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

Grant recipient EIN 81-2192048Arts and culture

Who funds Ella Project?

9 private foundations gave Ella Project in New Orleans, LA $122,208 across 24 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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

24 grants

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

  1. Edward & Ruth Wilkof FoundationCanton, OH 2025

    Cultural programs

    $7,500
  2. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  3. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2025

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  4. The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation IncTolland, CT 2024

    Visual art - project/program

    $25,000
  5. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    Pro Bono Legal Counsel for Artists

    $10,000
  6. Edward & Ruth Wilkof FoundationCanton, OH 2024

    Cultural programs

    $5,000
  7. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  8. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2024

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  9. The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation IncTolland, CT 2023

    Visual arts - project/program

    $10,000
  10. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Pro Bono Legal Counsel for Artists

    $10,000
  11. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  12. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2023

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $45
  14. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    Pro Bono Legal Counsel for Artists

    $10,000
  15. Ruth U Fertel FoundationKenner, LA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  17. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2022

    General Support

    $2,500
  18. Freeman-Woollam FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2022

    Support cultural programs

    $1,000
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $55
  20. Cahn Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2021

    For general purposes of grantee

    $3,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $53
  22. The Helis FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    General Operating Expenses

    $10,000
  23. Ella West Freeman FoundationNew Orleans, LA 2020

    Louisiana invents

    $3,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $55

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 114 grants Preselected only $143,153 to similar organizations
  2. Baptist Community MinistriesNew Orleans, LA 90 grants Accepts applications $1,891,051 to similar organizations
  3. Goldring Family FoundationMetairie, LA 61 grants Accepts applications $723,500 to similar organizations
  4. Keller Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 28 grants Accepts applications $236,000 to similar organizations
  5. Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family FoundationNew Orleans, LA 34 grants Accepts applications $697,800 to similar organizations
  6. Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable FoundationMetairie, LA 42 grants Accepts applications $1,837,739 to similar organizations
  7. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 25 grants Accepts applications $14,975,000 to similar organizations
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 49 grants Accepts applications $5,276,625 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-2192048 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.