The Credit Bureau of
Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 20-0665987. Reported 186 grants totalling $5,583,983 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 The Credit Bureau of, by its IRS classification it raises and distributes funds for human services (NTEE P125).
- How spread out its giving is. 85 distinct organizations, with 11% 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. 66% 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 $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $11,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $322,214. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge & Acadianna | Baton Rouge, LA | $602,433 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Douglas Manship SR Theater Complexholding Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $237,170 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Baton Rouge District Attorney | Baton Rouge, LA | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $204,850 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Services Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dream Teachers | Baton Rouge, LA | $140,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knock Knock Childrens Museum Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $127,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $122,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Orchestra Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $120,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Ministries of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $107,580 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Schools for Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Schools for Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $97,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unstuck Ministries | Baton Rouge, LA | $95,320 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance | Baton Rouge, LA | $94,930 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $82,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metromorphosis | Baton Rouge, LA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Buddy Program | Baton Rouge, LA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Policy Institute for the Children of Louisiana Inc | Metairie, LA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Area United Way | Baton Rouge, LA | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Child Advocacy Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $56,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Mental Health Association | Baton Rouge, LA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emerge Center Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $52,375 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pointe Coupee Early Childhood Coalition Inc | New Roads, LA | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Livingston, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Front Yard Bikes | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Houma Thibodaux | Schriever, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Services of the Capital Area | Baton Rouge, LA | $43,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cerebral Palsy Association of Gbr | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Center for Hope | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Jumpstart Coalition | Baton Rouge, LA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Arts Council of Greater Denham Springs Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Art & Science Museum Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tangipahoa Parish School System | Amite, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manners of the Heart | Baton Rouge, LA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| L S U Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Key Academy | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Mental Health Association | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Veterans Museum Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Radio Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Americana and Folk Society | Baton Rouge, LA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Opera Louisiane Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baton Rouge Community College Foundation Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redstick Cares | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Songs of Survivors | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Leaders' Academy of Br | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ebrpss - Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| F O a M | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keep Tiger Town Beautiful Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Industries for the Disabled Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid City Redevelopment Alliance Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Oclock Project | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wrkf Public Radio Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keep Tiger Town Beautiful | Baton Rouge, LA | $13,125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation | Natchitoches, LA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Area Kids Fore Golf Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital Area Family Violence Battered Womens Pro | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Outreach Center of Baton Rouge Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Resource Group Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Oasis | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Middle School | Baton Rouge, LA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Private School Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emerge Center Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
46 of 85 (54%) 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 of 85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $1,587,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $1,384,719 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $1,121,500 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $1,490,264 | $20,000 |
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
92% 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 $20,000 -- 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 The Credit Bureau of's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 66 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: 451 Florida St Ste Ll 100, Baton Rouge, LA, 70801.
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