· Private foundation
Ruth U Fertel 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, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k13 grants · $49k
- $10k–50k21 grants · $349k
- $50k–250k5 grants · $273k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Longue Vue Foundation | $62,500 |
| Son Of A Saint | $60,000 |
| Jesuit High School | $50,000 |
| St Mary's Dominican High School | $50,000 |
| Holy Name Of Jesus School | $50,000 |
| Louisiana Museum Foundation | $31,250 |
| St Michael's Special School | $30,000 |
| St Martin's Episcopal School | $28,750 |
| Posse Foundation | $25,000 |
| WWOZ | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievment GNO Inc | $20,000 |
| UNO Foundation | $20,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $19,433 |
| Dominican Peace Center | $15,000 |
| Cafe Reconcile | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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.
47 repeat relationships: 33 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
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, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $157k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SOSON OF A SAINT5× · 2020–2024 · $310k · revenue +1%
- FOFRIENDS OF WWOZ INC4× · 2020–2024 · $140k · revenue +94%
- TLThe Louisiana Museum Foundation4× · 2020–2024 · $114k · revenue +106%
Funded once
- LFLongue Foundationone grant, 2023 · $63k
- AOAcademy Of The Sacred Heartone grant, 2020 · $50k
- SCSt Charles Presbyterian Churchone grant, 2021 · $20k
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 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 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 museum of art is to inspire the love of art; to collect, preserve, exhibit and present excellence in the visual arts; to educate, challenge and engage a diverse public.
See schedule o for detail. the new orleans film society discovers, cultivates, and amplifies diverse voices of filmmakers who tell the stories of our time. we produce the oscar-qualifying new orleans film festival annually and invest…
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,…
Prospect New Orleans is a citywide contemporary art triennial. Every three years, we bring new art to an old city by inviting artists from all over the world to create projects in a wide variety of venues spread throughout New Orleans.…
Be loud studios amplifies kid confidence through radio and digital media production.
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…
Court 13 Arts is a New Orleans-based 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our mission is to grow and sustain New Orleans cinema culture by advancing visual literacy, fostering creative education, and inspiring community-driven collaboration.
#CreateLouisiana champions Southern talent in the film + media space, supports the entertainment industries that are integral to the region, and fosters a sustainable creative economy for a homegrown cultural workforce. Through…
Delivery of higher educational services to the public.
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…
How this is measured
33 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. 33 of the 67 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 SON OF A SAINT ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC ↗
- Who funds The Louisiana Museum Foundation ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds RECONCILE NEW ORLEANS INC ↗
- Who funds THE POSSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ↗
- Who funds GOAT IN THE ROAD PRODUCTIONS ↗
- Who funds ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds THE KENYON REVIEW ↗
- Who funds NEW HEIGHTS THERAPY CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE LENS ↗
- Who funds NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds YOUNG ASPIRATIONS YOUNG ARTISTS INC ↗
- Who funds JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds VIDEO VERACITY INC ↗
- Who funds Audubon Nature Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds MARKETUMBRELLAORG ↗
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 · Goldring Family Foundation · The Usdin-Weil Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Baptist Community Ministries · Louise H Moffett Family Foundation · Ella West Freeman Foundation · Keller Family Foundation · Freeman-Woollam Foundation · J Edgar Monroe Foundation · Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Founda · Luther and Zita Templeman Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Ruth U Fertel Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ruth U Fertel Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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