Foundations that fund museums in Louisiana

143 foundations made gifts to museums in Louisiana, reaching 43 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

143Foundations gave here
43Accept applications
$4,000Typical gift
43Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX · EIN 13-60665836 gifts · typical $799 · 20246 · $8,943$7992024Invite only
The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA · EIN 72-60205364 gifts · typical $152,000 · 20244 · $858,486$152,0002024Accepts applications
Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA · EIN 26-02219084 gifts · typical $55,000 · 20244 · $612,500$55,0002024Accepts applications
Richard C Adkerson Family FoundationLaplace, LA · EIN 72-13530584 gifts · typical $56,250 · 20244 · $215,000$56,2502024Invite only
Patrick F Taylor FoundationNew Orleans, LA · EIN 58-16867544 gifts · typical $2,750 · 20244 · $26,500$2,7502024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 218 matched gifts to museums in Louisiana in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 43 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Louisiana in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Louisiana was $4,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Louisiana?

143 foundations made gifts to 43 organizations in Louisiana in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

43 of the 143 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.