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Louise H Moffett Family Foundation

Metairie, LA · EIN 72-1345770. Reported 369 grants totalling $2,390,750 to 173 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,000median grant
$2,390,750granted, 2020-2023
173organizations funded
66%of grantees funded again the next year
$22,669assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Louise H Moffett Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $72,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
204 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
93 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
53 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
15 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
3 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ$222,000442023
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA$133,000442023
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA$86,000442023
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ$81,000442023
The University of Texas at Austin - Moody College of CommAustin, TX$75,000332023
University of Louisiana LafayetteLafayette, LA$71,000442023
Ochsner Clinic FoundationNew Orleans, LA$50,000112022
Ed White Catholic High SchoolThibodaux, LA$49,000442023
Longue Vue House and GardensNew Orleans, LA$48,000442023
Mount Carmel AcademyNew Orleans, LA$46,000442023
Audubon Nature Institute IncNew Orleans, LA$45,000332023
St Mary's Dominican High SchoolNew Orleans, LA$44,000442023
New Orleans Police and Justice FoundationNew Orleans, LA$42,000442023
Archbishop Hannan High SchoolCovington, LA$41,000442023
Isidore NewmanNew Orleans, LA$40,000442023
New Orleans Museum of ArtNew Orleans, LA$40,000442023
United Way of Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$40,000442023
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$37,000442023
Second Harvest Food BankNew Orleans, LA$32,500442023
Crimestoppers IncMetairie, LA$28,000442023
University of ArizonaTucson, AZ$28,000442023
Ducks UnlimitedNew Orleans, LA$26,000222022
Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA$26,000332023
Boys & Girls Clubs of the ValleyPhoenix, AZ$25,000112023
New Orleans City ParkNew Orleans, LA$24,000222022
New Orleans Opera AssociationNew Orleans, LA$22,000332023
Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA$21,000332022
Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA$21,000442023
Jesuit High School New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$21,000442023
Phoenix Community CollegePhoenix, AZ$21,000332023
The National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LA$21,000542023
Ozanam InnNew Orleans, LA$20,000222023
Youth Empowerment ProjectNew Orleans, LA$20,000222022
St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolLafayette, LA$19,000332023
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPrescott, AZ$18,000442023
St Michael the Archangel High SchoolBaton Rouge, LA$18,000442023
Wyes TvNew Orleans, LA$17,000442023
Holy Cross High SchoolNew Orleans, LA$16,000332023
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA$16,000332023
American Red CrossNew Orleans, LA$15,000332023
Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, AZ$15,000332023
Louisiana SPCANew Orleans, LA$15,000332022
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS$15,000332022
Xavier College PreparatoryPhoenix, AZ$15,000332022
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO$13,000332023
Ottawa University ArizonaSurprise, AZ$13,000222023
University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$13,000332023
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL$12,000332022
Mesa Community CollegeMesa, AZ$12,000222021
Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL$12,000112023
Phoenix CollegePhoenix, AZ$12,000112020
St Paul's Catholic High SchoolCovington, LA$12,000332022
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$12,000332022
Vandebilt Catholic High SchoolHouma, LA$12,000332023
YMCA of Greater New OrleansMetairie, LA$12,000442023
Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, AZ$11,000112023
Archbishop Rummel High SchoolMetairie, LA$10,000222023
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$10,000442023
Friends of City ParkNew Orleans, LA$10,000112020
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ$10,000222023
Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT$10,000222023
Preservation Resource Center of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$10,000112020
Rush UniversityChicago, IL$10,000222023
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX$10,000222023
The Historic New Orleans CollectionNew Orleans, LA$10,000222022
The Ogden Museum of Southern ArtNew Orleans, LA$10,000442023
The Virginia Rosanne Amato FoundationNew Orleans, LA$10,000332023
Women's Cancer Research Fund of BcrfNew York, NY$10,000112023
Covenant HouseNew Orleans, LA$9,000442023
Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, LA$9,000332022
Southwest College of Naturopathic MedicineTempe, AZ$9,000222021
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL$8,000112023
Boy Scouts of AmericaMetairie, LA$7,000332022
Culver Stockton CollegeCanton, MO$7,000222023
Junior Achievement of Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$7,000442023
Purchase CollegePurchase, NY$7,000222023
Abeka AcademyPensacola, FL$6,000112021
Breakthrough New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$6,000332023
Coconino Community CollegePhoenix, AZ$6,000222023
Florida International UniversityMiami, FL$6,000222022
Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild IncMetairie, LA$6,000442023
LSU Health Science Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$6,000222021
Metropolitan Crime CommissionNew Orleans, LA$6,000332023
Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS$6,000222023
Northwestern State UniversityNatchitoches, LA$6,000112020
Ottawa University SupriseSurprise, AZ$6,000112021
Project LazarusNew Orleans, LA$6,000332023
Southern University and A&m CollegeNew Orleans, LA$6,000222023
Stair (start the Adventure in Reading)New Orleans, LA$6,000332023
Texas A&m UniversityCollege Station, TX$6,000112021
United Education Institute CollegeSanta Cruz, CA$6,000222023
