World War II Museum New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$2.7MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Donated 916-926 magazine st properties in new orleans on 2/6/2025
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Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 72-1400981 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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- Contact
- Rita O Gue
- Phone
- (504) 279-6559
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Written request stating purpose, name of organization, person to contact and amount of request. Grant application available upon request.
- Restrictions
- Award 60 scholarship to graduates from st. Bernard parish public schools.
Original filing text
- Contact
- RITA O GUE
- Address
- 5128 E ST BERNARD HWY VIOLET, LA, 70092
- Phone
- 5042796559
- INFO@MERAUXFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- WRITTEN REQUEST STATING PURPOSE, NAME OF ORGANIZATION, PERSON TO CONTACT AND AMOUNT OF REQUEST. GRANT APPLICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
- Restrictions
- AWARD 60 SCHOLARSHIP TO GRADUATES FROM ST. BERNARD PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Reported organization name: ARLENE & JOSEPH MERAUX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | $4.7M |
| 2024 | 47 | $3.1M |
Where Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Glassroots
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$2MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Donation
World War II Museum New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$1.1MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Donated 906-912 magazine st properties in new orleans on 2/6/2025
Scholarships
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$202KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Education funding
Scholarship
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$194KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Donation
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Figures are aggregated from Arlene & Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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