Teach for America - Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, LA
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization
Foundation directory
The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-8091007 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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
- Molly Aguillard
- Phone
- (225) 753-5857
- Deadlines
- Four per year - 3/15, 6/15, 9/15 & and 12/15
- Application materials
- Http://boogrigsbyfoundation.com/grantrequest.html
- Restrictions
- Grants awarded to 501c3 organizations only
Original filing text
- Contact
- MOLLY AGUILLARD
- Address
- 15635 AIRLINE HWY BATON ROUGE, LA, 70817
- Phone
- 2257535857
- BOOGRIGSBYFOUNDATION@GMAIL.COM
- Deadlines
- FOUR PER YEAR - 3/15, 6/15, 9/15 & AND 12/15
- Application materials
- HTTP://BOOGRIGSBYFOUNDATION.COM/GRANTREQUEST.HTML
- Restrictions
- GRANTS AWARDED TO 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS ONLY
Reported organization name: THE MERICE BOO JOHNSTON GRIGSBY FOUNDATION
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 | 31 | $480.8K |
| 2024 | 35 | $557.4K |
Where The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation 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.
Hospice of Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, LA
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization
Gardere Community Chrisitian School
BATON ROUGE, LA
$85KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization
Baton Rouge General Foundation
BATON ROUGE, LA
$60KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization
St Lillian'S Academy
BATON ROUGE, LA
$35KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To further the exempt purposes of the recipient organization
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (66 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Merice Boo Johnston Grigsby Foundation'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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