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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-1340751

The Toler Foundation

A private foundation in New Orleans, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $435,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,898,148
  • Tax year 2023

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,351,272
  • Tax year 2022

    $487,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,568,844
  • Tax year 2021

    $569,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,755,669
  • Tax year 2020

    $468,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,819,773
  • Tax year 2019

    $495,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,302,676
  • Tax year 2018

    $510,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,196,976
  • Tax year 2017

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,964,085

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Carrollton Booster ClubNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $70,000
  2. Christ Episcopal SchoolCovington, LA

    Capital campaign

    $47,500
  3. Trinity Episcopal SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $35,000
  4. Individual

    Capital campaign

    $30,000
  5. Bricolage Academy of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  6. National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  8. Survivor Rowing ClubMetairie, LA

    Capital campaign

    $25,000
  9. Trinity Episcopal ChurchNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $20,000
  10. Individual

    Capital campaign

    $20,000
  11. Isidore Newman SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $15,000
  12. St Thomas Community Health Center INew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $15,000
  13. Ochsner-Alzheimer's Research FundNew Orleans, LA

    Research fund

    $15,000
  14. Audubon Nature Institute IncNew Orleans, LA

    Kids zoo to do funding

    $10,000
  15. Ladies Leukemia League IncMetairie, LA

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  16. New Schools for New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  17. Individual

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  18. The University of the South-SewaneeSewannee, TN

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  19. New Orleans MissionNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $7,500
  20. Metropolitan Crime CoalitionNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $5,000
  21. Pro Bono Publico FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Capital campaign

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00033% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $25,00033% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana16 grants $340,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Nathaniel P Phillips JrDIRECTOR/PRES Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • St Denis Villere IIDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kathleen Louise DoodyDIRECTOR/SEC/TR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Nathaniel P Phillips IIIDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • St Denis J Villere IIIDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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