Grantmaking Partners

OVERVIEW

Our community is fortunate to have many corporate and family funds dedicated to making a difference. With our grantmaking partners we help ensure that their resources are put to the best possible use to meet their individual goals and improve our region.

The funds and foundations that partner with GNOF set the direction and the priorities for their giving, while our staff supplements their generosity with the institutional knowledge and grantmaking capacity of a strong community foundation. Our program officers work on a diverse range of causes and issues across our community every day, and they assess hundreds of funding requests each year. Our partners benefit from this experience and perspective and from the stability and longevity of a community foundation focused on the long-term needs of our region.

Nonprofit grantseekers should review the profiles of our partners to learn about their funding goals and criteria. While our partners have different goals, they all care about the community and share a strong desire to improve the lives of their neighbors around our region.

OUR WORK

Corporate Partners

Cox Charities
The purpose of the Cox Charities of New Orleans is to improve the quality of life for people in Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and St. Charles parishes. This fund supports programs for youth and education.

Exxon Mobil Fund
The purpose of the Exxon Mobil Fund is to support programs in St. Bernard Parish and a portion of Algiers.

Norco Community Fund
Established by Shell Chemicals and Motiva Enterprises, the purpose of the Norco Community Fund is to support programs serving the Norco Community and its residents.

Norco Economic Development Foundation
The purpose of the Norco Economic Development Foundation, a donor advised fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, is to address social and economic issues at the local level to increase the capacity of the community.

Starbucks COAST Fund
The purpose of the Starbucks COAST Fund is to support immediate relief and long-term community revitalization efforts in the areas most affected by the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.

Family Partners

Freeman Challenge
The purpose of the Freeman Challenge is to help nonprofit organizations create endowments for the first time or build upon existing endowments.

McClure Fund
The McClure Fund was established in 1963 to support the emergency bricks-and-mortar projects of eligible United Way partner agencies, such as repairs, replacements, and additions to facilities.

Selley Foundation
The purpose of the Selley Foundation is to improve the lives of people in the Greater New Orleans area. An advisory committee reviews grant requests in program areas including arts and culture, education, and the environment.

Other

Gert Town Community Fund
The purpose of the Gert Town Community Fund is to improve the quality of life for residents of Gert Town by supporting nonprofit organizations that are located within the neighborhood or that serve its residents.

Maison Hospitalière
The purpose of the Maison Hospitalière fund is to provide assistance to indigent women in the Greater New Orleans area.