Category: In The News
At the Celebration, the Foundation announced the 30 Black-led organizations chosen to receive the Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity's 2023 renewal grants totaling $550,000
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Foundation Holds 4th Annual Celebration of Black Philanthropy, Achieves Goal of Distributing $3M in Grants to Black-Led Nonprofits
As we round out the end of Black History Month, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) is looking back at our fourth annual Celebration of Black Philanthropy that was held on February 7. At the Celebration, the Foundation proudly announced that we have achieved our goal of distributing $3 million to Black-led nonprofits through our Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity. Launched in 2020, the Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity awards funding to Black-led organizations leading the fight for racial justice in our region and working to build wealth in the African American community.
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Foundation Activates Disaster Response & Restoration Fund for December 2022 Tornado Recovery Efforts
The Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) announced it has activated its Disaster Response & Restoration Fund and will be awarding a total of $75,000 in grants to six local nonprofits that serve Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles, and Orleans parishes in response to the tornadoes which hit on Wednesday, December 14.
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Foundation Announces $1 Million Grant to Community Lighthouse Project
The award is the Foundation’s largest single grant from its disaster response and restoration fund and will build commercial-scale solar power and back-up battery capacity for nonprofits that respond to disasters across the region.
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GiveNOLA Day 2022 Raises Incredible $7.9 Million in Ninth Year
NEW ORLEANS – (May 3, 2022) Tuesday, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that while the final numbers won’t be confirmed for several weeks, initial returns indicate that the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s GiveNOLA Day, hosted by Baptist Community Ministries and powered by Entergy, generated an incredible $7.9 million in donations for a record breaking 947 nonprofits exceeding the 2021 total of 910. The total number of online contributions exceeded 57,000 at the close of the 24-hour period.
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2022 Spark of Philanthropy
The Foundation hosted its biennial Spark of Philanthropy celebration honoring the Freeman, Wisdom, and Keller families.
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Foundation Activates Fund for Tornado Recovery
The Foundation has announced it has activated its Disaster Response & Restoration Fund in response to yesterday’s tornados. The fund provides grants that support local nonprofits leading short, medium, and long-term response and recovery efforts. The Foundation has also provided immediate grants totaling $50,000 to five organizations that are coordinating their response with emergency managers.
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Greater New Orleans Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants from the Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity
New Orleans, LA (February 22, 2022) – Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) announced renewal grants totaling $1 million to 31 Black-led organizations as part of its Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity. These grants support organizations that provide leadership in eliminating inequitable systems and building wealth for African American families.
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In the News: GNOF awards $700,000 in grants to address why racial health disparities exist in Louisiana
With the continuing COVID-19 crisis revealing racial disparities in patient health outcomes across Louisiana, officials are hoping that the efforts of a state task force established by Gov. John Bel Edwards can dovetail with the work of several local New Orleans organizations that will receive grants from the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF).
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Greater New Orleans Foundation Activates Disaster Response & Restoration Fund for the New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced the activation of its Disaster Response and Restoration Fund in response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The outbreak of the COVID-19, now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, is on everyone’s mind. With community transmission having occurred in the Greater New Orleans region, the time for action is now.
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Nonprofit Essentials for Preparing for the COVID-19 Pandemic
The outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, is on everyone’s mind. With local transmission having occurred in the Greater New Orleans region, the time for action is now.
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