Greater New Orleans Foundation July 2021

Programmatic Grants

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
Live Oak	7/2/21	Matching Board Reserve	$10,000

Nonprofit Partnership

The Nonprofit Partnership Fund supports the restructuring and mergers of nonprofits that serve the Greater New Orleans region.

Organization Name	Date Awarded	Type of Request	Amount Awarded
Crescent City, CLT, Inc.	7/16/21	The Squad aka Better Together	$8,000

Disaster: Covid-19 Response

Organization Name	Date Awarded	Type of Request	Amount Awarded
Culture Aid Nola	7/9/21	Culture Aid NOLA	$50,000.00
Enterprise Community Partners	7/9/21	New Orleans Community Development Organization Fund (CDO Fund)	$50,000.00
Housing NOLA	7/9/21	Housing Guarantee Strategy: Aligning Policy, Advocacy and Investment in New Orleans and Louisiana	$50,000.00
LACOR	7/9/21	MyHOUSE	$25,000.00
LA Fair Housing Actions Center	7/9/21	Advancing Equity and Fair Housing During COVID-19	$50,000.00
NO Food Policy Action Council	7/9/21	Closing the SNAP gap in Greater New Orleans	$50,000.00
Partnership for a Healthier America	7/9/21	COVID-19 Fresh Food Program – New Orleans	$35,000.00
Southeast LA Legal Services	7/9/21	COVID-19 Housing Justice Project	$75,000.00
SPROUT	7/9/21	Cold Storage and Land Access Assessment for New Orleans Community Food System	$50,000.00

Kresge: NLE & NOW

The Nonprofit Partnership Fund supports the restructuring and mergers of nonprofits that serve the Greater New Orleans region.

Organization Name	Date Awarded	Type of Request	Amount Awarded
BW Research Foundation	7/9/21	Workforce stakeholder focus groups with a primary deliverable being a prototype project for grant funding applications	$25,000

Competitive DAFs

LGBTQ

Supporting equality, fairness, acceptance, and mutual respect for all.
Support is available to organizations and programs that increase the quality of life and access to opportunity for LGBTQ individuals and families, particularly the most marginalized members of the community, including elders, transgender youth and adults of color, low-income LGBTQ people, and LGBTQ youth of color.

Organization Name	Date Awarded	Type of Request	Amount Awarded
ACLU of Louisiana	7/1/21	Ensuring ‘Equal Protection’ and Police Accountability for Louisiana’s Trans-of-Color Community	$10,000.00
Broadmoor Improvement Association	7/1/21	Broadmoor Improvement Wellness Services	$5,000.00
Communities In Schools of Greater New Orleans, Inc.	7/1/21	Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students in Greater New Orleans Area Public Schools	$5,000.00
Covenant House	7/1/21	24/7 Emergency Crisis Intervention, Safe Shelter, and Comprehensive Care for LGBTQ youth	$10,000.00
CrescentCare	7/1/21	CrescentCare Name Change Initiative	$5,000.00
House of Tulip	7/1/21	House of Tulip Housing	$10,000.00
Imagine Water Works	7/1/21	Queer/Trans Hurricane Zine	$2,500.00
LGBT Community Center of New Orleans	7/1/21	LGBT Community Center of New Orleans	$10,000.00
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana	7/1/21	Honoring Louisiana’s LGBT+ History	$3,000.00
Longue Vue House and Gardens	7/1/21	Sixth Annual Family Equality Day	$4,000.00
New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders	7/1/21	SAGE New Orleans (NOAGE) General Operations	$2,500.00
New Orleans Film Society	7/1/21	LGBQT Films and Conversation at NOFF 2021	$8,000.00
Southern Organizer Academy	7/1/21	Southern Organizaer Academy	$5,000.00
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival	7/1/21	Saints and Sinners 19th annual LGBTQ Literary Fest	$5,000.00
The SOLID Initiative (fiscal sponsor, the Forum For Equality)	7/1/21	The SOLID Initiative	$5,000.00
Transgender Inclusive Development, Advocacy and Learning (TIDAL)	7/1/21	Transgender Inclusive Development, Advocacy and Learning Collective (TIDAL Collective)	$5,000.00
Wake	7/1/21	The Queer End of Life Planning Guide	$2,500.00
Youth Run NOLA	7/1/21	Youth Run NOLA Queer Initiative	$2,500.00

Scholarships

Taylor

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
Taleton State University	7/2/21	Student Scholarship	$2,973

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	7/16/21	2020-2021 Scholarships	$12,500

Taylor’s New Mexico Kids Fund

Organization Name	Date Awarded	Type of Request	Amount Awarded
Dona Ana Community College	7/16/21	Student Scholarships	$8,000

Jim Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund (Non-Endowed)

Scholarship awards will be distributed to two incoming freshman (ninth grade) students at St. Augustine High School with demonstrated financial need who hold at least a 2.5 GPA. Preference will be given to those students from single-parent households.

Organization Name	Date Awarded	Type of Request	Amount Awarded
St. Augustine High School	7/16/21	Student Scholarships	$10,100