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Baptist Community Ministries

New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0423887. Reported 1,421 grants totalling $55.1M to 399 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$8,000median grant
$55.1Mgranted, 2020-2024
399recipients, as named on its returns
70%of grantees funded again the next year
$397.5Massets, 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. Baptist Community Ministries 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 $8,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $400 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
19 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
587 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
113 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
127 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
202 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
209 grants
$100,000 and Up
164 grants

Every organization it funded

399 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Baptist Community Health ServicesNew Orleans, LA$4,100,365952024
New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA$3,384,2232752024
Agenda for ChildrenNew Orleans, LA$2,663,294652024
Crossroads NolaNew Orleans, LA$1,408,2303152024
Thrive New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$1,215,5001352024
New Orleans Baptist AssociationNew Orleans, LA$1,055,000322021
New Orleans Baptist Ministries IncNew Orleans, LA$1,031,4761152024
Policy Institute for the Children of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$832,2501352024
The First 72New Orleans, LA$761,5001052024
Innocence Project New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$729,8051352024
The Restoration Initiative for Culture and CommunityNew Orleans, LA$682,0001022021
Covenant HouseNew Orleans, LA$657,4371252024
Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LA$656,5002052024
New Orleans Career CenterNew Orleans, LA$640,500852024
Giving Hope IncNew Orleans, LA$640,0001052024
Jefferson Parish Public School SystemHarvey, LA$611,250632022
Global Maritime Ministries IncNew Orleans, LA$607,3441852024
Youthforce Nola (formerly Educate Now)New Orleans, LA$575,7501252024
Advocacy Center Dba Disability Rights LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$551,837432022
New Orleans Mission IncNew Orleans, LA$511,750852024
Children's Bureau of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$503,037752024
New Schools for New Orleans IncNew Orleans, LA$500,750642024
Plaquemines Parish Community Care Centers Foundation IncBelle Chasse, LA$495,256652024
Savannah Smiles IncSlidell, LA$463,5271452024
Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School IncNew Orleans, LA$442,2461442024
Louisiana Center for Children's RightsNew Orleans, LA$440,0001252024
College BeyondNew Orleans, LA$435,000752024
Traininggrounds IncSlidell, LA$410,000752024
Center for the Innovative Training of Youth Inc Dba STEM NolaNew Orleans, LA$403,697742024
Youth Service Bureau of St TammanyCovington, LA$393,5101152024
Youth Empowerment ProjectNew Orleans, LA$374,7501552024
Administrators for the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$371,076512021
Urban Impact MinistriesNew Orleans, LA$351,000742024
22ND Judicial District Court LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$350,345432022
Bastion Community of ResilienceNew Orleans, LA$343,000852024
Eden HouseNew Orleans, LA$342,863852024
Fannie C Williams Charter SchoolNew Orleans, LA$338,714222024
Son of a SaintNew Orleans, LA$336,7891042023
James Samaritan (formerly James Storehouse Louisiana)Covington, LA$336,000852024
Center for Resilience IncNew Orleans, LA$334,378632022
Louisiana Children's MuseumNew Orleans, LA$328,500542023
Children's HospitalNew Orleans, LA$322,750952024
Early PartnersNew Orleans, LA$316,4971042024
The Idea VillageNew Orleans, LA$314,976752024
Louisiana Endowment for the HumanitiesNew Orleans, LA$313,274952024
Ozanam InnNew Orleans, LA$310,000542024
Lighthouse for the Blind in New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$302,000642023
City Year IncNew Orleans, LA$301,500432024
Educators for Quality Alternatives IncNew Orleans, LA$300,000112020
Louisiana Parole Project IncBaton Rouge, LA$300,000442024
NAMI St TammanyMandeville, LA$300,000632022
Collegiate AcademiesNew Orleans, LA$296,250432024
Bard CollegeNew Orleans, LA$295,000442024
The 1881 Research InstituteNew Orleans, LA$285,000442024
Kid SmartNew Orleans, LA$281,3051252024
Righteous RidesTruesdale, MO$278,000742023
Marillac Community Health CentersNew Orleans, LA$272,277642024
Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative IncNew Orleans, LA$267,500752024
Special Education Leader FellowshipNew Orleans, LA$265,000332024
Uncommon Construction IncNew Orleans, LA$265,000332024
Nola Business Alliance Inc (nolaba)New Orleans, LA$264,500522021
Justice and Accountability Center of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$263,538442024
Operation RestorationNew Orleans, LA$260,800632022
Jesus Project MinistriesNew Orleans, LA$260,0001052024
Hotel HopeNew Orleans, LA$258,750532024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New OrleansWashington, DC$252,000212021
United Way of Southeast LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$252,000322023
Propeller a Force for Social InnovationNew Orleans, LA$247,500222024
Dancing GroundsNew Orleans, LA$245,5001052024
