Funding · Louisiana · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Louisiana
Funding is concentrated: Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New alone draws 55% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in Louisiana. Louisiana's food and agriculture organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.
The short version
- 175 funders gave $48M to 30 food and agriculture organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 61% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Louisiana is Feeding Louisiana, at $16M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New, at $26M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Louisiana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Louisiana that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Louisiana
- 1Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Louisiana are Feeding Louisiana, Feeding America, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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
39% of food and agriculture money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Louisiana?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Louisiana, currently Feeding Louisiana, Feeding America, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Louisiana?
- Feeding Louisiana gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Louisiana, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Louisiana?
- $48M reached 30 food and agriculture organizations in Louisiana, from 175 funders. 61% 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
Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.