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Jefferson Community Foundation
The JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (jcf) is a non-profit organization dedicated to effective utilization of donated funds to address critical community needs. We believe that through the power of philanthropy, we can change lives and alter (cont'd on schedule o) otherwise disappointing outcomes for many of the neediest here in jefferson…
- $114k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $104k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $37,923
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $800k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 60% of the organizations Jefferson Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $104k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $96k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $176k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 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 Habitat for Humanity | $136,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Rebuilding Together New Orleans | $82,923 | 2 | 1% |
| Grand Isle Garden Club | $42,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New Orleans Louisiana | $39,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Jefferson Parish Public School System | $35,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cafe Hope Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $11,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Dawn Busters of Metaire Kiwanis Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson Council on Aging Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Orleans Education League of the Construction Industry | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
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 · Baptist Community Ministries · Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation · United Way of Southeast Louisiana · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Jefferson Community Foundation
- How much does Jefferson Community Foundation give?
- Jefferson Community Foundation reported 4 itemized grants totaling $103,923, out of $113,773 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Jefferson Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (55%), Human Services (12%), Education (11%).
- Who are Jefferson Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: New Orleans Habitat for Humanity ($136k), Rebuilding Together New Orleans ($83k), Grand Isle Garden Club ($42k).
- Does Jefferson Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Jefferson Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater New Orleans Foundation, Baptist Community Ministries, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation.
- Where is Jefferson Community Foundation based?
- Jefferson Community Foundation is based in LA.
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