The Charles Lamar Family Foundation
Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 72-1488497. Reported 154 grants totalling $5,073,936 to 80 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. The Charles Lamar 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 $20,796. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $250,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Companion Animal Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | $386,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lousiana Key Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Front Yard Bikes | Baton Rouge, LA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cat Haven | Baton Rouge, LA | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Schools for Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christian Outreach Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $161,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | New Orleans, LA | $148,855 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Water Institute of the Gulf | Baton Rouge, LA | $119,703 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baldwin Family Village Foundation | Fairhope, AL | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Life of a Single Mom | Baton Rouge, LA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area | Baton Rouge, LA | $103,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $102,760 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Hearts Harveston | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knock Knock Children's Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Capital Area | Baton Rouge, LA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Line 4 Line | Baton Rouge, LA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stand for Children Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Shelter Inc | Hammond, LA | $81,872 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Br Early Childhood Education Collaborative Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care USA | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Arts and Science Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nola Nature School | New Orleans, LA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Development & Learning | Metairie, LA | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Empower Mail | Highland, UT | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank | Baton Rouge, LA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Turkana Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $59,144 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bissel Pet Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fathers on a Mission | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Walls Project | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Three Springs Community Farm Foundation Inc | Bodega, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manship Theatre | Baton Rouge, LA | $43,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Animals Br Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Emerge Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,812 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manners of the Heart | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Buddy Programbr Area Youth Network | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for E Baton Rouge Parish School System | Baton Rouge, LA | $29,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mwanzo Proud Farmers | Seatlle, WA | $28,304 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Am Empowering the Next Generation Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge General Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayside Academy | Daphne, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Cares (catnip Foundation | Folsom, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cenikor Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Planning Excellence | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Year Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dog People of Livingston | Walker, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gardere Community Christian School | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idea Public Schools Louisiana Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Resource Center for Educators | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palacios House of Arts | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Arts Education Project | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thrive Foundation Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kids Orchestra | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,780 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Br Foreign Language Immersion Magnet PTO | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Camp Salmen Nature Park Inc | Slidell, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breada | Baton Rouge, LA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Emerge Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,690 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Embrace Relief Foundation | Fairfield, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $12,540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baton Rouge Gallery | Baton Rouge, LA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Acta Non Verba Urban Farm | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Bar Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Childrens Art Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turn 2 U Inc (the Last Mile) | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| LSU Foundation & College of Art & Design | Baton Rouge, LA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center | Gloucester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Presbyterian Children's Home & Services | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gaitway Therapeutic Horsemanship | St Gabriel, LA | $2,676 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hail Mary Rescue Inc | Thibodaux, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
37 of 80 (46%) 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 58%, 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.
- Front Yard Bikes
CHARITABLE-YOUTH CITY LAB CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Cat Haven
CHARITABLE - FUNDING FOR ADOPTION SERVICES CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT - Companion Animal Alliance
CHARITABLE - PETS FOR LIFE PROGRAM & CANINE PARVOVIRUS PROGRAM - The Water Institute of the Gulf
CHARITABLE - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL LAB IN BAY DENESSE FOR WETLANDS MANAGEMENT - Baton Rouge Youth Coalition
CHARITABLE - SUPPORT PERSISTENCE PROGRAM - Great Hearts Harveston
CHARITABLE - SUPPORT FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 91 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 | 34 | $1,077,415 | $17,186 |
| 2022 | 38 | $1,199,898 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $1,258,312 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $1,538,311 | $20,780 |
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. The Charles Lamar Family Foundation has 10 of them, worth $2,550,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Conservancy of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $440,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $420,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $380,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $360,000 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $300,000 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 |
| New Schools for Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 |
| Lousiana Key Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
88% 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 $20,796. 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 The Charles Lamar Family Foundation'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: Po Box 66338, Baton Rouge, LA, 70896. 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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