Donor Profiles
Every donor has a unique story. To meet a few of our supporters, click on the profiles below.
Q&A with Kim Burnett, Surdna Foundation
Kim Burnett is director for community revitalization with the Surdna Foundation where she manages a national portfolio of $7.3 million. In addition to New Orleans, she oversees the Foundation’s work in eight other cities across the U.S.: New York, Boston, Baltimore, [...]
Haspel Family Spreads Generosity
Shirley Haspel got to see her charitable contribution to KaBoom! put to good use on March 8. That day, Shirley came over from Dallas to watch 200 volunteers build a playground for the Arthur Ashe campus of New Orleans Charter School. “My part is so minimal compared to what [...]
Ken and Kathy Gootee Family Fund
The Ambrose Fund, in honor of Ken’s father, and the Ken and Kathy Gootee Family Fund were established by Ken and Kathy Gootee as a means to give back to their community and participate in charitable giving as a family [...]
Joyce Leonard Supports Teachers Forever
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” The quote may belong to Henry Adams, but Joyce Leonard is the very embodiment of this sentiment. Having spent a lifetime as an educator, Joyce wanted to parlay her love of teaching into a [...]
Advisor and Friend Remembers John Marque’s Generosity
John Marque was the type of man who enjoyed helping those around him, quietly and without fanfare. An avid reader, he would spend hours at Barnes & Noble before emerging with a stack of books to give away to close friends. “He was just that kind of guy,” said Timothy [...]
NFL Player Keeps Hometown in His Heart
James Hall, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams football team, believes in having an impact on and off the field. In 2005, he started the Jim Hall Memorial Scholarship at the Greater New Orleans Foundation to honorhis grandfather. The scholarship is designed [...]
Charity Begins at Home and at the Office
The partners at Chaffe, McCall made a permanent and lasting gift to the community by establishing the Chaffe, McCall Foundation, administered by the Greater New Orleans Foundation [...]
Chevron Establishes a Corporate Fund to Help Area Schools
Embedded in Chevron Corporation’s philosophy is its credo to “reach for the impossible” and the understanding that “caring creates change.” While the company is engaged in worldwide efforts to help communities through corporate charitable giving programs, [...]
