Louisiana · Public charity
Leadership Ascension Foundation
The purpose of LEADERSHIP ASCENSION FOUNDATION is to provide a forum for and increase the awareness of potential leaders by giving them an intense course which encompasses a broad scope of community concerns.
- $93k
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $25k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $24,794
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $24,794
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $21k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Leadership Ascension Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $232k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $34k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc | $184,790 | 1 | 1% |
| Ascension Parish School Board | $24,794 | 1 | n/a |
| Loving Our Communitys Children Inc Ascension Affiliate | $21,443 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Gonzales | $18,442 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Louisiana Inc | $17,466 | 1 | 1% |
| The Arc of East Ascension | $10,892 | 1 | 0% |
| Donaldsonville Area Arc Inc | $7,443 | 1 | 1% |
| Acsension Community Theatre Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Leadership Ascension Foundation
- How much does Leadership Ascension Foundation give?
- Leadership Ascension Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $24,794, out of $92,852 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does Leadership Ascension Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (70%), Human Services (14%), Education (9%).
- Who are Leadership Ascension Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc ($185k), Ascension Parish School Board ($25k), Loving Our Communitys Children Inc Ascension Affiliate ($21k).
- Does Leadership Ascension Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Leadership Ascension Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation.
- Where is Leadership Ascension Foundation based?
- Leadership Ascension Foundation is based in LA.
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