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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 72-1342276

Freeman-Woollam Foundation

A private foundation in New Orleans, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 61 grants and $138,640 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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 2025

    $138,640

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $3,257,228
  • Tax year 2024

    $116,204

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $3,036,449
  • Tax year 2023

    $109,494

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $2,609,282
  • Tax year 2022

    $148,374

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $2,218,641
  • Tax year 2021

    $106,149

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $2,928,469
  • Tax year 2020

    $108,690

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $2,581,400
  • Tax year 2019

    $97,065

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $2,260,890
  • Tax year 2018

    $96,540

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $1,904,049

Grants paid in 2025

61 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Support the organization's general purpose

    $22,000
  2. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    Support medical programs

    $20,000
  3. Silence Is ViolenceNew Orleans, LA

    Support medical programs

    $20,000
  4. Contemporary Arts Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $10,000
  5. Crescent CareNew Orleans, LA

    Support medical programs

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

    Support cultural programs

    $10,000
  7. Creative Alliance of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $5,000
  8. Nature Conservancy of LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $5,000
  9. LensNew Orleans, LA

    Support culture programs

    $2,500
  10. Soho Think Tank IncNew York, NY

    Support cultural programs

    $2,000
  11. Pro Bono Publico FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Support educational programs

    $1,990
  12. Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA

    Support educational programs

    $1,500
  13. National Tropical Botanical GardensKalaheo, HI

    Support environmental programs

    $1,500
  14. Preservation Resource CenterNew Orleans, LA

    Support preservation programs

    $1,500
  15. Abortion Care NetworkWashington, DC

    Support medical programs

    $1,000
  16. City Park ConservancyNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $1,000
  17. Coalition to Restore Coastal LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $1,000
  18. Ella ProjectNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  19. Healthy Gulf Formerly Gulf Restoration NetworkNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $1,000
  20. Innocence Project New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Support medical programs

    $1,000
  21. Louisiana Bucket BrigadeNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $1,000
  22. Madeira FundMcLean, VA

    Support education programs

    $1,000
  23. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Support environmental programs

    $1,000
  24. Ogden Musuem of Southern ArtNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  25. Studio in the WoodsNew Orleans, LA

    Support educational programs

    $1,000
  26. Video Veracity IncNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  27. Wyes-TvMetairie, LA

    Support educational programs

    $1,000
  28. Friends of the Beauregard-Keyes HouseNew Orleans, LA

    Support preservation programs

    $900
  29. Alliance for Affordable EnergyNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  30. Bridge HouseNew Orleans, LA

    Support medical programs

    $500
  31. Center for Plant ConservationSt Louis, MO

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  32. Earth JusticeSan Fransisco, CA

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  33. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  34. Highlands Biological FoundationHighlands, NC

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  35. Louisiana Center for Children's RightsNew Orleans, LA

    Support children's programs

    $500
  36. National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DC

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  37. National Wildlife FoundationReston, VA

    Support preservation programs

    $500
  38. New Orleans Botanical GardensNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  39. New Orleans Photo AllianceNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $500
  40. Nocca FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Support educational programs

    $500
  41. Propeller IncubatorNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $500
  42. Sierra ClubOakland, CA

    Support environmental programs

    $500
  43. WRBH Radio for the BlindNew Orleans, LA

    Support medical programs

    $500
  44. WwnoNew Orleans, LA

    Support educational programs

    $500
  45. Royal Oak FoundationNew York, NY

    Support preservation programs

    $450
  46. National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    Support culture programs

    $400
  47. Audubon Nature InstituteNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $300
  48. English Speaking UnionNew Orleans, LA

    Support cultural programs

    $300
  49. Bureau of Governmental ResearchNew Orleans, LA

    Support education programs

    $250
  50. SouthwingsNew Orleans, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $250
  51. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Support environmental programs

    $250
  52. McGehee SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    Support educational programs

    $200
  53. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Support medical programs

    $200
  54. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Support educational programs

    $200
  55. Woodlands ConservancyBelle Chasse, LA

    Support environmental programs

    $200
  56. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Support environmental programs

    $200
  57. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Support environmental programs

    $150
  58. Bascom CenterHighlands, NC

    Support environmental programs

    $100
  59. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    Support environmental programs

    $100
  60. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Support environmental programs

    $100
  61. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    Support environmental programs

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture12 grants $42,25042% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $22,00022% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  4. Environment9 grants $4,6505% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $4,0004% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,9902% of the total
  7. 6 other causes9 grants $4,9005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana40 grants $106,140
  2. New York6 grants $24,050
  3. California2 grants $2,000
  4. District of Columbia5 grants $1,950
  5. Hawaii1 grant $1,500
  6. Virginia2 grants $1,500
  7. North Carolina2 grants $600
  8. Missouri1 grant $500
  9. Alabama1 grant $200
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Tina Freeman-WoollamDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Philip WoollamDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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