Funding · Louisiana · Human services
Who funds human services in Louisiana
Human services funding in Louisiana is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though START Corporation leads, and the money reaches 393 groups.
The short version
- 740 funders gave $225M to 393 human services organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 50% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Louisiana is Unity of Greater New Orleans Inc, at $19M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is START Corporation, at $15M.
Largest funders of human services in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Louisiana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Louisiana that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Louisiana
- 1Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to human services in Louisiana are Unity of Greater New Orleans Inc, Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
50% of human services money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Louisiana?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Louisiana, currently Unity of Greater New Orleans Inc, Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Louisiana?
- Unity of Greater New Orleans Inc gives the most to human services organizations in Louisiana, $19M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Louisiana?
- $225M reached 393 human services organizations in Louisiana, from 740 funders. 50% 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.