Mercy Family CenterMetairie, LA$239,428432024
Young Men's Christian Association of New OrleansMetairie, LA$238,570532024
18TH WardNew Orleans, LA$229,000752024
Youth Run Nola IncNew Orleans, LA$226,1501452024
Free AlasNew Orleans, LA$225,000442024
Reconcile New Orleans IncNew Orleans, LA$225,000542024
The Posse Foundation IncNew Orleans, LA$225,000332024
Young LifeNew Orleans, LA$225,000852024
Via Link IncNew Orleans, LA$219,799432024
Volunteers of America of Southeast Louisiana IncNew Orleans, LA$216,000852024
Church Wellness Ministry AwardsNew Orleans, LA$214,530442024
College TrackNew Orleans, LA$213,088442024
Northshore Food BankCovington, LA$209,000642024
Families Helping FamiliesNew Orleans, LA$202,500222023
Travelers Aid Society of Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$201,224432023
Disability Rights LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$200,663222024
826 New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$200,000222024
Partners for JusticeBrooklyn, NY$200,000332023
STEM Library LabNew Orleans, LA$200,000222024
The Center for Learner Equity IncNew York, NY$200,000332023
Bureau of Government ResearchNew Orleans, LA$197,6271552024
New Orleans Women & Children Shelter IncNew Orleans, LA$195,000542023
Community Sailing New Orleans LaNew Orleans, LA$194,7651242024
Liberty's Kitchen IncNew Orleans, LA$190,783432022
Loop Nola (louisiana Outdoor Outreach Program)New Orleans, LA$190,750952024
Teach for AmericaNew Orleans, LA$180,000332022
St Charles Center for Faith Plus ActionNew Orleans, LA$175,375542023
Center for Restorative ApproachesNew Orleans, LA$175,000222021
Whole Village Art TherapyNew Orleans, LA$172,828222021
Nonprofit Knowledge WorksNew Orleans, LA$170,400212024
StriveNew Orleans, LA$165,000222024
Cancer Association of Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$161,8881252024
University of Holy CrossNew Orleans, LA$156,500632024
Court Watch NolaNew Orleans, LA$152,500632022
Loyola University (new Orleans)New Orleans, LA$152,500542024
Orleans Parish School BoardNew Orleans, LA$151,500112020
University of Louisiana System FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$151,000542024
New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality InstituteNew Orleans, LA$150,000332024
St Thomas Community Health Center IncNew Orleans, LA$150,000442024
UP2US IncNew York, NY$150,000442024
Firstline SchoolsNew Orleans, LA$140,500742024
University of New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LA$140,2001242023
Live Oak Wilderness CampNew Orleans, LA$136,0001252024
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans IncMetairie, LA$135,000432022
Leading Educators IncNew Orleans, LA$135,000322021
Our Voice Nuestra Voz (nuestra Voz Nola)New Orleans, LA$135,000322021
Louisiana State Univ Health Sciences CenterNew Orleans, LA$134,493532022
Sprout NolaNew Orleans, LA$133,500432024
Fellowship of Christian AthletesMetairie, LA$132,846432024
Rebuilding Together New Orleans IncNew Orleans, LA$131,625432024
Urban League - Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$131,062112020
Louisiana Association of Public Charter SchoolsNew Orleans, LA$130,545432022
Grow Dat Youth FarmNew Orleans, LA$130,500952024
Young Audiences of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$130,333332024
Start CorporationHouam, LA$123,750222024
Metropolitan Human Services DistrictNew Orleans, LA$121,500432022
NAMI Southeast LouisianaMandeville, LA$121,400322024
Woman's New Life Clinic (morning Star Rising Inc)New Orleans, LA$120,000742024
Young Aspirationsyoung Artists (yaya) IncNew Orleans, LA$119,500852024
New Orleans Area Habitat for HumanityNew Orleans, LA$118,375442024
Save the Music FoundationNew York, NY$117,500532022
St Augustine High SchoolNew Orleans, LA$117,500642023
En-Hacore Community CenterMetairie, LA$115,234222024
Louisiana Public Health InstituteNew Orleans, LA$107,308222021
Kids of Excellence Learning CenterNew Orleans, LA$106,113222021
Top Box Foods LouisianaChicago, IL$104,680222023
Families Helping Families of Southeast Louisiana IncNew Orleans, LA$103,000432022
Pelican Institute for Public PolicyNew Orleans, LA$101,800442024
The Education Trust IncNew Orleans, LA$101,250322021
The Third Way FoundationWashington, DC$100,000112020
Compassion Outreach of AmericaMarrero, LA$99,000332024
Brothers Empowered to Teach InitiativeNew Orleans, LA$98,750322021
Center for the Innovative Training of Youth Inc Dba StemnolaNew Orleans, LA$95,843212021
Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundDallas, TX$93,000532024
Ellis Marsalis Center for MusicNew Orleans, LA$90,000322024
Isidore Newman SchoolNew Orleans, LA$89,5001452024
Flyte PartnersNew Orleans, LA$87,625222024
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$84,000312024
Clover NolaNew Orleans, LA$83,000322024
22ND Judicial District Court of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$81,682112024
Arts Council of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$80,000112021
Next Generation MinistriesMetairie, LA$77,000322024
NAMI New Orleans IncNew Orleans, LA$75,100222022
Center for Employment Opportunities IncNew York, NY$75,000112020
High Resolves AmericaNew Orleans, LA$69,804322021
Communities in Schools of the Gulf South IncNew Orleans, LA$69,408222024
Breakfree Education (formerly Ceeas)Columbia, MD$67,500222021
Righteous RidesSlidell, LA$67,000322024
Urban League of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$66,000322022
