How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Louisiana?

Start with the funders already giving to health in Louisiana, currently Christus Health Central Louisiana, National Philanthropic Trust, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.

Who is the largest health funder in Louisiana?

Christus Health Central Louisiana gives the most to health organizations in Louisiana, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to health in Louisiana?

$196M reached 159 health organizations in Louisiana, from 363 funders. 74% 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.

Funding · Louisiana · Health

Who funds health in Louisiana

$196M reached 159 health organizations in Louisiana, from 363 funders, with no single one dominating.

$196M

granted

159

organizations

74%

from in-state

The short version

363 funders gave $196M to 159 health organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
74% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of health in Louisiana is Christus Health Central Louisiana, at $15M.
The health organization drawing the most is Ochsner Clinic Foundation, at $57M.

Largest funders of health in Louisiana

The funders giving the most to health organizations in Louisiana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Christus Health Central Louisiana$15M 2National Philanthropic Trust$15M 3Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc$11M 4Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana$10M 5Ochsner Clinic Foundation$10M 6General Health System Foundation$9M 7Inclusivcare Community Investment Inc$7M 8Christus Health Northern Louisiana$6M 9The University of Queensland$6M 10The Chicago Community Trust$6M

Health organizations in Louisiana that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

149 other health organizations$67M

Ochsner Clinic Foundation$57M The Rapides Foundation$14M Baton Rouge General Medical Center$9M Children's Hospital Inc$9M Louisiana Community Health Center$9M Jefferson Community Health$7M Cmap Express$5M

How to find health funders in Louisiana

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Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to health in Louisiana are Christus Health Central Louisiana, National Philanthropic Trust, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
26% of health money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Louisiana?: Start with the funders already giving to health in Louisiana, currently Christus Health Central Louisiana, National Philanthropic Trust, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in Louisiana?: Christus Health Central Louisiana gives the most to health organizations in Louisiana, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Louisiana?: $196M reached 159 health organizations in Louisiana, from 363 funders. 74% 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.

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The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.