Public charity · New Orleans, LA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

The Greater New Orleans Foundation

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Grants in Tennessee: 7 totaling $1.1 million · 1 in Maury County
Typical grant: $10,000 to $92,600 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants over $5,000, the only ones its filing lists)
A realistic first ask: About $25,000: the middle grant to the 4 Tennessee groups it funded for the first time in 2024. Its filing lists only grants over $5,000, so smaller first grants aren't counted.
Where it gives: Davidson County, Shelby County, Blount County, Maury County · plus 616 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment: None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?: 57% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 4 of 7.
Total giving that year: $39.5 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax year	Total grants paid	To Tennessee	Tennessee grants
2024	$39.5M	$1.1M	7
2023	$33.9M	$163K	4

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.

Board and officers

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Jeanette M Davis-LoebSecretary
Shawn M BarneyTrustee
Catherine FreemanTrustee
Hon Brian A JacksonTrustee
R Foster DuncanTreasurer
Miriam Wogan HenryTrustee
Katie CrosbyTrustee
Roger OgdenTrustee
Nancy Bissinger TimmTrustee
Bertrand WilsonTrustee
Patricia WeeksTrustee
Andy WisdomTrustee
David BarksdaleChair
Lynne BurkartTrustee
Alex GershanikVice chair
Arthur RogerTrustee
Steven W UsdinTrustee
Cathy Wright IsaacsonTrustee
Robert A BoriesPast chair
Allison Berger TillerTrustee
Richard CortizasTrustee
Erica BeckTrustee
John HairstonTrustee
Jeff HebertTrustee
Monica SylvainTrustee
Vanessa Brown ClaiborneTrustee
William M HammackTrustee
Dennis LauschaTrustee
Tandra LemayTrustee
Deanna RodriguezTrustee
Stephanie NovemberTrustee
Sharonda R WilliamsTrustee
Andrew KopplinPresident & ceo
Eric SelingVp, finance & operations
Kellie Chavez-GreeneVp, programs
Karla RiveraChief of staff
Courtney ThomasVp, communications & publi
Sherina ClavierDirector, finance
Roy WilliamsDirector, grantmaking
Kristina KentDirector, workforce progra

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

Health (2 grants)
Environment (1 grant)
Health support (1 grant)
Film & video (1 grant)
Education (1 grant)
Single organization support (1 grant)

How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant size	Grants
Under $1,000	0
$1,000 to $4,999	0
$5,000 to $9,999	1
$10,000 to $24,999	2
$25,000 to $99,999	3
$100,000 or more	1

From its 2024 IRS filing. Grants of $5,000 or less aren't listed on the form public charities file (Schedule I), so small grants are missing here.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Maury County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from The Greater New Orleans Foundation
Past winner	Where	Purpose	Amount
Warrior Sailing	Spring Hill, Maury County	Single organization support	$10K
Kids Join the Fight	Nashville, Davidson County	Health support	$846K
Ducks Unlimited	Memphis, Shelby County	Environment	$93K
Remote Area Medical Inc.	Rockford, Blount County	Health	$88K
Opportunity in Overalls	Nashville, Davidson County	Film & video	$25K
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc.	Memphis, Shelby County	Health	$14K
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Davidson County	Education	$6,250