Raphael VillageNew Orleans, LA$65,118852024
Bay Area Hybrid College Initiative Dba RivetRichmond, CA$65,000112024
National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools IncHanover, NH$65,000112020
St Mary's AcademyNew Orleans, LA$65,000212024
The Ladies of Hope MinistriesNew Orleans, LA$65,000112024
Ubuntu Village NolaNew Orleans, LA$60,000112021
Community SailingNew Orleans, LA$58,618212022
Girls on the Run of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$57,000532024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and AcaNew Orleans, LA$56,250112020
For Providers By Providers LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$55,182432024
Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA$52,000332024
Vera Institute of Justice IncBrooklyn, NY$50,000112020
Puentes New Orleans IncNew Orleans, LA$48,750112024
City Park ConservacyNew Orleans, LA$45,581432024
Trinity Christian Community IncNew Orleans, LA$45,000332023
Greater New Orleans Development FoundationNew Orleans, LA$41,450532024
Coalition to Restore Coastal LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$41,000212024
Ochsner Clinic FoundationNew Orleans, LA$40,766222021
Girls Play Trumpets TooNew Orleans, LA$40,000112024
Old Algiers Main Street CorporationNew Orleans, LA$40,000222021
Sankofa Community Development CorporationNew Orleans, LA$40,000112024
St Bernard Project IncNew Orleans, LA$40,000112024
Community Center for LifeGretna, LA$38,000532024
Ubuntu VillageNew Orleans, LA$38,000112022
Boy Scouts of AmericaMetairie, LA$37,000542024
Healing Minds NolaNew Orleans, LA$35,000112020
National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools Inc (the CenterHanover, NH$35,000112021
Bricolage AcademyShreveport, LA$34,846752024
Council on Alcohol & Drug AbuseNew Orleans, LA$33,519112020
Healing Justice ProjectHillsborough, NC$29,329112021
CrescentcareNew Orleans, LA$27,625112024
Silence Is ViolenceNew Orleans, LA$26,800442024
New Orleans SpeechNew Orleans, LA$26,400522021
Louisiana Guardianship Services IncBaton Rouge, LA$25,400432024
Grace at the Green Light IncNew Orleans, LA$25,000112024
Prison Fellowship MinistriesLandsdowne, VA$25,000112021
Foundation for LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$24,558112021
Kids Join the FightNashville, TN$24,500222024
Stand for Children Leadership CenterPortland, OR$21,925112021
Child Evangelism Fellowship IncMetairie, LA$21,200222024
Wee Cann Know IncArabi, LA$21,200222024
Ogden Museum of Southern ArtNew Orleans, LA$20,440552024
Alliance for School Choice IncBaton Rouge, LA$20,000112020
Arete Scholars LouisianaDacula, GA$20,000112021
Leona Tate Foundation for Change IncNew Orleans, LA$20,000112020
Northshore Biblical Counseling and Training CenterSlidell, LA$20,000542024
Uptown Music TheatreNew Orleans, LA$20,000112024
Jesuit High SchoolNew Orleans, LA$19,000332022
Odyssey House LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$19,000422021
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana IncNew Orleans, LA$18,750112020
New Orleans Police & Justice FoundationNew Orleans, LA$18,500652024
Philanthropy SoutheastAtlanta, GA$18,325432024
Louise Mcgehee SchoolNew Orleans, LA$16,000622021
Northshore Community FoundationCovington, LA$16,000412021
Directed Initiatives for Youth IncNew Orleans, LA$15,500322024
Hogs for the CauseNew Orleans, LA$15,000332024
Kemper and Leila Williams FoundationNew Orleans, LA$15,000332024
Pro Bono Publico FoundationNew Orleans, LA$15,000332024
Northlake Nature CenterMandeville, LA$14,900222021
Poydras HomeNew Orleans, LA$14,500752024
New Orleans Center for Creative ArtsNew Orleans, LA$14,000322024
CASA New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$13,877222023
Bridge House CorporationNew Orleans, LA$12,500852024
The Samaritan CenterNew Orleans, LA$12,145532023
Children's Advocacy Center Hope HouseCovington, LA$12,000112023
Scholarship Foundation of Sigma Lambda ChapterNew Orleans, LA$11,500322024
Joey's Hope NolaNew Orleans, LA$11,000332024
Longue Vue House and GardensNew Orleans, LA$11,000742024
Friends of City ParkNew Orleans, LA$10,760222021
Dryades Young Christian AssociationNew Orleans, LA$10,400112020
American Heart AssociationMetairie, LA$10,000332024
Friends of the Dew DropMandeville, LA$10,000222021
Gigi's PlayhouseMetairie, LA$10,000222021
Old Mandeville Historic AssociationMandeville, LA$10,000222021
Wings of Faith Community Development FoundationNew Orleans, LA$10,000112020
Silverback SocietyNew Orleans, LA$9,500322023
Community Center of St BernardChalmette, LA$9,000432024
Habitat for Humanity St Tammany WestMandeville, LA$9,000222024
Louise S Mcgehee SchoolNew Orleans, LA$9,000222024
Louisiana Right to Life Education CommitteeNew Orleans, LA$9,000322024
New Orleans Regional Leadership InstituteNew Orleans, LA$8,500552024
City of MandevilleMandeville, LA$8,000112020
Fuel the Future FoundationNew Orleans, LA$8,000112020
Nehemiah ProjectCovington, LA$8,000112024
Belltower New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$7,500442024
Daughters Beyond IncarcerationNew Orleans, LA$7,500222021
Metropolitan Crime Commission of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$7,500332024
Northlake Christian SchoolCovington, LA$7,500322021
The Bright SchoolNew Orleans, LA$7,000642024
New Orleans Museum of ArtNew Orleans, LA$6,800442024
Family Promise of St TammanyMandeville, LA$6,000112021
Love Your Neighbor NolaNew Orleans, LA$6,000332024

