,536
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $23,909
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.5M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Ballet Association | $38,909 | 2 | 1% |
| The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra | $35,403 | 2 | 0% |
| Kid Smart | $32,976 | 2 | 1% |
| Efforts of Grace Inc | $29,180 | 2 | 1% |
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Foundation | $29,172 | 2 | 1% |
| New Orleans Opera Association | $29,172 | 2 | 1% |
| Dancing Grounds | $25,761 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Wwoz Inc | $25,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Jefferson Performing Arts Society | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tennessee WilliamsNew Orleans Literary Festival | $22,117 | 2 | 5% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Arts Council of New Orleans supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans Theatre Association Inc · Keller Family Foundation · New Orleans Community Support Foundation · Goldring Family Foundation · Foundation for Louisiana · Baptist Community Ministries · South Arts Inc · Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Ruth U Fertel Foundation · New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc · The Helis Foundation
How this is measured
About Arts Council of New Orleans
- How much does Arts Council of New Orleans give?
- Arts Council of New Orleans reported 43 itemized grants totaling $519,859, out of $563,415 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Arts Council of New Orleans fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (91%), Youth Development (4%), Crime & Legal (2%).
- Who are Arts Council of New Orleans's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: New Orleans Ballet Association ($39k), The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra ($35k), Kid Smart ($33k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Arts Council of New Orleans?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater New Orleans Foundation, New Orleans Theatre Association Inc, Keller Family Foundation.
- Where is Arts Council of New Orleans based?
- Arts Council of New Orleans is based in LA.
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