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$6,000222021
Xavier University LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$6,000112020
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$6,000112021
Harry Tompson CenterNew Orleans, LA$5,000442023
La Children's MuseumNew Orleans, LA$5,000222021
Louisiana Philharmonic OrchestraNew Orleans, LA$5,000112020
Marine Corps League - Pron-Seton (in Mem of a Casinelli)Trooper, PA$5,000112020
Bayshore Christian SchoolFairhope, AL$4,000112023
Cancer CrusadersMetairie, LA$4,000442023
Catholic High SchoolBaton Rouge, LA$4,000112023
Cops IINew Orleans, LA$4,000442023
Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO$4,000112023
Edible Schoolyard New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$4,000442023
Florida A&m UniversityTallahassee, FL$4,000112023
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL$4,000112023
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL$4,000112023
Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, CA$4,000112023
Hampden Sydney CollegeHampden Sydney, VA$4,000112023
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL$4,000112023
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary MedicineBaton Rouge, LA$4,000112023
Monarch AopRock Rapids, IA$4,000112023
St Augustine High SchoolNew Orleans, LA$4,000112023
St Michael Special SchoolNew Orleans, LA$4,000442023
Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL$4,000112023
United States Military Academy (west Point)West Point, NY$4,000112023
Weber State UniversityOgden, UT$4,000112023
Benjamin Franklin High SchoolNew Orleans, LA$3,500332022
American Institute for Foreign Studies(aifs)Stamford, CT$3,000112022
Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, LA$3,000112022
Boise State UniversityBoise, ID$3,000112021
Bridge Housegrace HouseNew Orleans, LA$3,000332023
Colorado State UniversityFort Collibs, CO$3,000112021
Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA$3,000112020
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA$3,000112021
Ladies Leukemia League IncMetairie, LA$3,000332023
Lighthouse LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$3,000222021
Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, LA$3,000112020
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA$3,000112021
North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND$3,000112021
Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, CO$3,000112021
Northshore Community CollegeDanvers, MA$3,000112021
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR$3,000112021
Ottawa University SurpriseSurprise, AZ$3,000112022
Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, AZ$3,000112022
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$3,000112021
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY$3,000112022
Seton Catholic PreparatoryChandler, AZ$3,000112021
Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, ME$3,000112022
Special Olympics of LouisianaHammond, LA$3,000332023
St Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, FL$3,000112021
Teach for America - Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$3,000112020
The University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME$3,000112022
University of Advanced TechnologyTempe, AZ$3,000112020
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$3,000112023
University of MaineOrono, ME$3,000112021
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM$3,000112021
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI$3,000112021
Whitinsville Christian SchoolWhitinsville, MA$3,000112021
Boy Scouts of America Se La CouncilMetairie, LA$2,500112023
Council on Alchol and Drug AbuseNew Orleans, LA$2,500112022
Health & Education Alliance of Louisiana (heal)New Orleans, LA$2,000112020
Louisiana Museum FoundationNew Orleans, LA$2,000222021
New Heights Therapeutic Riding CenterFolsom, LA$2,000112020
OptionsHammond, LA$2,000222023
Raphael VillageNew Orleans, LA$2,000112020
Sailfish Point Foundation IncStuart, FL$2,000112020
Saint Charles Avenue AssociationNew Orleans, LA$2,000222021
The Nocca InstituteNew Orleans, LA$2,000222023
Wlae-TvNew Orleans, LA$2,000112020
French Quarter Festivals IncNew Orleans, LA$1,250112023
Children's HospitalNew Orleans, LA$1,000112021
Low Cost Animal Medical CenterNew Orleans, LA$1,000112022
Miracle at Manchester FoundationMandeville, LA$1,000112023
New Orleans Area Habitat for HumanityNew Orleans, LA$1,000112020
Raintree Children & Family ServicesNew Orleans, LA$1,000112020
Saint Charles Avenue Association - Save the OaksNew Orleans, LA$1,000112022
Special OlympicsCovington, LA$1,000112022
The Bright SchoolMetairie, LA$1,000112022
The Posse FoundationNew Orleans, LA$1,000112020
The Roots of MusicNew Orleans, LA$1,000112020
Yaya Arts CenterNew Orleans, LA$1,000112020
Lantern Light MinistryNew Orleans, LA$500112020

94 of 173 (54%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 155 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
63 grants
Arts & Culture
22 grants
Human Services
18 grants
Diseases & Disorders
9 grants
Animal Welfare
7 grants
Crime & Legal
7 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
6 grants
International Affairs
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202087$453,500$3,000
202196$563,000$3,000
202291$650,000$3,000
202395$724,250$4,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 64% of this one's giving went to organizations in Louisiana. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Louisiana
$1.5M
Arizona
$516K
Texas
$103K
Florida
$45K
Illinois
$25K
New York
$24K
Mississippi
$21K
Colorado
$19K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund60 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc55 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc45 shared recipientsThe Greater New Orleans Foundation43 shared recipientsGoldring Family Foundation40 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust40 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Louisiana.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Louise H Moffett Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 3300 W Esplanade Avenue 100, Metairie, LA, 70002. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

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