Foundation for Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support for louisiana justice fund
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Public Welfare Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 54-0597601 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Grants Management
- Phone
- (202) 965-1800
- Deadlines
- Letters of inquiry are examined on a rolling basis.
- Application materials
- Applicants should complete an online letter of inquiry in which the applicant provides a basic introduction to its project and organization and provides the purpose of its grant request. All applicants must complete an online letter of inquiry which are accepted on a rolling basis. If after reviewing the online letter of inquiry, the foundation determines that the project fits its funding goals, an invitation to submit a full proposal is sent via email. If an applicant receives an email requesting the submission of a full proposal, the applicant should follow the instructions at the foundation's website at http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/
- Restrictions
- The public welfare foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. We look for carefully defined points where our funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve lives. We focus in two program areas: criminal justice and youth justice.
Original filing text
- Contact
- GRANTS MANAGEMENT
- Address
- 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC, 20009
- Phone
- 2029651800
- Deadlines
- LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE EXAMINED ON A ROLLING BASIS.
- Application materials
- APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY IN WHICH THE APPLICANT PROVIDES A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ITS PROJECT AND ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES THE PURPOSE OF ITS GRANT REQUEST. ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY WHICH ARE ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS. IF AFTER REVIEWING THE ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY, THE FOUNDATION DETERMINES THAT THE PROJECT FITS ITS FUNDING GOALS, AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT A FULL PROPOSAL IS SENT VIA EMAIL. IF AN APPLICANT RECEIVES AN EMAIL REQUESTING THE SUBMISSION OF A FULL PROPOSAL, THE APPLICANT SHOULD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PUBLICWELFARE.ORG/GRANTS/APPLY-FOR-A-GRANT/
- Restrictions
- THE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ENSURE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE LOOK FOR CAREFULLY DEFINED POINTS WHERE OUR FUNDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BRINGING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT CAN IMPROVE LIVES. WE FOCUS IN TWO PROGRAM AREAS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND YOUTH JUSTICE.
Reported organization name: PUBLIC WELFARE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 164 | $25.8M |
| 2023 | 210 | $25.5M |
Where Public Welfare 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.
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Detroit, MI
$500KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Support for the Michigan Justice Fund
The Just Trust for Education
TULSA, OK
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support for oklahoma justice funders collaborative fund
Minneapolis Foundation
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support for sector support fund
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
DETROIT, MI
$500KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support for michigan justice fund, phase ii
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (374 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Public Welfare Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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