Disaster: Round 4 – Anonymous Donor/Food Security
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Ellis Marsalis Center for Music |
7/3/2020 |
address food insecurity during COVID-19 in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward neighborhood. |
$20,000 |
| Zion Travelers Cooperative Center |
7/10/2020 |
provide fresh vegetables and meat to communities that have little access to them |
$10,000 |
Disaster: Round 5 – Grassroots Community Health Outreach
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Sankofa Community Development Corporation |
7/17/2020 |
Sankofa Healthy Food Hub Project |
$20,000 |
Disaster: Round 5 – Supports For Workers And Small Minority-Owned Businesses
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Urban Strategies, Inc. |
7/10/2020 |
Support for low-wage and gig workers |
$20,000 |
| The Idea Village |
7/17/2020 |
Operational Support for Startups |
$10,000 |
Disaster: Round 5 – Assistance For Families With Young Children
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Agenda for Children |
7/10/2020 |
Emergency Respite and Recovery Services for Early Learning Centers in 12 Southeast Louisiana Parishes |
$20,000 |
| Junior League of New Orleans |
7/10/2020 |
Diaper Bank |
$10,000 |
Hilbert Fund
To support scholarships for indigent or underprivileged students, and to support persons of African-American descent.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| New Orleans African American Museum |
7/3/2020 |
General operating support |
$50,000 |
| The Roots of Music, Inc. |
7/3/2020 |
General operating support |
$20,000 |
NLE: Mission Acceleration
Capacity-building grants enable organizations to hire consultants to help their board and staff accomplish work that requires time, energy, expertise, and innovative thinking beyond everyday operations. In general, the most successful capacity-building projects: Address operational, management, or governance issues that affect the organization as a whole, rather than a single department or program. Focus on a single core challenge or opportunity, rather than a patchwork of unrelated issues. Are critical to the organization’s long-term success in achieving its mission.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| New Orleans African American Museum |
7/10/2020 |
Executive coaching and capacity building |
$25,000 |
Richard West Freeman Challenges
The purpose of The Richard West Freeman Endowment and Board-Restricted Cash Reserve Challenges (The Challenges) is to create endowment funds or board-restricted cash reserves for nonprofit organizations serving the Greater New Orleans thirteen-parish region. The Challenges are designed to assist nonprofit organizations in (1) establishing and/or building endowments or board-restricted cash reserves and (2) educating the nonprofit sector and the donor community on the importance of building financial independence to ensure long-term financial stability.
Board Restricted Reserve Grants
Organizations who were invited to and have completed the Board Restricted Reserve challenge.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Kid Smart |
7/17/2020 |
Raise $30,000/Match $15,000 |
$15,000 |
Fertel Foundation
One of the goals of The Fertel Foundation is to foster educational & cultural opportunities.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Performing Arts Society of Acadiana |
7/10/2020 |
Unrestricted |
$1,000 |
| Public Concern Foundation |
7/10/2020 |
Unrestricted |
$500 |
| Louis Armstrong House Museum |
7/31/2020 |
Unrestricted |
$1,000 |
| Kenyon Review |
7/31/2020 |
Unrestricted |
$1,000 |
McClure Fund
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana |
7/10/2020 |
Repair of Iberville and Olympia Community Group Homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities |
$6,500.00 |
| YMCA of Greater New Orleans |
7/10/2020 |
East Jefferson YMCA Urgent Capital Repairs Project. |
$10,000.00 |
Dorothy Bratsas Scholarship
The Dorothy Bratsas scholarship was established by the generosity of the late Dr. Dorothy Bratsas. This scholarship intends to assist female students who attended high school in the Greater New Orleans region who plan to continue their education in college.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Scholarship America (administrator of scholarship) |
7/17/2020 |
2019-2020 Scholarships |
$12,500 |
Class of Electric Ratepayers
Scholarships to Orleans Parish residents meeting requirements.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Southern University of New Orleans |
7/31/2020 |
2020-2021 Scholarships |
$19,456.41 |
Lacey and Bridget Griffin College Scholarship Fund
To benefit a graduate of Cuero High School in Texas.
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| University of Texas at Austin |
7/31/2020 |
Audrey Odom’s scholarship |
$2,939 |
Commander’s Palace, Inc. Employee Relief Fund
Organization Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Type of Request
|
Amount Awarded
|
| Individuals |
7/3/2020 |
|
$9,200 |