Grants and funding in Louisiana
3,282 foundations reported granting into Louisiana on their most recent IRS filings: 12,269 itemized grants worth $1.1B between them. On top of that, nine live grant programs and 137 contract opportunities are specific to Louisiana, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 3,282
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $1.1B
- across 12,269 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Louisiana
- 9
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 42
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 3,282 foundations granting into Louisiana, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Louisiana
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Louisiana on their most recent filings.
Who the Louisiana-specific grants are for
Of the nine live grant programs specific to Louisiana, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. two more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-two community development lenders serve Louisiana: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Communities Unlimited, Inc., Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Louisiana foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Louisiana that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 148Louisiana foundations that accept applications.
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Louisiana (28 funders)
- Education grants in Louisiana (27 funders)
- Human Services grants in Louisiana (23 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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