Donor Profiles
Every donor has a unique story. To meet a few of our supporters, click on the profiles below.
Clean Coast Wines
“New Orleans has always been the most special place in the world to me,” says winemaker Susie Selby. When the BP oil disaster struck the Gulf, she knew she had to do something to help. “The one thing I do well is make wine,” she said [...]
Endowing for the Future
The International School of Louisiana is a local public school with a global perspective. Students are taught core subjects in either French or Spanish, allowing them to learn a second language naturally, through everyday conversation and classroom instruction [...]
Charles and Cheryl Teamer
Charles Teamer and his daughter Cheryl are building a better New Orleans. He is a Tulane Ph.D., former VP of Finance at Dillard, co-founder of the Dryades Savings Bank, and president of the World Trade Center of New Orleans. She is a graduate of Tulane Law School, a City Business Woman of the Year, and [...]
Making an Impact
A past Chairman of the Pan-American Life Insurance Company, today Frank Purvis is creating insurance of a different sort. By generously donating to our Community IMPACT Program, he is ensuring that the Foundation’s important community revitalization efforts will [...]
Creating a Greater Community
Byron LeBlanc and Patricia Schuster LeBlanc have successful professional careers. Through their generosity they are giving back to the community they love by establishing a family fund. Their gift will have a lasting effect on areas of special interest to them. [...]
Our Partners in Philanthropy
The next time a Mardi Gras float passes by and you yell, “Throw me something, mister,” you just might catch one of the signature throws that Alan Philipson’s company created. Alan and Arlene Philipson have always been active in civic affairs. In addition to being [.]
Leave a Legacy
Ellis Marsalis has already left us a lasting legacy of inspired musical performances. As member of the Foundation’s 1923 Society, he is also leaving a legacy of another sort. The Marsalis Family has created the Mboya K. Marsalis Fund, named for their autistic son. Mr. Marsalis is pictured here with his wife Dolores and their [...]
Small Donations, Big Impact: The Crescent Fund
If a small group of young professionals pooled their resources to give back to their community, could they make a difference? Just ask one of the Crescent Fund’s first four grant recipients[...]
Paul and Elizabeth Selley
In the 1930s, Paul P. and Elizabeth Danos Selley immigrated to Louisiana from Hungary. They had no idea of the good fortune that awaited them or the legacy they would leave behind [...]
The Grahams: Meeting Community Needs
When Suzy and John Graham established the their fund at the Foundation, they chose to make it an Unrestricted Fund so that it could meet the region’s most pressing needs-now and forever. As a Trustee of the Foundation, Suzy knew that the organizations working to [...]