236 of 399 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 70%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 904 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
182 grants
Human Services
158 grants
Arts & Culture
77 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
68 grants
Youth Development
64 grants
Religion
64 grants
Crime & Legal
59 grants
Housing & Shelter
48 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020329$11.7M$8,000
2021351$13.0M$10,127
2022211$9,689,564$10,000
2023266$10.0M$5,000
2024264$10.6M$10,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Baptist Community Ministries has 239 of them, worth $8,359,021. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Agenda for ChildrenNew Orleans, LA$342,081
Agenda for ChildrenNew Orleans, LA$238,000
Young Men's Christian Association of New OrleansMetairie, LA$165,430
Youthforce Nola (formerly Educate Now)New Orleans, LA$133,000
Advocacy Center Dba Disability Rights LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$103,163
Center for Resilience IncNew Orleans, LA$87,500
Louisiana Endowment for the HumanitiesNew Orleans, LA$80,000
Advocacy Center Dba Disability Rights LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$76,417
Advocacy Center Dba Disability Rights LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$76,417
Fannie C Williams Charter SchoolNew Orleans, LA$71,848
Fannie C Williams Charter SchoolNew Orleans, LA$71,848
Jefferson Parish Public School SystemHarvey, LA$65,625
Policy Institute for the Children of Louisiana IncNew Orleans, LA$63,000
Policy Institute for the Children of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$63,000
22ND Judicial District Court LouisianaCovington, LA$61,939

Where its money goes

96% of its giving went to organizations in Louisiana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Louisiana
$53.1M
New York
$792K
District of Columbia
$354K
Missouri
$281K
Illinois
$108K
New Hampshire
$100K
Texas
$94K
Maryland
$70K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation167 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund113 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc94 shared recipientsUnited Way of Southeast Louisiana84 shared recipientsNew Orleans Community Support Foundation73 shared recipientsWk Kellogg Foundation59 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $8,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  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 Baptist Community Ministries's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 1320 St Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70130. 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.

EIN 72-0423887 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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