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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.

111
532
1,061
908
541
71
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Louisiana

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Louisiana on their most recent filings.

Tiger Athletic Foundation$84M
Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette$48M
Agenda for Children$41M
Lsu Foundation$40M
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$30M
Itemized grants into Louisiana from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

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.

Nonprofits8
Cities and towns1
Tribal organizations1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

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.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Louisiana.

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