Private foundation · New Orleans, LA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
The Booth-Bricker Fund
In 2025 it gave 2 grants worth $6,520 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $2,760 to $3,760.
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 2 totaling $6,520
- Typical grant
- $2,760 to $3,760 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $3,260, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Franklin County · plus 55 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 50% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2025 were new (not funded in 2023–2024): 1 of 2.
- Total giving that year
- $3.5 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.5M | $6,520 | 2 |
| 2024 | $3.1M | $7,550 | 2 |
| 2023 | $3M | $2,880 | 1 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
How to apply
- Contact
- Anne P Banos · New orleans · (504) 581-2430
- What to send
- Part xiv line 2(b) written, providing complete information on the applicant, including its name, address, irs determination letter, history, purpose, current operations, financial statements and budgets and governing board, as well as the specific purpose to which the requested funds would be directed.
- Deadlines
- Quarterly
- Limits
- 1. Contributions are made mainly in support of activities in new orleans and to a lesser extent, elsewhere in louisiana. It does not make contributions to individuals. 2. Currently, the fund's program of charitable distributions focuses exclusively on taking advantage of the historic opportunity to reform public education in new orleans. 3. Recipients must be a u.s. Governmental agency or a public charity as described under section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code and be classified under sections 509(a)(l) or (2). Due to expenditure responsibility requirements, gifts will not be made to "fiscal sponsors", private foundations or supporting organizations (i.e. A section of 501(c)(3) organization with further designation under section 509(a)(3)). However, gifts can be given directly to the supported organization.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2025. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Gray S ParkerPresident/chairman
- Nathaniel P Phillips JrDirector
- Mary Kay ParkerDirector
- Nathaniel P Phillips IIIDirector
- Elizabeth S ParkerDirector
- John Gray ParkerDirector
- Paxton L WhiteDirector
As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Matching trustee's gift and contribution (1 grant)
- Matching trustee's gift (1 grant)
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the South | Sewanee, Franklin County | Matching trustee's gift | $3,760 |
| St Jude's Children's Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Matching trustee's gift and contribution | $2,760 |
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