· Private foundation
Cahn Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k23 grants · $102k
- $10k–50k16 grants · $307k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS | $100,000 |
| PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION | $50,000 |
| JEWISH CHILDREN'S REGIONAL SERVICE | $35,000 |
| URJ HENRY S JACOBS CAMP | $30,000 |
| ST GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | $30,000 |
| JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA | $30,000 |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS | $25,000 |
| CITY PARK CONSERVANCY | $25,000 |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | $25,000 |
| SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AT TULANE | $20,000 |
| NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS | $15,000 |
| CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF LOUISIANA | $12,000 |
| MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE | $10,000 |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | $10,000 |
| SLATER TORAH ACADEMY | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $448k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 16%. 5% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.
54 repeat relationships: 40 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- JFJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS INC7× · 2018–2024 · $190k · revenue +81%
- FOFRIENDS OF CITY PARK5× · 2018–2022 · $103k · revenue +50%
- MOMUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE7× · 2018–2024 · $96k · revenue +89%
Funded once
- NONEW ORLEANS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AT TULANEone grant, 2018 · $16k
- UOUNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANSone grant, 2019 · $15k
- LULOYOLA UNIVERSITYgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +31%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
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.
The mission of the new orleans jewish community center is to promote and insure the well being of our jewish community and to instill an understanding of judaism and its heritage by providing a center where all can enjoy, experience and…
Youthforce nola fuels a movement that equips young people to graduate high school on a path to career success.
Masno's vision is to be a primary source in establishing new orleans as a vital and vibrant center for the musical arts recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally. masno's mission is 1) to create opportunities to hear,…
The jewish endowment foundation of louisiana (jef), chartered in 1967, ensures a secure future and an enduring legacy by serving as an essential resource for jewish and non-jewish philanthropy.
The mission of lyrica baroque is to support a diverse community of students, teachers, artists, institutions and audiences of all ages through education, collaboration and performance. lyrica baroque seeks to promote the extraordinary…
The University of New Orleans Foundation's mission is to promote the well-being and advancement of the University of New Orleans and all the colleges, schools, departments, and divisions comprising it, and to develop, expand, and improve…
New Orleans Friends of Music is dedicated to promoting the performance and appreciation of fine chamber music. The Organization has a responsibility to the community to bring music to the youth of the city and the cultivate the…
Newman inspires individual growth and academic excellence within an inclusive community committed to strong relationships and high expectations.
Jazz st louis is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to lead our community in advancing the uniquely american art of jazz through performance, education, and community engagement.
Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra ("GNOYO") provides young musicians the opportunity to participate in a high-quality, full orchestra program. Participants significantly improve individual performance and ensemble skills, while…
The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.
How this is measured
44 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 44 of the 66 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS ↗
- Who funds JEWISH CHILDREN'S REGIONAL SERVICE ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF CITY PARK ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE ↗
- Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS ↗
- Who funds THE ST BERNARD PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN GREATER NEW ORLEANS SECTION INC ↗
- Who funds PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds CITY PARK CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE ↗
- Who funds NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER NEW ORLEANS AND ACADIANA ↗
- Who funds COMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ↗
- Who funds KID SMART ↗
- Who funds YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ↗
- Who funds Teaching Responsible Earth Education TREE ↗
- Who funds YOUNG ASPIRATIONS YOUNG ARTISTS INC ↗
- Who funds THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds THE LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ↗
- Who funds THE ELLA PROJECT ↗
- Who funds NEW ORLEANS FAMILY JUSTICE ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC ↗
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: Goldring Family Foundation · The Greater New Orleans Foundation · Baptist Community Ministries · Shell USA Company Foundation · Woldenberg Foundation · Keller Family Foundation · The Usdin-Weil Foundation · The Helis Foundation · Oscar J Tolmas Charitable Trust · New Orleans Community Support Foundation · United Way of Southeast Louisiana · Zemurray Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Cahn Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cahn Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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