Gustaf Westfeldt Mcilhenny Family Founda
Boca Grande, FL · EIN 72-1404522. Reported 254 grants totalling $4,560,916 to 108 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Gustaf Westfeldt Mcilhenny Family Founda did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,912. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $270,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. 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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $690,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Publico Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Louisiana-Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | $267,423 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $211,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyes-Tv | New Orleans, LA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | $135,440 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stuart Hall School for Boys | New Orleans, LA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Presbyterian School | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Orleans Women's and Children's Shelter | New Orleans, LA | $99,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Village Green | Cashiers, NC | $82,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Crime Commission | New Orleans, LA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land Trust for Little Tennessee | Franklin, NC | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Rectory School | Pomfret, CT | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bright School for the Deaf | New Orleans, LA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bureau of Governmental Research | New Orleans, LA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation Inc | Metairie, LA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hogs for the Cause | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Museum Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| STEM Library Lab | New Orleans, LA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Nola | New Orleans, LA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Woods Academy | Bethesda, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Island School Inc | Boca Grande, FL | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Son of a Saint | Metairie, LA | $41,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Sailing New Orleans Inc | New Orleans, LA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Raphael Village | New Orleans, LA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St George Episcopal School | New Orleans, LA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Park Conservancy | New Orleans, LA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Nature Institute | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crimestoppers | Metairie, LA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Food & Beverage Institute | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Posse Foundation New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metairie Park Country Day School | Metairie, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Options Inc | Hammond, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Empowerment Project | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayou District Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | New Orleans, LA | $22,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cashiers Historical Society | Cashiers, NC | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd School | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louise S Mcgehee School | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Center for Childrens Rights | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity St Tammany West | Mandeville, LA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement | New Orleans, LA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Museum of Acadiana | Lafayette, LA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridge House | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chartwell Center | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cops 8 Inc | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Childrens Museum | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Purple Heart Foundation | Annandale, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Harry Tompson Center Inc | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Camden, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Assn | Boca Grande, FL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Church of Good Shepherd | Cashiers, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coffeen Land Trust Inc | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eden House | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of a Studio in the Woods | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Isidore Newman School | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nocca | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ozanam Inn | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Affairs Research Council of La | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Friends of the Cabildo Inc | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wetlands America Trust | Memphis, TN | $7,410 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boca Grande Women's Club | Boca Grande, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society Archdiocese of N O | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern University | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Studio in the Woods | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Bureau of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Western N C | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disability New Beginning Not End | New Iberia, LA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Festival International De Louisiane | Lafayette, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Baton Rouge Zoo | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Beauregard Keyes House | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jesuit High School of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Join the Fight | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingsley House | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make Music Nola | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Orleans Habitat for Humanity | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Lazarus | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restore Or Retreat | Thibodaux, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robert E Lee Memorial Assn Dba Stratford Hall | Stratford, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal School | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Paper Bear Inc | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nous Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Landmarks Society | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Woman's Exchange Dba Hermann-Grima | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette, LA | $2,133 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Longue Vue House and Gardens | New Orleans, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Cajun Navy | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,010 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Algiers Charter School Association | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chattanooga Conservancy Inc | Clayton, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chattooga Conservancy Inc | Clayton, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Macalester & Meligny Tennis Academy | Kenner, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater New Orleans Iris Society | River Ridge, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
65 of 108 (60%) 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 69%, across 3 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.
- Greater New Orleans Foundation
FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY - University of Louisiana-Lafayette
PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY IRS - The Village Green
FURTHER PURPOSES OF RECIPIENT CHARITY - Louisiana Museum Foundation
FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT CHARITY - Southern University
SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT UNDER PROGRAM PRE-APPROVED BY IRS - Macalester & Meligny Tennis Academy
FOSTER NATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION BY PROVIDING JUNIORS AGES 4-18 WITH THE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO COMPETE NATIONALLY; THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 112 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $1,248,335 | $8,750 |
| 2022 | 60 | $1,081,724 | $7,250 |
| 2023 | 68 | $1,048,259 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 68 | $1,182,598 | $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.
Where its money goes
72% 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.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,912. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Louisiana.
- 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.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gustaf Westfeldt Mcilhenny Family Founda's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: P O Box 1998, Boca Grande, FL, 33921. 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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