A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 72-0929068Arts and culture

Who funds Louisiana Childrens Museum?

30 private foundations gave Louisiana Childrens Museum in New Orleans, LA $4 million across 86 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

86 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Characterdevelop in children museums

    $2,500,000
  2. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2025

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  3. Van Der Linden Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2025

    To effect exempt purpose

    $1,000
  4. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Early Care and Education

    $175,000
  5. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    Operating Expenses, Free Saturdays in October, and Art of All

    $60,000
  6. Donald Palmer Charitable FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    Support research programs

    $25,000
  7. J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA 2024

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  8. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2024

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  9. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $2,600
  10. Zemurray FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    Youth

    $2,000
  11. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2024

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  12. Van Der Linden Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2024

    To effect exempt purpose

    $1,000
  13. J B Levert FoundationMetairie, LA 2024

    General support

    $500
  14. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    250

    $250
  15. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Early Care and Education

    $140,000
  16. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Character through childrens museums

    $100,000
  17. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2023

    First 1,000 days initiative

    $100,000
  18. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Operating Expenses, Free Saturdays in October, and Art of All

    $55,000
  19. J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA 2023

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  20. Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family FoundaBoca Grande, FL 2023

    Further charitable purposes of recipient charity

    $5,000
  21. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2023

    Art & culture

    $5,000
  22. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $3,500
  23. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Kindergarten kick-off

    $1,500
  24. Zemurray FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Youth

    $1,500
  25. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2023

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  26. Van Der Linden Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2023

    To effect exempt purpose

    $1,000
  27. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $200
  28. Smallpage Family FoundationHarahan, LA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $185
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $77
  30. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2022

    First 1,000 days initiative

    $150,000
  31. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    Operating Expenses, Free Saturdays in October, and Art of All

    $58,000
  32. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  33. J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA 2022

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  34. Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family FoundaBoca Grande, FL 2022

    Further charitable purposes of recipient charity

    $5,000
  35. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2022

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  36. Smallpage Family FoundationHarahan, LA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $1,530
  37. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2022

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  38. Cortright Family Charitable FoundationGreensboro, NC 2022

    To support the general operations of the museum

    $700
  39. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $500
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $84
  41. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Operating Expenses, Free Saturdays in October, and Art of All

    $99,700
  42. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2021

    First 1,000 days initiative

    $75,000
  43. Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    To fulfill exempt purpose

    $30,000
  44. J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA 2021

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  45. Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family FoundaBoca Grande, FL 2021

    Further charitable purposes of recipient charity

    $5,000
  46. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2021

    Art & culture

    $5,000
  47. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $1,500
  48. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2021

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  49. The Leger Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Unrestricted donationunrestricted donation

    $1,000
  50. Cortright Family Charitable FoundationGreensboro, NC 2021

    To support the general operations of the museum

    $500
  51. Smallpage Family FoundationHarahan, LA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $320
  52. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    MG

    $200
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $75
  54. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Operating Expenses, Free Saturdays in October, and Other Events

    $40,500
  55. Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family FoundaBoca Grande, FL 2020

    Further charitable purposes of recipient charity

    $25,000
  56. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To strengthen small and midsize arts organizations

    $10,000
  57. J Edgar Monroe FoundationMetairie, LA 2020

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  58. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    Matching Grant

    $3,500
  59. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $3,270
  60. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2020

    General funding

    $2,000
  61. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2020

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  62. Michele Favrot Murphy Family FundNew Orleans, LA 2020

    For the general benefit of the charity

    $921
  63. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $800
  64. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $161
  65. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    support the development of young students in grades kindergarten through second by providing social emotional play-based experiences in schools that enhances meaning-making and amplifies the voices of young learners

    $165,000
  66. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2019

    Louisiana children's musuem in city park

    $50,000
  67. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2019

    General support

    $4,000
  68. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $3,492
  69. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2019

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  70. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Children's world fair

    $1,000
  71. Louise H Moffett Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2019

    Early childhood education

    $1,000
  72. The Usdin-Weil FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Pursuant to organizations goal achievement efforts and distributions to 501(c)(3)

    $1,000
  73. The Leger Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  74. The Usdin-Weil FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Pursuant to organizations goal achievement efforts and distributions to 501(c)(3)

    $800
  75. The Usdin-Weil FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Pursuant to organizations goal achievement efforts and distributions to 501(c)(3)

    $400
  76. Cortright Family Charitable FoundationGreensboro, NC 2019

    To support the general operations of the museum

    $300
  77. The Usdin-Weil FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Pursuant to organizations goal achievement efforts and distributions to 501(c)(3)

    $150
  78. Kavanagh Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    General organization support

    $16,667
  79. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  80. The Leger Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    Unrestricted donation

    $6,000
  81. The Almar Foundationdba The Alden and Margaret Laborde FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    Operations

    $3,500
  82. Castaways FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  83. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $1,520
  84. Lauricella Land Company FoundationHarahan, LA 2018

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  85. Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family FDNBoston, MA 2018

    Charish the children

    $1,000
  86. The Usdin-Weil FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    Pursuant to organizations goal achievement efforts and distributions to 501(c)(3)

    $200

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in New Orleans, LA and are not among Louisiana Childrens Museum’s funders above.

  1. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 42 grants Accepts applications $1,837,739 to similar organizations
  2. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 67 grants Preselected only $389,000 to similar organizations
  3. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 55 grants Preselected only $255,400 to similar organizations
  4. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 25 grants Accepts applications $14,975,000 to similar organizations
  5. Patrick F Taylor FoundationNew Orleans, LA 31 grants Accepts applications $1,717,500 to similar organizations
  6. The Azby FundNew Orleans, LA 36 grants Preselected only $742,500 to similar organizations
  7. Wendell & Anne Gauthier Family FoundationSanta Rosa Beach, FL 31 grants Preselected only $233,320 to similar organizations
  8. Gia Maione Prima FoundationFlorham Park, NJ 32 grants Preselected only $686,183 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 72-0929068 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.