Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana
Schriever, LA · EIN 45-1501690. Reported 116 grants totalling $4,917,388 to 72 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
- How spread out its giving is. 72 distinct organizations, with 33% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 59% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,805. Half of what it reported fell between $7,554 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $656,475. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Houma Thibodaux | Schriever, LA | $1,638,851 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Academy | Schriever, LA | $685,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nicholls State University Foundation | Thibodaux, LA | $519,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edward Douglas White Catholic High School | Thibodaux, LA | $288,233 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vandebilt Catholic High School | Houma, LA | $249,435 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Central Catholic High School | Morgan City, LA | $209,044 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Genevieve Elementary School | Thibodaux, LA | $94,464 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | Larose, LA | $83,254 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Francis De Sales Cathedral School | Houma, LA | $76,897 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Francis De Sales Rcc Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $74,833 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Nativity School | Raceland, LA | $48,121 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Bridget Church | Schriever, LA | $43,510 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana | New Orleans, LA | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maria Immacolata Roman Catholic Church Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $33,529 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oblate Missionary Society Inc | Washington, DC | $33,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Haiti Mission Inc | Thibodaux, LA | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Bernadette Elementary School | Houma, LA | $30,586 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center | Thibodaux, LA | $29,050 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church | Thibodaux, LA | $27,292 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Bernadette Catholic Church | Houma, LA | $26,517 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Houma, LA | $26,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hi-5 Inc | Thibodaux, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Orleans Ballet Association | New Orleans, LA | $23,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary Elementary School | Raceland, LA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Bridgets Roman Catholic Church Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $21,234 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bayou Youth Equity Foundation | Houma, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lafourche Arc | Thibodaux, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lafourche Parish Juvenile Justice Facility | Thibodaux, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Cut Off Louisiana Savings & Loan | Schriever, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary | Houma, LA | $18,475 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sisters of Mary Boystown and Girlstown Inc | Lanham, MD | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Isle | Grand Isle, LA | $16,016 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Haven Inc | Houma, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $14,820 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maria Immacolata Catholic School | Houma, LA | $14,740 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of Prompt Succor Golden Meadow | Golden Meadow, LA | $14,270 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Beyond the Bell | Thibodaux, LA | $13,598 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Genevieve Catholic Church | Thibodaux, LA | $12,508 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Diocese of Soroti Mission Partnership | Thibodaux, LA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Hilary of Poitiers Rcc Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $11,851 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Church | Morgan City, LA | $11,138 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Charles Borromeo Thibodaux | Thibodaux, LA | $10,875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lawrence the Martyr | Thibodaux, LA | $10,829 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Josephs Rcc Chauvin Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $10,782 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Marys Nativity Roman Catholic Church Raceland Louisiana Savings | Schriever, LA | $10,472 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Parish | Cut Off, LA | $10,040 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bayou Land Families Helping Families Inc | Thibodaux, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of the 16TH Jdc Inc | New Iberia, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Water Safety Awareness | Gibson, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College of Liberal Arts Nicholls State University | Thibodaux, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moms of Hope of the Bayou Region Nonprofit Corporation | Thibodaux, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Savior Catholic School | Lockport, LA | $9,838 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Anthony Rcc Gheens Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $9,582 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Catholic Church | Dulac, LA | $8,925 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Savior Catholic Church | Lockport, LA | $8,845 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Community Radio Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Catholic University Students | Golden, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Extreme Inc | Bourg, LA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springs in the Desert | Palmyra, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Gregory Barbarigo Church | Houma, LA | $7,769 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christ the Redeemer Roman Catholic Church Thibodaux Louisiana Savings | Schriever, LA | $7,554 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dynamic Catholic Institute | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Josephs Rcc Thibodaux Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allies of the Little Ones Vv Foundation USA | Houma, LA | $6,992 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Genevieve Rcc Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $6,819 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Joseph Abbey and Seminary College | St Benedict, LA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Morgan City, LA | $6,334 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Morning Star Rising Inc | New Orleans, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction Inc | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Rcc Savings and Loan Trust Fund | Schriever, LA | $5,816 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Carmel Hermitage Inc | Christoval, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
28 of 72 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
VARIOUS MINISTRY PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 26 of 72 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | $591,636 | $11,189 |
| 2021 | 28 | $716,133 | $10,020 |
| 2022 | 27 | $1,562,834 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $2,046,785 | $11,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Louisiana. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,805 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Louisiana.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 39 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 505, Schriever, LA, 70395.
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