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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 72-6017722

J B Atkins Foundation

A private foundation in Shreveport, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $52,500 paid in grants.

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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.

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How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact: Edward J Crawford III
333 Texas Street Suite 2300
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 222-2161
Form and materials: Letter of introduction and purpose of organization
Deadlines: None
Restrictions: None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file

$53K

2018$52,700

$48K

2019$47,700

$55K

2020$55,200

$77K

2021$77,000

$75K

2022$75,000

$72K

2023$72,500

$198K

2024$197,500

$52K

2025$52,500

Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

Tax year 2025

$52,500

Grants listed
15

Assets, end of year
$481,033
Tax year 2024

$197,500

Grants listed
14

Assets, end of year
$482,861
Tax year 2023

$72,500

Grants listed
28

Assets, end of year
$664,894
Tax year 2022

$75,000

Grants listed
28

Assets, end of year
$641,164
Tax year 2021

$77,000

Grants listed
27

Assets, end of year
$712,179
Tax year 2020

$55,200

Grants listed
28

Assets, end of year
$714,805
Tax year 2019

$47,700

Grants listed
24

Assets, end of year
$749,952
Tax year 2018

$52,700

Grants listed
24

Assets, end of year
$778,778

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

Shreveport SymphonyShreveport, LA
Civic
$10,000
Centenary College of LAShreveport, LA
Educational
$5,000
Fuller Center for Housing NwlaShreveport, LA
Charitable
$5,000
Martin Luther King CenterShreveport, LA
Charitable
$5,000
Shreveport Greenquerbes ParkShreveport, LA
Charitable
$5,000
Southfield SchoolShreveport, LA
Education
$5,000
Strand TheaterShreveport, LA
Charitable
$5,000
Volunteers of AmericaShreveport, LA
Charitable
$5,000
Common Ground Community CenterShreveport, LA
Charitable
$2,500
Boy Scouts of America Norwela CouncilShreveport, LA
Charitable
$1,000
Lifeshare Blood CenterShreveport, LA
Charitable
$1,000
Shreveport OperaShreveport, LA
Civic
$1,000
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Charitable
$1,000
Community Foundation of Shreveport-BossierShreveport, LA
Charitable
$500
Independence Bowl FoundationShreveport, LA
Civic
$500

Where the money goes

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

Arts and culture2 grants $11,00063% of the total
Education1 grant $5,00029% of the total
Health1 grant $1,0006% of the total
Sports and recreation1 grant $5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

Louisiana14 grants $51,500
Tennessee1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

E J Crawford IIIBD OF CONTROL Hours 2Pay $0
W J Atkins JrBD OF CONTROL Hours 2Pay $0
Katherine C WeirBD OF CONTROL Hours 2Pay $0
John E AtkinsBD OF CONTROL Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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