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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Louisiana, currently The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Ochsner Lsu Health System of North Louisiana, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Louisiana?

The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Louisiana, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Louisiana?

$116M reached 123 philanthropy organizations in Louisiana, from 471 funders. 46% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Louisiana

$116M reached 123 philanthropy organizations in Louisiana, from 471 funders, with no single one dominating.

$116M

granted

123

organizations

46%

from in-state

The short version

471 funders gave $116M to 123 philanthropy organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
46% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Louisiana is The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, at $16M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Baton Rouge Area Foundation, at $27M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Louisiana

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

1The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$16M 2Ochsner Lsu Health System of North Louisiana$9M 3The Greater New Orleans Foundation$5M 4Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5M 5Jewish Endowment Foundation$3M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$3M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3M 8Ochsner Clinic Foundation$2M 9American Online Giving Foundation Inc$2M 10WK Kellogg Foundation$2M

Philanthropy organizations in Louisiana that draw the most

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

Baton Rouge Area Foundation$27M

113 other philanthropy organizations$26M

The Greater New Orleans Foundation$22M Lsu Health Sciences Foundation In$12M United Way of Southeast Louisiana$7M Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans$6M

How to find philanthropy funders in Louisiana

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Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Louisiana are The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Ochsner Lsu Health System of North Louisiana, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
54% of philanthropy money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Louisiana?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Louisiana, currently The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Ochsner Lsu Health System of North Louisiana, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Louisiana?: The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Louisiana, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Louisiana?: $116M reached 123 philanthropy organizations in Louisiana, from 471 funders. 46% 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

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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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.