Funding · Louisiana · Disaster and safety
Who funds disaster and safety in Louisiana
Most of it comes from outside Louisiana: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: The St Bernard Project Inc alone draws 52% of every disaster and safety grant dollar in Louisiana.
The short version
- 497 funders gave $112M to 291 disaster and safety organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 17% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of disaster and safety in Louisiana is Justin J Watt Foundation Inc, at $9M.
- The disaster and safety organization drawing the most is The St Bernard Project Inc, at $58M.
Largest funders of disaster and safety in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Louisiana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Disaster and safety organizations in Louisiana that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find disaster and safety funders in Louisiana
- 1Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Louisiana are Justin J Watt Foundation Inc, Wal-Mart Foundation, Travelers Foundation. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% of disaster and safety money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Louisiana?
- Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Louisiana, currently Justin J Watt Foundation Inc, Wal-Mart Foundation, Travelers Foundation. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
- Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Louisiana?
- Justin J Watt Foundation Inc gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Louisiana, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Louisiana?
- $112M reached 291 disaster and safety organizations in Louisiana, from 497 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Louisiana.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.