Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden
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Grant recipient EIN 85-3094098Community development

Who funds The Descendants Project?

10 private foundations gave The Descendants Project in Vacherie, LA $2 million across 16 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2024.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2024, 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

16 grants

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

  1. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support planning, interpretation, and implementation for a museum and cultural center at the 1811 kid ory house

    $875,000
  2. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Centering unrepresented voices in the environmental movement

    $100,000
  3. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  4. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    general support

    $30,000
  5. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2024

    General support

    $15,000
  6. Erol Foundation USSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support

    $12,000
  7. Lawson Valentine FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. The Fonda Family Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Further organization's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  9. The Samuel Ernest Douglass Jr Foundation IncWilmington, NC 2024

    General Support

    $2,510
  10. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support the many waters site reconstruction, equipment, and the development of various descendant community and cultural heritage programs and services

    $225,000
  11. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    general support

    $30,000
  12. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    general support

    $3,000
  13. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support the many waters site reconstruction, equipment, and the development of various descendant community and cultural heritage programs and services

    $575,000
  14. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    general support

    $30,000
  15. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  16. The Ralph E Ogden Foundation IncMountainville, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Louisiana and are not among The Descendants Project’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 292 grants Preselected only $33,244 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 51 grants Preselected only $15,212,551 to similar organizations
  3. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 57 grants Accepts applications $14,813,648 to similar organizations
  4. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 50 grants Preselected only $77,256 to similar organizations
  5. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana FoundationBaton Rouge, LA 17 grants Accepts applications $1,182,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 18 grants Accepts applications $3,037,000 to similar organizations
  7. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 21 grants Accepts applications $23,450 to similar organizations
  8. The Alta and John Franks FoundationShreveport, LA 22 grants Preselected only $1,784,620 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-3094098 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.