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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-0784059

J Edgar Monroe Foundation

A private foundation in Metairie, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 76 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
J Edgar Monroe Foundation
111 Veterans Boulevard Suite 407
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 529-3539
Form and materials
Non-Specified
Deadlines
Non-Specified
Restrictions
Civic, Educational and Religous in Southeast Louisiana

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,030,784

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $10,830,874

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,069,282

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $11,365,945

  • Tax year 2022

    $965,357

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $12,059,630

  • Tax year 2021

    $825,424

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $12,684,866

  • Tax year 2020

    $668,634

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $7,128,568

  • Tax year 2019

    $646,066

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $7,268,692

  • Tax year 2018

    $614,450

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $7,277,095

Grants paid in 2024

76 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Loyola UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $300,000
  2. Holy Name of Jesus SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100,000
  3. Newport Preservation SocietyNewport, RI

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100,000
  4. Fore Kids FoundationAvondale, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $47,500
  5. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $30,000
  6. St Francis Xavier ChurchMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $25,000
  7. Holy Cross High SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $25,000
  8. St Michael Special SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $21,000
  9. Bayou District FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $21,000
  10. Children's Hospital New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $17,000
  11. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $15,000
  12. Pro Bono ProjectNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $12,000
  13. Youth Services BureauCovington, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $11,500
  14. National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  15. Magnolia Community ServicesJefferson, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  16. Boys Hope Girls HopeNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  17. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  18. Harry Tompson CenterNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  19. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  20. Louisiana Children's MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  21. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  22. Second Harvest Food BankNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  23. Jesuit Dallas FoundationDallas, TX

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  24. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  25. Archbishop Chapelle High SchoolMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  26. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  27. Bonnabell Magnet AcademyKenner, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  28. Louisiana National Guard FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  29. American Cancer SocietyNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  30. New Orleans Museum of ArtNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $7,500
  31. Lord Teach Me To PrayNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $7,000
  32. St Thomas Moore Catholic SchoolBaton Rouge, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $6,500
  33. Cancer CrusadersMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $6,000
  34. Project Christmas St TammanySlidell, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  35. Ladies Leukemia LeagueLockport, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  36. Ignatian Volunteer CorporationBaltimore, MD

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  37. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  38. Catholic Charities Archdiocese of NMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  39. Catholic Community FoundationMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  40. Audubon Nature InstituteNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  41. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  42. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  43. YMCAMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  44. Pinnacle Parents ClubRiver RIdge, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  45. KNOM Radio MissionAnchorage, AK

    General Charitable Purpose

    $4,500
  46. Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolMandeville, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $4,000
  47. Loyola University - ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,075
  48. Ozanam InnNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,000
  49. Shreveport Metropolitan BalletShreveport, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,000
  50. Northshore RoboticsMandeville, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,000
  51. HeartGift FoundationAustin, TX

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  52. Christian Brothers SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  53. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  54. Hynes Charter SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  55. Catholic Charities of Northern LaShreveport, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  56. Grace at the Green LightNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  57. LA Appleseed Center for Law JusticeNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,500
  58. New Orleans Opera AssociationNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,209
  59. Louisiana Philharmonic OrchestraNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  60. New Orleans Center for Creative ArtNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  61. New Orleans Ballet AssociationNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  62. The Good Shepherd SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  63. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  64. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,500
  65. Metropolitan Crime CommissionMetairie, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  66. National MS SocietyBirmingham, AL

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  67. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  68. Captain PorkenheimerNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  69. Deuce Pigalow Pork GigoloNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  70. Hotel HopeNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  71. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  72. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  73. University of Holy CrossNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  74. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  75. Individual

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  76. Trinity Episcopal SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $308,57564% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $48,50010% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $43,0009% of the total
  4. Arts and culture7 grants $36,7098% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $11,5002% of the total
  6. Veterans and military1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes7 grants $21,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana51 grants $783,709
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $100,000
  3. Texas2 grants $12,500
  4. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  5. Alaska1 grant $4,500
  6. Illinois1 grant $3,075
  7. Alabama1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Blair MonroeTreasurer Hours 0Pay $17,200
  • William F FineganPresident Hours 4Pay $31,200
  • P Kevin ColombVice President Hours 0Pay $21,800

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