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Grant recipient EIN 72-1437355Arts and culture

Who funds Kid Smart?

28 private foundations gave Kid Smart in New Orleans, LA $1.9 million across 81 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

81 grants

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

  1. Zemurray FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2025

    Education

    $50,000
  2. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2025

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $25,000
  3. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 2025

    To support the mission of the organization

    $5,000
  4. The Vincent Saia FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2025

    General Fund

    $2,500
  5. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To support arts internship program

    $595,000
  6. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    School Resources Budget for Art Supplies

    $21,500
  7. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2024

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $20,000
  8. The Gpoa FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    Visual arts

    $20,000
  9. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2024

    To engage children in dynamic, creative and rigorous learning through the arts.

    $15,000
  10. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2024

    Education

    $10,000
  11. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $9,385
  12. Ross Family FoundationHammond, LA 2024

    For operational support

    $5,000
  13. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2024

    General funding

    $2,000
  14. Platt Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  15. The Aaron or Peggy Selber Foundation inShreveport, LA 2024

    Educational

    $1,000
  16. Louise H Moffett Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2024

    Early childhood education

    $1,000
  17. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $328
  18. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    School Resources Budget for Art Supplies

    $26,500
  19. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Arts literacy nola expansion

    $26,250
  20. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2023

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $20,000
  21. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2023

    Integrating the arts into the classroom.

    $15,000
  22. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 2023

    Charitable

    $7,500
  23. The Gpoa FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Visual arts

    $5,991
  24. Woldenberg FoundationMetairie, LA 2023

    Education

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

    Education

    $5,000
  26. The Aaron or Peggy Selber Foundation inShreveport, LA 2023

    Educational

    $1,000
  27. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2023

    General funding

    $1,000
  28. Robert E Zetzmann Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2023

    Community outreach

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $32
  30. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2022

    Arts literacy nola expansion

    $75,000
  31. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2022

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $20,000
  32. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2022

    Integrating the arts into the classroom.

    $15,000
  33. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    School Resources Budget for Art Supplies

    $15,000
  34. Woldenberg FoundationMetairie, LA 2022

    Education, recreation & opportunities for children

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

    Education, recreation & opportunities for children

    $5,000
  36. Robert E Zetzmann Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2022

    Community outreach

    $2,500
  37. Whelan Family FoundationGrosse Pointe Park, MI 2022

    To support charitable purposes

    $1,500
  38. Zemurray FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    Youth

    $1,500
  39. Platt Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    Charitable Event

    $1,500
  40. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2022

    General funding

    $1,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $35
  42. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    increase students' literacy scores by supporting the expansion of art-based literacy programming into 12 additional schools

    $151,515
  43. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Arts literacy nola expansion

    $48,750
  44. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Arts literacy nola

    $26,250
  45. Zemurray FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    Education

    $16,500
  46. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2021

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $15,000
  47. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    School Resources Budget

    $12,500
  48. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2021

    Integrating the arts into the classroom.

    $10,000
  49. Woldenberg FoundationMetairie, LA 2021

    Education

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

    Education

    $5,000
  51. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2021

    General funding

    $1,000
  52. The Aaron or Peggy Selber Foundation inShreveport, LA 2021

    Educational

    $750
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $39
  54. Board of Trustees of the Libby DufourNew Orleans, LA 2021

    To benefit education and charitable purposes

    -$5,000
  55. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    increase students' literacy scores by supporting the expansion of art-based literacy programming into 12 additional schools

    $148,485
  56. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Arts literacy nola expansion

    $48,750
  57. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Arts literacy nola

    $48,305
  58. Zemurray FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Education

    $17,500
  59. Oscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustMetairie, LA 2020

    To assist in the organization's tax exempt mission

    $15,000
  60. Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    To fulfill exempt purpose

    $15,000
  61. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    School Resources Budget

    $13,750
  62. Ella West Freeman FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Arts integration

    $12,500
  63. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To strengthen small and midsize arts organizations

    $10,000
  64. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2020

    Integrating the arts into the classroom.

    $5,000
  65. Robert E Zetzmann Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2020

    Educational programs

    $2,500
  66. Pajwell FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2020

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions.

    $2,000
  67. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2020

    General funding

    $2,000
  68. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $1,090
  69. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2020

    General funding

    $1,000
  70. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $30
  71. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Arts literacy nola

    $80,508
  72. Honda USA FoundationTorrance, CA 2019

    Arts integration is used to empower 600 k-8 students in new orleans public schools and unlock their full academic, creative and personal potential. Through kid smart's creative schools program professional teaching artists collaborate with classroom teachers to co-plan and co-teach lessons combining an art form (i.e., theater, dance, visual arts, poetry, etc.) with an academic subject such as science, math, english, history, etc. Kid smart supplies the materials needed to deliver lessons twice a week throughout the academic school year. In addition, teachers receive intensive and interactive professional development to increase their capacity to deliver arts integrated instruction that meets next generation academic standards and reinforces their work with the residency artists.

    $51,750
  73. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Arts literacy nola

    $44,144
  74. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Emergency grant funding

    $10,000
  75. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2019

    To help provide teachers with more tools, and art based methods to connect students to their learning.

    $2,500
  76. Robert E Zetzmann Family FoundationMetairie, LA 2019

    Educational programs

    $2,500
  77. Pajwell FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2019

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions.

    $2,000
  78. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  79. Pajwell FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2018

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions.

    $1,000
  80. Pajwell FoundationSaratoga Springs, NY 2018

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions.

    $1,000
  81. The Mary Freeman Wisdom FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 67 grants Preselected only $389,000 to similar organizations
  2. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 55 grants Preselected only $255,400 to similar organizations
  3. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 25 grants Accepts applications $14,975,000 to similar organizations
  4. Patrick F Taylor FoundationNew Orleans, LA 31 grants Accepts applications $1,717,500 to similar organizations
  5. The Azby FundNew Orleans, LA 36 grants Preselected only $742,500 to similar organizations
  6. Wendell & Anne Gauthier Family FoundationSanta Rosa Beach, FL 31 grants Preselected only $233,320 to similar organizations
  7. Gia Maione Prima FoundationFlorham Park, NJ 32 grants Preselected only $686,183 to similar organizations
  8. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 27 grants Preselected only $278,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 72-1437355 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.