The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby
Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 20-8091007. Reported 153 grants totalling $2,747,120 to 78 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby 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 $8,223. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Schools for Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teach for America - Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge General Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Hospice of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Emerge Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $111,173 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gardere Community Christian School | Baton Rouge, LA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gardere Community Chrisitian School | Baton Rouge, LA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Ministries of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $84,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Lillian's Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospitalalsac | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Amikids Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Career Compass of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,001 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Als Association - Lams Chapter | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Launch Therapy Center | Denham Springs, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jdrf International | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big River Economic & Agricultural Development Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| La Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Metairie, LA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Buddy | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Capital Area Autism Network | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cristo Rey Br Franciscan High School | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Louisiana Center for Children's Rights | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mcmains Children's Developmental Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Olol Children's Health Children's Developmental Center at Mcmains | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $18,223 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Br | Baton Rouge, LA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Louisiana Parole Project | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stand for Children | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upliftd Women's Community Rehab Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $14,373 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Louis J Thibodeaux Youth Sailing Program | Baton Rouge, LA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Thrive Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough T1D (formerly Jdrf) | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dream Teachers LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation of the Br Sunrise Rotary Club | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friendswood High Mustang Band Booster Club | Friendswood, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Hope Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Istrouma Area Council Boy Scouts | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Life of a Single Mom | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| LINE4LINE | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mary Bird Perkins | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Heart | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Michael's High School | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gaitway Therapeutic Horsemanship | Saint Gabriel, LA | $9,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Dyslexia Association of Greater Br Inc Dba the Brighton School | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bastion Community Resilience | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clean Pelican Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family and Youth Service Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heartgift | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| I Am Empowering the Next Generation | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lighthouse Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Arts and Science Museum | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maddie's Footprints | Lafayette, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pinknailsent | Metairie, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pointe Coupee Early Childhood Coalition | New Roads, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redsticks Cares | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Lillian Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Christian Outreach Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Top Box Foods Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers for Youth Justice | Shreveport, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Miles Perret Cancer Services | Lafayette, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Services Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sight Savers America | Pelham, AL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baton Rouge Gallery | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Association of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Arts & Science Museum Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broken for Breakthrough | Opelousas, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
35 of 78 (45%) 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 54%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Foundation
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 85 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 | 26 | $585,682 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $618,001 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $505,223 | $7,111 |
| 2024 | 35 | $557,433 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 31 | $480,781 | $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
98% 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 $8,223. 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 Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 15635 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA, 70817. 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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