Louise H Moffett Family Foundation
Metairie, LA · EIN 72-1345770. Reported 480 grants totalling $3,399,000 to 206 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $8,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $290,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | $205,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA | $138,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $109,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ascension Seton Foundation | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Louisiana Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | $99,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ed White Catholic High School | Thibodaux, LA | $77,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin - Moody College of Comm | Austin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Longue Vue House and Gardens | New Orleans, LA | $73,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $67,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Archbishop Hannan High School | Covington, LA | $57,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Audubon Nature Institute Inc | New Orleans, LA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Dominican High School | New Orleans, LA | $52,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Isidore Newman | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mount Carmel Academy | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Orleans Museum of Art | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nicholls State University | Thibodaux, LA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | New Orleans, LA | $42,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $41,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $36,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Crimestoppers Inc | Metairie, LA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Women's Cancer Research Fund of Bcrf | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited | New Orleans, LA | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Community College | Phoenix, AZ | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Cross High School | New Orleans, LA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Chandler, AZ | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Michael the Archangel High School | Baton Rouge, LA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $26,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grambling State University | Grambling, LA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Orleans City Park | New Orleans, LA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | Lafayette, LA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Orleans Opera Association | New Orleans, LA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wyes Tv | New Orleans, LA | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jesuit High School New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ottawa University Arizona | Surprise, AZ | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrvile, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ozanam Inn | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Empowerment Project | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale, AZ | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Archbishop Rummel High School | Metairie, LA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott, AZ | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola, FL | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisiana SPCA | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Xavier College Preparatory | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rush University | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Virginia Rosanne Amato Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine | Baton Rouge, LA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mcneese State University | Lake Charles, LA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa, AZ | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Monarch Aop | Rock Rapids, IA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix, AZ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Catholic High School | Covington, LA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Vandebilt Catholic High School | Houma, LA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weber State University | Ogden, UT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater New Orleans | Metairie, LA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Culver Stockton College | Canton, MO | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Purchase College | Purchase, NY | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of City Park | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southern University and A&m College | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Historic New Orleans Collection | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Ogden Museum of Southern Art | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Covenant House | New Orleans, LA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever, LA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine | Tempe, AZ | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Avalon Institute | Mesa, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bayshore Christian School | Fairhope, AL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cox College | Springfield, MO | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hampden Sydney College | Hampden Sydney, VA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Huntingdon College | Montgomery, AL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Augustine High School | New Orleans, LA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild Inc | Metairie, LA | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Metairie, LA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Harry Tompson Center | New Orleans, LA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Project Lazarus | New Orleans, LA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abeka Academy | Pensacola, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America Se La Council | Metairie, LA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coconino Community College | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| LSU Health Science Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Crime Commission | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mississippi College | Clinton, MS | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwestern State University | Natchitoches, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ottawa University Suprise | Surprise, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Michael Special School | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Stair (start the Adventure in Reading) | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas A&m University | College Station, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Education Institute College | Santa Cruz, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Xavier University Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Humane Society | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Crusaders | Metairie, LA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cops II | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| La Children's Museum | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lighthouse Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marine Corps League - Pron-Seton (in Mem of a Casinelli) | Trooper, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart - Grand Coteau | Grand Coteau, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Housegrace House | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic High School | Baton Rouge, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edible Schoolyard New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Florida A&m University | Tallahassee, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gulf Coast State College | Panama City, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houma Christian School | Houma, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson, MS | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ladies Leukemia League Inc | Metairie, LA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Louisiana State University at Shreveport | Shereveport, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Southern University | Houston, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Military Academy (west Point) | West Point, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Governors University | Millcreek, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | New Orleans, LA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Institute for Foreign Studies(aifs) | Stamford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge, LA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collibs, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dillard University | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emerson College | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Museum Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Alexandria, LA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northshore Community College | Danvers, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Options | Hammond, LA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ottawa University Surprise | Surprise, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Charles Avenue Association | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seton Catholic Preparatory | Chandler, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Maine Community College | South Portland, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics of Louisiana | Hammond, LA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Thomas University | Miami Gardens, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach for America - Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Nocca Institute | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Advanced Technology | Tempe, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maine | Orono, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whitinsville Christian School | Whitinsville, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on Alchol and Drug Abuse | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| French Quarter Festivals Inc | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holy Name of Jesus School | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Health & Education Alliance of Louisiana (heal) | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center | Folsom, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Raintree Children & Family Services | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Raphael Village | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sailfish Point Foundation Inc | Stuart, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Good Shepherd School | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wlae-Tv | New Orleans, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kid Smart | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana National Guard Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Low Cost Animal Medical Center | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Metairie, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miracle at Manchester Foundation | Mandeville, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miracle Childrens Foundation | Mandeville, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Charles Avenue Association - Save the Oaks | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Covington, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| STEM Nola | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bright School | Metairie, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Inner Pup | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Posse Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Roots of Music | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yaya Arts Center | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lantern Light Ministry | New Orleans, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
113 of 206 (55%) 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 68%, 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.
- The University of Texas at Austin
PROMOTE FINE ARTS EDUCATION - New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation
CRIME ABATEMENT/CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Women's Cancer Research Fund of Bcrf
MEDICAL RESEARCH (CANCER) - Isidore Newman
PROMOTE SECONDARY EDUCATION - Second Harvest Food Bank
ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES - Council on Alchol and Drug Abuse
REHAB PROGRAM FOR DRUGS/ALCHOL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 87 | $453,500 | $3,000 |
| 2021 | 96 | $563,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $650,000 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 95 | $724,250 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 111 | $1,008,250 | $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
59% 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 $4,000. 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.
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 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: 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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