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The Powers Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$322k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
8%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 54
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$3.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 8% of the organizations The Powers Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving38$302k16%
FY202440$318k8%
FY202336$339k14%
FY202244$411k11%
FY202152$390k6%
FY202054$367k13%
FY201951$267k8%
FY201851$285k22%
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$522kHealth$456kPublic Safety & Disaster$438kArts & Culture$302kEducation$257kHousing & Shelter$201kFood & Nutrition$150kPhilanthropy$150kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
CA
VA
MD
AR
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of The Powers Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Highland Center Corporation$335,450923%
Providence House$201,00091%
Community Renewal International Inc$180,00091%
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank$150,00090%
Shreveport Regional Arts Council$80,75091%
Shreveport Symphony Inc$77,00092%
Holy Angels Residential Facility I$45,50070%
Martin Luther King Health Center Dba Mlk Health Center & Pharmacy$45,00090%
The Arc Caddo-Bossier$40,00040%
Rutherford House Inc$31,50090%
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Inc$30,00060%
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc$30,00060%
YOUTH CHOIRS INC DBA YouthCUE$30,00032%
Junior Achievement$28,70082%
YMCA of Northwest Louisiana$25,0001n/a
The Bridge Alzheimer's & Dementia Resource Center$25,00033%
Shreveport Garden Study Club$24,000425%
Norwela Council Inc Boy Scouts of America 215$22,50090%
Youth Enrichment Program$21,00090%
Louisiana Key Academy$20,00020%
Catholic Charities of North Louisiana$17,50070%
Shreveport Green$17,50081%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Arthritis National Research Foundation$15,00030%
Volunteers for Youth Justice$14,00090%
Northwest Louisiana Medical Society (Fka Shreveport Medical Society)$11,40044%
Shreveport Opera$11,00081%
Gcpn Global Connection Partnership Network$10,00020%
Betty & Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center of Northwest la Inc$10,00040%
Gingerbread House Bossiercaddo Children's Advocacy Center Inc$10,00040%
Edify$10,0001n/a
Querbes Park Foundation Inc$10,0004n/a
Bobby Jones Golf Course Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Robinsons Rescue Inc$9,00080%
Geaux 4 Kids$9,00081%
Red River Film Society Inc$8,50070%
Red River Revel Arts Festival$8,00080%
Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet$6,00061%
Revitalize Historic Highland$5,00011%
Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana$5,00010%
Northwest Louisiana Interfaith Pharmacy Inc$5,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana Inc$5,00010%
The Glen Retirement System$4,00010%
Louisiana Youth Developmental$3,50022%
Steamed Rice Inc Fka Sci-Port Louisiana's Science Center$2,50010%
Barksdale Forward Inc$2,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$1,50010%
Red River STEM Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 43 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Powers Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Highland Center Corporation: $335,450 over 9y, 23% of budgetProvidence House: $201,000 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetCommunity Renewal International Inc: $180,000 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetNorthwest Louisiana Food Bank: $150,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetShreveport Regional Arts Council: $80,750 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetShreveport Symphony Inc: $77,000 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetHoly Angels Residential Facility I: $45,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMartin Luther King Health Center Dba Mlk Health Center & Pharmacy: $45,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetThe Arc Caddo-Bossier: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRutherford House Inc: $31,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNational Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetYOUTH CHOIRS INC DBA YouthCUE: $30,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetJunior Achievement: $28,700 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetThe Bridge Alzheimer's & Dementia Resource Center: $25,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetShreveport Garden Study Club: $24,000 over 4y, 25% of budgetNorwela Council Inc Boy Scouts of America 215: $22,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetYouth Enrichment Program: $21,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetLouisiana Key Academy: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities of North Louisiana: $17,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetShreveport Green: $17,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArthritis National Research Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetVolunteers for Youth Justice: $14,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwest Louisiana Medical Society (Fka Shreveport Medical Society): $11,400 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetShreveport Opera: $11,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetGcpn Global Connection Partnership Network: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBetty & Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center of Northwest la Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetGingerbread House Bossiercaddo Children's Advocacy Center Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBobby Jones Golf Course Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRobinsons Rescue Inc: $9,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGeaux 4 Kids: $9,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetRed River Film Society Inc: $8,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetRed River Revel Arts Festival: $8,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetShreveport Metropolitan Ballet: $6,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetRevitalize Historic Highland: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCouncil on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwest Louisiana Interfaith Pharmacy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Glen Retirement System: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLouisiana Youth Developmental: $3,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetSteamed Rice Inc Fka Sci-Port Louisiana's Science Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBarksdale Forward Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRed River STEM Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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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.

Community Foundation of North LouisianaLA75.2× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of North Louisiana · Grayson Foundation Inc · Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation · Willis-Knighton Medical Center · The Alta and John Franks Foundation · American Electric Power Foundation · The Nelson Foundation · Zadeck Family Foundation · Noel Foundation Inc · J B Atkins Foundation · The Crow Foundation · Wheless Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to The Powers Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Powers Foundation Inc

How much does The Powers Foundation Inc give?
The Powers Foundation Inc reported 39 grants totaling $322,450 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 54 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Powers Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (17%), Health (15%), Public Safety & Disaster (14%).
Who are The Powers Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Highland Center Corporation ($335k), Providence House ($201k), Community Renewal International Inc ($180k).
Does The Powers Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Powers Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Powers Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of North Louisiana, Grayson Foundation Inc, Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation.
Where is The Powers Foundation Inc based?
The Powers Foundation Inc is based in LA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 92 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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